Coinbase Adds Upcoming Polygon Native Token (POL) to Listing Roadmap Ahead of September’s MATIC Rebrand
Coinbase has added Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 Polygon’s yet-to-be-launched native token to its listing roadmap. Making the announcement via social media platform X, the top US crypto exchange says it has placed Polygon’s POL on its listing roadmap, which the exchange created in 2022 for the purpose of transparency and to prevent front-running of token listings. POL is the upcoming rebrand of Polygon’s MATIC, which is slated for launch on September 4th, according to Polygon Labs. MATIC will ultimately be replaced by POL as the native gas and staking token for Polygon in the initial phase of the transition. In subsequent phases, the community will decide whether to expand the utility of POL. The token rebrand was first proposed last July as a means of supercharging the growth of the network. Weeks later, Polygon Labs founder Sandeep Nailwal explained that the proposal was a part of the blockchain’s transition to Polygon 2.0. Say the developers, “In ...