Timeline of Events

A timeline outlining key moments, and milestones for this wiki

Date Founded

2017-10-01

Polygon goes live as Matic Network

MATIC token IEO

2019-04-01

MATIC was launched in 2019 with the IEO (Initial Exchange Offering) on the cryptocurrency exchange Binance

Matic Mainnet Goes Live

2020-05-01

Matic becomes Polygon

2021-02-01

In February 2021, Matic Network revealed it became Polygon, the first well-structured, easy-to-use platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development.

Polygon-Hermez Merge

2021-08-01

Polygon merges with zk-rollup platform Hermez Network

Polygon Completes VC round

2022-02-01

Polygon raises $450 million in a new venture financing round

Polygon goes carbon neutral

2022-04-01

Polygon commits to to a carbon negative roadmap

Polygon zkEVM Testnet Launches

2022-10-01

The first ZK scaling solution that’s fully equivalent to EVM launches on public testnet.

Polygon Foundation

2023-01-01

Polygon Foundation is established by the co-creators of Polygon dedicated to supporting Polygon, including research, development & education.

POL Token Contract Launch

2023-10-01

On October 25, 2023, Polygon Labs launched the Ethereum contract for the new Polygon token, POL.