POL (ex-MATIC) is the native coin of the Polygon network, used to pay transaction fees and staking rewards. It's also an ERC-20 token and will power a vast ecosystem of zero-knowledge-based Layer 2 chains. POL will gradually replace the current MATIC token over 4 years as part of Polygon 2.0.
The prediction market just merged multiple outcomes into a single trade, a product move that turns Polymarket's binary bets into multi-leg positions traders can structure.
Native issuance cuts bridging friction for a $1B-supply stablecoin, landing on a network that has already settled $2.6T in stablecoin volume and a growing institutional footprint.
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If the contracts are clean, the leak runs through the centralized login layer — the same surface that has carried prediction markets through their 2025 product–market fit moment.
A targeted exploit on the prediction market's optimistic-oracle bridge — not its main AMM — underscores how interconnected DeFi composability keeps turning a single adapter into a system-level risk…
The attacker is still actively laundering the stolen funds, turning an oracle-bridge bug into a live, ongoing bleed rather than a one-time event.
The breach hit an internal rewards wallet — not core market infrastructure — but it lands in the middle of a deepening pattern of operational-key compromises draining DeFi protocols while user-facing…
The alleged hit lands on the oracle layer Polymarket relies on for resolution — the same architecture pattern that turns a single adapter bug into a market-wide integrity question.
POL (ex-MATIC) is the native coin of the Polygon network, used to pay transaction fees and staking rewards.
POL (ex-MATIC) (POL) is categorised as: Smart Contract Platform, Polygon Ecosystem, Ethereum Ecosystem.
The official POL (ex-MATIC) site is https://polygon.technology/.
Most recent POL (ex-MATIC) coverage: "Polymarket launches combo trading for prediction markets" — read at /en-US/a/polymarket-launches-combo-trading-for-prediction-markets.
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