Polygon prepares permissionless burn of 100 million POL tokens
Polygon (prev. MATIC) (POL)
Cryptocurrency.com.tr reports that Polygon is preparing a permissionless burn of 100 million POL tokens. The outlet notes that this token burn strategy could enhance scarcity, potentially boosting token value and incentivizing network activity. These factors are expected to impact market dynamics. The original post appeared on Crypto Briefing.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for POL, measured when this story was written up on 18 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
POL is trading at $0.09802 with a spot volume of $13,004,711 over the last 24 hours. The 24-hour buy ratio stands at 59.8%, indicating that buyers are dominating the market. This is higher than the 1-hour ratio of 56.9% and the 4-hour ratio of 55.5%, suggesting that buying pressure is building over time. The volume delta shows a net inflow of +$2,573,920 in 24 hours, meaning more money is flowing into buys than sells. This positive flow is reflected in a CVD of +$1,229,274, with net buying occurring in 14 of the last 24 hours.
The latest daily buy ratio of 41.5% sits at the 1st percentile of the last 323 days, against a median of 49.7% - among the weakest buying days it has had.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for POL, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the average buy ratio was 53.4%, making today's 24-hour ratio of 59.8% an unusually high level of buying interest. The 24-hour volume is 1.98 times the weekly average, indicating significantly increased activity. This surge contributes to a total volume delta of +$7,243,814 over the past eight days. The price has risen by 6.4% over this period. Net buying has occurred on 5 of the last 7 days, showing consistent upward momentum.