Polygon raises POL staking rate to 8% for two months
Polygon (prev. MATIC) (POL)
cryptocurrency.com.tr reports that Polygon is increasing its POL staking rate to 8% for a two-month period starting October 1. This temporary boost aims to encourage short-term participation in the network. However, the outlet notes that long-term sustainability will depend on future automation proposals.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for POL, measured when this story was written up on 28 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
POL is trading at $0.1221 with a 24-hour buy ratio of 54.9%, indicating that buyers are currently in control. Short-term momentum shows signs of cooling, as the 1-hour buy ratio has dropped to 43.2% and the 4-hour ratio sits at 48.3%. Volume delta reflects this shift, turning negative in the last hour (-$29,833) and over the last four hours (-$34,180). Despite this recent dip, the 24-hour volume delta remains strongly positive at +$941,267. This means that while immediate selling pressure has increased, cumulative buying has significantly outweighed selling over the full day.
The latest daily buy ratio of 45.6% sits at the 6th percentile of the last 322 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 buy ratio averaged 55.2%, making today's 24-hour reading of 54.9% nearly identical to the weekly norm. Volume activity was also standard, measuring at 0.82x the weekly average. The coin has seen a price increase of 12.1% over eight days, driven by a total volume delta of +$11,039,629. With six of the last seven days showing net buying, this represents an ordinary period of accumulation rather than an unusual spike.