• Over 50 payments-focused applications on Polygon PoS facilitated $3.57 billion in transfer volume, up 96.5% QoQ and 399.2% YoY. • Stablecoin-linked crypto cards processed $362.6 million in combined Mastercard and Visa volume across ten card programs. • Polymarket recorded an all-time high average daily open interest of $253.9 million in Q4, up 88.1% QoQ and 49.7% YoY, surpassing its prior peak of $169.6 million in Q4 2024 during the U.S. • Polygon PoS DeFi TVL ended 2025 at $1.16 billion, with QuickSwap and Polymarket’s TVL increasing by 12.2% and 103.4% QoQ, respectively. • Stablecoin supply grew 80.1% YoY to $2.96 billion, driven primarily by USDC, which rose 36.2% QoQ to $1.34 billion. • Polygon upgraded its core infrastructure through the Rio and Madhugiri hardforks, enabling near-instant finality and establishing a clear path toward ~5,000 TPS through architectural and consensus-level upgrades.

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  • Over 50 payments-focused applications on Polygon PoS facilitated $3.57 billion in transfer volume, up 96.5% QoQ and 399.2% YoY. Stablecoin-linked crypto cards processed $362.6 million in combined Mastercard and Visa volume across ten card programs. Polymarket recorded an all-time high average daily open interest of $253.9 million in Q4, up 88.1% QoQ and 49.7% YoY, surpassing its prior peak of $169.6 million in Q4 2024 during the U.S. election cycle. Polygon PoS DeFi TVL ended 2025 at $1.16 billion, with QuickSwap and Polymarket’s TVL increasing by 12.2% and 103.4% QoQ, respectively. Stablecoin

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