{"id":197280,"date":"2023-11-21T01:44:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T20:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=197280"},"modified":"2023-11-21T01:44:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T20:14:39","slug":"polygon-handled-over-16000000-transactions-in-single-day-and-didnt-even-blink-says-founder-sandeep-nailwal-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/polygon-handled-over-16000000-transactions-in-single-day-and-didnt-even-blink-says-founder-sandeep-nailwal-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Polygon Handled Over 16,000,000 Transactions in Single Day and \u2018Didn\u2019t Even Blink,\u2019 Says Founder Sandeep Nailwal &#8211; Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ethereum (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/currencies\/ethereum\/\">ETH<\/a>) scaling solution Polygon (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/currencies\/matic\/\">MATIC<\/a>) processed the highest number of daily transactions in the blockchain\u2019s history last week.<\/p>\n<p>On November 16th, the Polygon blockchain <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/polygonscan.com\/chart\/tx\">saw<\/a> 16,449,264 transactions, marking a sudden and massive increase from the average of below three million per day.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on social media platform X, Polygon founder Sandeep Nailwal <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sandeepnailwal\/status\/1725611408727871560\">says<\/a> the network handled the spike without experiencing any downtime.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cPolygon handled 16+ million transactions, and the network didn\u2019t even blink.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>At its peak, PoS (proof of stake) had a throughput of 255 tps (transactions per second) \u2013 that\u2019s around two to three times of the entire ETH ecosystem combined. Total transaction fees generated by the validators are around [$1 million] in a single day, though the gas fees spiked to insane levels. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Block rewards totaled more than 155,000 MATIC, around $1.2 million revenue for validators in a single day.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_266602\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-266602\" style=\"width: 1008px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-266602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Polygonscan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nailwal <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sandeepnailwal\/status\/1725202988451483979\">says<\/a> a new metaverse game called Baby Shark, which is based on the Polygon chain, could be what\u2019s behind the sudden spike in transactions.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI hear there is some game Baby Shark launching, could that be the reason? Someone told me just now that the minting stopped just now and we might go back to the less crazy levels.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He also says that efforts to improve Polygon enabled the network to efficiently handle the volume of transactions.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cPolygon PoS chain was able to handle this load as a direct result of Polygon ecosystem engineering contributors and the upgrades to PoS that have been rolled out over the last few months.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Don&#8217;t Miss a Beat \u2013 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/join-the-daily-hodl-email-list\/\">Subscribe<\/a> to get email alerts delivered directly to your inbox <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Check <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/crypto-markets\/\">Price Action<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Follow us on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDailyHodl\">Twitter<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thedailyhodl\/\">Facebook<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/thedailyhodl\">Telegram<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: 13pt\">Surf <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/daily-hodl-mix\">The Daily Hodl Mix<\/a><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"hideinamp\">\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"maxbutton-4 maxbutton maxbutton-check-out-the-latest-headlines-bigger\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/news\/\"><span class=\"mb-text\">Check Latest News Headlines<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&amp;nbsp<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyhodl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Get-Alerts-728x90.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"99\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>Disclaimer: Opinions expressed at The Daily Hodl are not investment advice. 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