Stablecoin integrations expands Polygon’s reach to 150M merchants globally
Polygon Weekly Overview - October 31, 2025
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By The Numbers
Polygon daily active addresses: 577.25K (+6.59%)
Polygon daily txns: 4.6M (+12.2%)
Polygon Total Volume Locked (TVL): $1.27B (+6.53%)
Daily DEX Trading Volume: $327.5M (+28.89%)
USDT: $313M (+13%)
USDC: $599M (+36.76%)
DAI: $134M (-8.9%)
NFT weekly sales volume: $3.51M (+2.45%)
Top 3 NFT collections by sales volume:
Courtyard: $1.95M (+21.62%)
Momo: $310K
The Moonpot NFT: $151.8K
The percentages and metrics are based on a 7-day timeframe, unless noted otherwise.
Polygon Spotlight
🟪What happened: Polygon expanded its stablecoin payment infrastructure with two major launches this week: Flutterwave selected it as its default blockchain for stablecoin cross-border payments, while DeCard integrated Polygon to enable direct USDT and USDC spending at 150 million merchants worldwide.
🟪Why does it matter: These launches show stablecoins are moving beyond crypto exchanges into everyday commerce, as major payment providers choose Polygon to transform how digital dollars flow globally.
Flutterwave’s stablecoin integration addresses Africa’s payment crisis where traditional transfers take days and cost over 8% in fees. The platform will provide USDT and USDC settlement across 30+ African countries through corporations like Uber and Audiomack, to replace slower banking rails.
The stablecoin rollout will start this year with enterprise stablecoin payments available for businesses in the region. In 2026, the company will launch the consumer stablecoin remittances on the Send App, bringing dollar based stable transfers.
Meanwhile, DeCard allows stablecoins to be used as spendable money in real life. Users can deposit USDT and USDC directly into DeCard accounts, then spend these digital dollars at any card-accepting merchant. This alleviates the friction between holding stablecoins, using them for purchases, and can function as everyday payment instruments beyond just onchain transfers.
🟪The big picture: Polygon has become a dominant network for stablecoin transactions, processing half of all USDC transfers between $100-$1,000 and supporting over $3 billion in total stablecoin market cap as of October. This week, the network also hit an all-time high of 4.66 million daily stablecoin transfers in a single day on October 28th.
This stablecoin adoption surge on Polygon reflects growing demand for dollar-stable digital payments. Small USDC transfers jumped 141% in 2025, driven by users in Argentina and Brazil amid currency devaluation. In emerging markets, USDT and USDC provide financial stability that local currencies cannot. The majority of transactions on the network are under $100, showing that the infrastructure is successfully facilitating payments at scale.
Polygon’s infrastructure makes stablecoins practical for real use through transaction fees under $0.01. Beyond Flutterwave and DeCard, platforms like Stripe also process stablecoin payments through Polygon. Its five second finality means stablecoin transfers confirm faster than card payments.
Ultimately, these stablecoin-centric integrations show how Polygon is part of the rails for dollar denominated global payments, where USDT and USDC can replace traditional payment methods ranging from African remittances to everyday shopping.
Into the Agglayer
Katana partnered with GameSquare to deploy its ETH holdings onto the DeFi-focused chain
Read this Agglayer X thread on how Vault Bridge maintained stability during the $19B crypto liquidation event on October 10th
Watch the AggKit livestream to learn about building and connecting any chain to the ecosystem
Tune into Agglayer’s Halloween-themed X Space exploring crypto fears with experts from Polygon and Katana
Explore Wilder World ecosystem updates with Metropolis to see how the economic protocol links gameplay to programmable value through the WILD token
Ecosystem Showcase
Check out Polygon’s October Creator Roundup to see community posts on Polygon developments and growth this month
Polygon incubated ZisK VM is said to be proving all Ethereum blocks in real time with 7.5s average proof time
Read about Manifold Trading’s partnership with Polygon Labs, bringing institutional-grade liquidity to DeFi markets
Polygon makes up 88% of prediction market TVL with over $232M, according to DeFiLlama data
Read Messari’s State of Polygon Q3 2025 Report to learn about the ecosystems growth, here are some stats we found interesting:
Stablecoin supply rose by 22% to $2.94 billion
POL’s circulating market cap increased 39% to $2.36 billion
Payments applications on Polygon PoS facilitated $1.82 billion
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