Key Highlights
- Polygon increased its block gas limit from 120M to 140M gas.
- Higher capacity targets enterprise payments and large-scale settlement use cases.
- The platform recently reduced block times from 2 seconds to 1.75 seconds.
Blockchain platform Polygon today announced another upgrade, increasing its block gas limit from 120 million to 140 million gas. The change pushes the network’s theoretical maximum throughput to around 3,800 transactions per second (TPS).
The upgrade was announced by the Polygon team via X post, noting, “Another upgrade for the chain. Now up to 140M gas, bringing max TPS to 3,800+. We’ve increased capacity again to enable even more on-chain payments at scale.”
The series of upgrades
The upgrade is the latest in the series of rapid “headroom upgrades” Polygon has executed throughout 2026. Earlier this year, the network doubled its gas limit to 120 million via successive enhancements and the Lisovo hardfork, which boosted fee stability and backed agent-native payments.
The new 140M gas limit indicates around a 17% increase from the last 120M milestone, achieved in less than two months. Increased gas limits permit increased transactions to be packed into each block without increasing fees during peak periods, leading to more predictable and lower costs for users.
By increasing blockspace, Polygon targets assisting enterprise-grade payment flows, compliance-heavy applications, and large-scale settlement use cases that require consistent performance. The upgrade also offers extra headroom for growing on-chain activity while maintaining the network’s fast block time and low fees.
Block time reduction upgrade
Moreover, Polygon yesterday announced a reduction in block time from 2 seconds to 1.75 seconds, meaning that the blockchain can process transactions faster, confirm payments more quickly, and handle increased activity during busy periods.
Polygon developers said the change amplifies the network’s theoretical processing capacity to about 3,260 transactions per second, which is now increased to 3,800.
Another recent update includes the launch of private stablecoin payments through a collaboration with the Hinkal protocol. This new functionality is already live for all transactions on the Polygon network and allows for USDC and USDT to be transferred privately using zero-knowledge proofs.
The user simply chooses the “Privately Send” button and sends their payment through a shielded pool, ensuring that neither the sender, the recipient, nor the amount of the transaction is revealed publicly.
“For every stablecoin transfer done on a public blockchain, the details who sent it, who received it, and how much were transferred are broadcast publicly,” Polygon said.
What it means
The increase in Polygon’s gas limit to 140 million expands block space that could facilitate increased transactions, especially when it comes to consumer payments, gaming, DeFi, and tokenizing assets.
The upgrade may also help improve network stability while keeping fees relatively low during periods of high traffic. It reflects Polygon’s ongoing efforts to scale its infrastructure as blockchain usage grows, particularly in payment-related applications.
The long-term impact on Polygon’s competitiveness will likely depend on whether demand for its services and network activity continues to increase.
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