Polygon boosts throughput 33% with Madhugiri upgrade aimed at stablecoin growth
Polygon has deployed its Madhugiri hard fork, a major protocol upgrade designed to increase network throughput by 33% and reduce block consensus time to one second.
Core developer Krishang Shah explained that the update adds support for three Fusaka Ethereum Improvement Proposals — EIP-7823, EIP-7825 and EIP-7883 — which reduce gas costs for heavy mathematical operations, reports Cointelegraph.
These optimizations prevent single transactions from consuming excessive computational resources, improving predictability and overall performance. The hard fork also introduces a new transaction format for Ethereum-to-Polygon bridge activity, supporting smoother cross-chain functionality. Additionally, the upgrade adds flexibility mechanisms that allow future scaling changes with minimal disruption. According to Shah, blocks can now be announced in one second if ready, down from the previous two-second wait.
Upgrade strengthens Polygon for stablecoins and RWAs
Madhugiri is positioned as a foundational upgrade for Polygon’s ambitions in real-world assets and stablecoins. With faster consensus and higher throughput, the network aims to support high-frequency financial activity that requires consistent, low-latency performance. Aishwary Gupta, Polygon’s global head of payments and RWAs, has forecast a coming “stablecoin supercycle” with more than 100,000 stablecoins emerging in the next five years.
He emphasized that stablecoin expansion will hinge on real utility and yield, not just token creation. Gupta also reiterated that transparency, auditability and settlement reliability are essential for institutional-grade RWA adoption. According to him, RWAs could unlock trillions in capital once these standards become widespread.
Madhugiri follows complex Heimdall 2.0 overhaul
The latest hard fork arrives shortly after Polygon completed its Heimdall 2.0 upgrade in July, which CEO Sandeep Nailwal described as the network’s most technically challenging update to date. Heimdall 2.0 shortened transaction finality from up to two minutes to roughly five seconds, marking a significant improvement in user experience.
However, Polygon faced a major setback on Sept. 10 when a bug caused finality delays of up to 15 minutes, disrupting validators, RPC services and third-party tools. Despite the disruption, block production continued uninterrupted. A day later, Polygon deployed a hard-fork fix that restored finality and resolved validator sync issues. With both upgrades now active, Polygon asserts that its infrastructure is more resilient and better prepared for enterprise-scale blockchain applications.
Recently we wrote that Polygon is highlighting its expanding infrastructure role in the stablecoin and blockchain sector through integrations with payment giants such as Visa, Stripe, Shopify, and Revolut.
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