jocelynle59
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Polygon Labs has submitted a proposal to upgrade the Polygon POS chain to a zkEVM Validium system. This comes on the heels of the Polygon 2.0 Upgrade Plan, which was announced on June 19, 2023.
According to the team, the Validium upgrade should significantly lower fees and increase scalability, because it makes transaction data available off-chain. This is opposed to the current system which publishes transaction data to the Ethereum mainnet for validity (which therefore costs Polygon ETH gas fees).
The team further states that on the front end, the only difference users will notice is lower fees. Smart contract developers will not need new tooling for the upgrade.
The Validium upgrade is supposed to work in concert with the Polygon 2.0 architecture. It is worth keeping your eyes on.
According to the team, the Validium upgrade should significantly lower fees and increase scalability, because it makes transaction data available off-chain. This is opposed to the current system which publishes transaction data to the Ethereum mainnet for validity (which therefore costs Polygon ETH gas fees).
The team further states that on the front end, the only difference users will notice is lower fees. Smart contract developers will not need new tooling for the upgrade.
The Validium upgrade is supposed to work in concert with the Polygon 2.0 architecture. It is worth keeping your eyes on.