Polygon Introduces $720M Community Treasury

Polygon has launched a $720 million Community Treasury dedicated to supporting blockchain projects

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The $720 billion fund will allocate an initial 35 million Polygon tokens (worth roughly $25 million) for the Community Grants Program (CGP)

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The Community Treasury, formed through community consensus, will distribute approximately 100 million Polygon ecosystem tokens (POL) annually

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These focus areas include decentralized applications (DApps), developer tooling and libraries, and protocol infrastructure

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Launching the Community Treasury initiative will allow Polygon to support early-stage projects and help developers secure funding

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