Polygon is a stack of protocols designed to fix Ethereum’s scalability issues. The Polygon network addresses the network’s challenges by handling transactions on a separate Ethereum-compatible blockchain.
Polygon then returns transactions to the main Ethereum blockchain post-processing. This approach lowers the network load on Ethereum. In doing so, Polygon can speed up transactions and lower transaction costs to less than a cent.
In other words, Polygon, formerly known as MATIC network, provides an easy framework for new and existing blockchain projects to build on Ethereum without scalability issues.
Using Polygon, users can interact with any decentralized application (DApp) without ever having to worry about network congestion.
Open your MetaMask wallet and head across to the circle icon in the top right.
Go to the Settings page:
Select Networks:
Then click Add a network in the top-right corner.
This is where you’ll need to add some parameters. Below are the parameters to fill in for each.
Network Name: Polygon Mainnet
New RPC URL: https://polygon-rpc.com/
ChainID: 137
Symbol: MATIC
Block Explorer URL: https://polygonscan.com/
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Once you click on Save and return to the main page you’ll notice two things: The network has changed to the Polygon network and the units are denominated in MATIC. MATIC is the native token on the Polygon network. If you’ve done everything right, then your wallet main page will look like this.
We hope this article has made the process of adding the Polygon network to your MetaMask wallet much simpler and easier to understand!