New upgrade reduces consensus time, boosts scalability and prepares Polygon for stablecoin and real-world asset expansion
Polygon has rolled out its Madhugiri hard fork, a network upgrade designed to increase throughput, lower consensus time, and support advanced functionality required for high-volume on-chain activity. The update marks a significant step in Polygon’s broader roadmap focused on scalability and enterprise-grade reliability.
The Madhugiri hard fork introduces several technical enhancements, including support for three Fusaka Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIP-7823, EIP-7825, EIP-7883). These proposals make intensive mathematical operations more efficient by reducing gas consumption and preventing any single transaction from overloading network resources. With this update, Polygon aims for an estimated 33% increase in throughput, helping the network handle higher transaction volumes with greater stability.
A key improvement is the reduction of block consensus time to one second, allowing validators to confirm blocks faster and providing more predictable performance. Polygon has also added a new transaction type for bridge communication between Ethereum and Polygon, along with built-in flexibility designed to streamline future upgrades described by the team as making scaling adjustments as simple as “flipping a few switches.”
These advancements reinforce Polygon’s long-term positioning for real-world asset tokenization and the expanding stablecoin ecosystem. As demand grows for high-trust, high-frequency blockchain infrastructure, the network aims to deliver the performance required to support large-scale financial applications.
The hard fork follows Polygon’s earlier Heimdall 2.0 upgrade, which significantly reduced finality times. After a temporary disruption caused by a later bug, Polygon restored normal operations through an additional update, stabilizing validator performance and finality.
With Madhugiri now active, Polygon continues strengthening its foundation for the next phase of blockchain growth.
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