Swapping on and across Polygon

Polygon is an EVM-compatible network known for low fees and fast confirmations, which makes it a common home for stablecoins and active trading. Its native asset is POL, used to pay gas, and it hosts the Polygon versions of USDC and USDT as standard ERC-20 tokens.

Because it's EVM-compatible, addresses and token standards look familiar to anyone who has used Ethereum. The difference that matters day to day is cost: routine swaps and transfers on Polygon are typically far cheaper than on Ethereum mainnet.

Multiswap is a swap aggregator, so it doesn't run its own pool on Polygon. It compares routes from established engines that do. For a Polygon swap, it queries same-chain DEX aggregators and cross-chain engines in parallel, then ranks the quotes by the net amount you'd receive after estimated gas.

That comparison is the value. Polygon has plenty of liquidity venues, and the cheapest route for one pair isn't always cheapest for the next. Letting the aggregator check them together means you don't have to.

Polygon's appeal is cost. Gas is usually a small fraction of what the same action costs on Ethereum mainnet, which is why many people hold and move stablecoins here. The exact figure varies with network conditions, so treat low fees as typical behavior rather than a fixed number.

USDC and USDT on Polygon are separate deposits from the same tickers on Ethereum, Tron, or Solana. The token is only spendable on the network it lives on, so the network label matters as much as the ticker.

If your destination supports Polygon and you want low fees, receiving there is a good fit. If a service only accepts a stablecoin on another network, route to that network instead, since the receiving side defines which network is correct.

Confirm the network before you send. A Polygon address looks like any EVM address, so it's easy to send to the wrong network if you don't check. A mismatch can mean lost funds.