BitPay will begin supporting Polygon (MATIC) this week! This means BitPay users can buy MATIC, store and swap in the BitPay Wallet, and spend with BitPay merchants or load onto the BitPay Card.
In addition to Polygon (MATIC), BitPay supports the following cryptocurrencies:
- Bitcoin (BTC)
- Bitcoin Cash (BCH)
- Ethereum (ETH)
- Litecoin (LTC)
- Dogecoin (DOGE)
- Shiba Inu (SHIB)
- ApeCoin (APE)
- USD Coin (USDC)
- Pax Dollar (USDP)
- Gemini Dollar (GUSD)
- Binance USD (BUSD)
- Dai (DAI)
- Wrapped Bitcoin (wBTC)
- Circle Euro Coin (EUROC)
What’s Polygon?
Polygon is a layer 2 solution that allows for fast, cheap Ethereum transactions. Its native token, MATIC, is an ERC-20 token which can be used across Ethereum based projects.
What can I do with Polygon?
The Polygon chain offers many of the same benefits and use-cases as Ethereum, but at lower fees and faster transaction speeds.
- Buy MATIC and USDC on the Polygon Network
- Spend Polygon (MATIC) with BitPay merchants
- Load Polygon (MATIC) onto the BitPay Card and spend like cash
- Stake your MATIC and earn staking rewards
- Experience decentralized apps (dApps) and earn yield lending
- Pay for NFTs and other metaverse experiences
- Bridge tokens from one blockchain to another
