How to Use Polygon Chain
The Polygon Chain product tracks network activity, gas usage, blockspace load, transaction fees, and fee distribution from public sources.
Use this guide to understand what each dashboard section is for.
Networks Activity
Networks Activity summarizes observed network usage:
- gas throughput;
- transactions per day;
- blockspace load;
- trends over the selected period.
Use Networks Activity when you need a fast answer before drilling into a specific chart.
Fees
The Fees section separates base fees and priority fees. This matters because base fees and priority fees have different economic paths.
- Base fees connect to burn mechanics.
- Priority fees connect to validator and staker distribution policy.
For fee concepts, read Polygon Chain Fees.
Fee Distribution
Fee Distribution shows base fees flowing toward the Burn Collector, net of eligible PIP-82 rebates. One priority-fee source branches into three destinations:
- Stakers: observed 30-day POL funding sent from the priority-fee Safe into Ethereum StakeManager;
- Validators: observed 30-day Polygon validator payments;
- Block Producers: observed 30-day allocations sent into the Polygon producer Safe.
The cards use observed transfers and distributions, rather than applying policy percentages to fees collected in the same window. Validator payments and producer-Safe allocations are the two categories in the tracked PIP-65 batch total. The producer amount is the combined batch total less the separately recorded validator amount. Missing or inconsistent totals are unavailable rather than replaced by an estimate.
Staking funding does not establish individual claimable rewards, reward accrual or payout. A producer-Safe allocation establishes funding into the routing contract rather than a subsequent payment to each block producer. Collection and settlement dates can differ.
The source cards show fees collected over the latest complete 30-day window, current routing balances, and the latest observed routing activity. The Burn Collector card shows observed burn over 30 days and its current balance. A routing wallet's last net balance decrease is an observation, not a complete 30-day burn total or proof that every outgoing token reached the collector.
Use POL Value for protocol emissions, Treasury funding, and broader token value capture.
Related token and staking metrics
Use POL Value and POL Supply for token value capture and supply, and POL Staking for observed native staking APR and sPOL. Their metric definitions and accounting boundaries are documented in Methodology. POLTRACK does not publish price predictions or trading advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is this a price dashboard?
No. Polygon Chain focuses on observed network activity, fees, and fee distribution.
Why do some metrics use rolling windows?
Rolling windows reduce noise from batch settlement effects and daily volatility.