MATIC Price Prediction 2026, 2030, 2040: Polygon (POL) Forecast

The migration of the MATIC token to POL is the defining feature of the Polygon 2.0 roadmap, and will form the basis of future MATIC price prediction calls. Despite the migration, the POL/USDT pair has continued to struggle, and is now testing all-time lows as seen on the chart below.

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POL holders desperately need any kind of good news to drive bullish Polygon MATIC price predictions tomorrow and beyond.

Matic Price Prediction 2026

MATIC was the legacy token for the Polygon network. Despite the September 2024 renaming of the token to POL, many traders still refer to it by its old name. So any Polygon price predictions are also considered MATIC price forecasts.  

The credible MATIC price prediction clusters for 2026 range from $0.12 to $0.31. For instance, Kraken’s tool uses projected user growth to forecast a MATIC price of $0.13 for 2026. Changelly’s model-based MATIC price prediction calls for $0.12 in 2026, while CoinCodex sees MATIC trading between $0.08 and $0.12 in 2026. DigitalCoinPrice has the most optimistic outlook, calling for a $0.31 price in 2026.

Bear-case scenarios have the POL/USDT pair trading at $0.05-$0.12. Bear case scenarios will be driven primarily by weak crypto performance and further loss of mindshare to other Layer-2 (L2) competitors. Otherwise, most MATIC price predictions see a base-case range of $0.12-$0.30. A look at the Figure 2 price chart indicates a range trade between the current support and the next resistance level.

Matic Price Prediction 2030

The MATIC price prediction 2030 clusters are not institutional calls. They are from retail-focused sources and include predictions from Kraken, DigitalCoinPrice, CoinCodex, and Changelly.

We start with CoinPriceForecast, which sees MATIC rising to $2.16 by 2030. This MATIC coin price prediction is an X20 increase from the current MATIC price. Changelly’s Polygon MATIC price prediction for 2030 is$1.50-$1.77, with an average of $1.54. GovCapital is about the only source with a bearish long-term outlook for Polygon, with a $0.015 price target for early 2030.

Matic Price Prediction 2040

By 2040, the impact of migrating from MATIC to POL will have produced outcomes that investors can weigh. In the years before 2040, any MATIC price predictions will be more accurate because they will have been derived from measurements of the performance of the goals that Polygon 2.0 should have accomplished.

For now, any MATIC price predictions for 2040 are purely speculative and driven by assumptions and not measurable performance indices. We see some of these assumptive predictions from Coinbase ($0.25), Kraken’s prediction tool ($0.34), and CoinCodex ($6). We also have a few aggressive forecasts, such as Changelly’s $121 price call and FlitPay’s $100-$250 price target range.

Polygon (POL) Migration & Utility

As part of the Polygon 2.0 roadmap, Polygon migrated its legacy Proof-of-Stake token from MATIC to POL in September 2024. Polygon guided major exchanges on token migration handling for their clients. Every holder of MATIC received new POL tokens at a 1:1 ratio.

What is POL now used for?

a) POL is now used as a native gas token on the Polygon Proof-of-Stake, replacing MATIC in that function. Users can now use POL to pay gas and transaction fees. For instance, if you want to transfer stablecoins from one exchange to another, you can use POL to pay the gas fees associated with such transactions at minimal cost. The ability to pay gas fees with POL and other tokens such as Solana came as a welcome relief for Ethereum users who had to contend with soaring gas fees before the Layer-2 protocol became active.

b) POL can now be used for network security, staking, and validation. Therefore, POL users can stake this token as a contribution in a validator role.

c) POL now has double utility across the PolygonPOS and AggLayer, a layer solution for cross-chain settlement. Polygon has also launched an AggLayer Breakout Program that reinforces central participation by incentivizing users who stake their POL tokens.

d) The Polygon 2.0 tokenomics proposal called for the introduction of a 2% annual emissions rate as a means of funding the Community Treasury.

Technical Outlook & Market Sentiment

The downtrend seen on the POL/USDT daily chart is now testing all-time lows at 0.1150, the prior low of 11 October 2025. This is also the 27% Fibonacci extension of the 1 September 2025 – 4 November 2025 downswing. A breakdown of this support sends MATIC (now POL) into uncharted waters, with the 61.8% Fibonacci extension at 0.0636 serving as the next foreseeable support target.

On the flip side, a bounce on the current support allows for a short-term pullback, targeting the 4 November 2024 low at 0.1538 as the initial resistance. If this resistance fails to hold, an additional barrier comes in at the 0.2100 psychological price level and the high of 4 October and 26 October.

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