Polygon Cuts Block Time to 1.75 Seconds, Boosts Theoretical Throughput by 14%

Polygon has reduced its average block time to 1.75 seconds, marking the first such decrease since the network's genesis.

The change was implemented under PIP-86, a two-step proposal authored by Simon Dosch, which plans further reductions and recalibration of checkpoint rewards.

This move boosts theoretical throughput by approximately 14%, bringing the network to around 3,260 transactions per second (TPS), according to Lucca Martins, a Polygon software engineer.

The block time reduction aims to clear transaction backlogs faster, particularly beneficial for high-frequency activities such as stablecoin transfers and decentralized finance trades, where fee spikes during congestion can erode usability.