- Polygon will partner with Agora to establish AUSD as the native Stablecoin powering the Agglayer cross-chain ecosystem.
- Built in Agglayer, Katana uses AUSD to simplify Defi Hight Strategies and integrates fluidity across the chain.
Polygon Labs announced its official partnership with Agora and the AUSD Stablecoin Network, marking the next major steps in the development of Agglayer, a cross-chain network that has been developed since last year.
AUSD is designated as the main Stablecoin within the Agglayer. This means that all transactions between networks within the ecosystem can proceed seamlessly without the need to move assets through digital bridges.
Stablecoin reserves are guaranteed by major institutions such as State Street and Vaneck. These are two famous names in the traditional financial world. This approach is becoming more and more positive. Especially for users or investors who are not yet sure about a fully decentralized financial system.
A huge congratulations to the team!
Polygon Labs is proud to work with Agora and the AUSD network. I was excited for the next chapter as we continued to build an Aglayer ecosystem together. https://t.co/xnemckvkqk
– Polygon (@0xPolygon) July 10, 2025
defi is faster and smarter with Katana and Heimdall V2
But what makes this ecosystem even more convincing is the arrival of Katana. This is a new network built on agglayer, focusing primarily on the Defi sector. AUSD quickly becomes a central part of this network and has the yield distribution capabilities for various strategies such as Morpho and sushi. Therefore, not only does it simplify network-to-network transfers, but the potential benefits from Defi yields also flow directly to the user.
Interestingly, the announcement of this partnership coincided almost simultaneously with the launch of the Heimdall V2, the largest technology update for polygons since 2020. The update began on July 10th and was one of the main reasons for the surge in Pol Token 9.12% In 24 hours. With Heimdall V2, transaction finality on the network has dramatically reduced from about 90 seconds to just 4-6 seconds.
Why Defi Activity and Big Finance are swarming with polygons
Additionally, a report from CNF says Polygon is surpassing its $100 billion record volume in Uniswap. This is a strong signal that more and more Defi users are beginning to make polygons the primary network. Additionally, more than 17% of the weekly USDC user activity in polygon networks is currently experiencing more than 17%. This means that users of this Stablecoin are becoming more and more comfortable in the ecosystem.
Furthermore, polygon domination in the Stablecoin sector is becoming increasingly apparent. In the first half of 2025, over 1,112 million P2P addresses were recorded interacting with Stablecoins on this network. It’s no wonder that many financial institutions are beginning to seriously cooperate with Polygon.
Franklin Templeton, for example, is one of the leading players in the traditional financial sector and is partnering with Polygon to explore opportunities to tokenize actual assets.
Additionally, last February, Polygon also launched a new technology called pessimistic evidence. This mechanism is designed to improve cross-chain security by ensuring that transactions are mathematically validated before they are processed. Therefore, before any vulnerabilities arise, the system already mitigates potential drawbacks.
