Polygon has emerged as one of the most popular blockchains. Check out the top 5 dApps on the layer-two Ethereum scaling solution:
Games, Social, Exchange on Polygon
Polygon is one of the hottest blockchains right now, partnering with major brands and attracting projects from other chains. The layer-two Ethereum scaling solution recently surpassed BNB Chain in terms of average daily transactions for the week of Dec. 18.
In this post, we’ll review the five most popular Decentralized Applications (Dapps) on Polygon, according to DappRadar rankings.
5. Uniswap v3
The dominant Decentralized Exchange (DEX) in crypto is one of the most popular Dapps overall on Polygon. Uniswap v3 had about 88,500 Unique Active Wallets (UAW) in the past 30 days, with a volume of more than $2.7 billion.
4. Arc8 by GAMEE
Mobile PlaytoEarn (P2E) gaming platform Arc8 offers free-to-play gaming on Android and iOS, with the chance to earn GMEE tokens. In the past 30 days, Arc8 had nearly 89,000 UAW.
3. Planet IX
Non-Fungible Token (NFT)-based P2E strategy game Planet IX has spiked in popularity since November. In the past 30 days, Planet IX had more than 95,000 UAW and $1 million in volume.
2. Galxe
Web3 credential data network Galxe has also soared in popularity on Polygon toward the end of the year. In the past 30 days, Galxe had nearly 192,000 UAW.
1. Benji Bananas is Tops on Polygon
Mobile P2E game Benji Bananas, by Animoca Brands, has consistently topped the charts on Polygon since September. In the past 30 days, Benji Bananas has had nearly 480,000 UAW, making it the sixth-most popular Dapp among all chains, and the second-ranked game overall, behind only Alien Worlds which had more than 650,000 UAW.
What is Polygon:
Polygon (formerly known as MATIC) is an Ethereum-based scaling solution network that tackles the fundamental high gas fee and congestion issues of the Ethereum blockchain. The effectiveness of Polygon as an alternative to generic Ethereum has seen existing projects such as Aave, Curve adopting its chain.
Recently, the platform announced the launch of the Polygon SDK. The SDK will be the framework developers will use to build decentralized applications (Dapps) on the network.