Institutional Security Standard: POL as the Collateral Asset for Financial Guarantees**

For institutional adoption, Polygon designed POL to function as an institutional-grade security service collateral, not just a transactional token. Financial institutions and banks dealing with Real-World Assets (RWA) and high-value transfers demand deterministic settlement guarantees.

POL provides this guarantee. Validators must lock substantial amounts of POL to secure the zk-proving process and state validation. This staking acts as a massive slashing penalty pool that financially guarantees the honesty and integrity of every transaction and ZK Proof submitted to Ethereum. This unique economic design transforms POL into a reliable asset underpinning settlement finality and security assurance, a necessity for any system handling billions of dollars in global finance and meeting strict regulatory requirements.@Polygon #Polygon $POL