As Polygon’s Labs continues to shape and grow its network, it has entered into a collaboration partnership with Cypher Capital, an investment company located in Dubai, to expand use of Polygon’s infrastructure within the Middle East with a primary focus on POL token since it will eventually enhance its liquidity and security within the network. This collaboration, whose official announcement was on September 12th, 2025, is aimed at garnering long term institutional investment and capital inflow into the region. This partnership will advance POL utilization in the region, making it a key addition to institutional investment portfolios in Web3.
A Strategic Alliance for Institutional Adoption.
Cypher Capital will use its network to POL family offices and asset managers, while other institutions will receive secondary benefits. This has been made possible since Cypher Capital’s investment in Polygon’s scalable blockchain infrastructure. The two companies will focus on developing structured investment plans which will grant the institutions direct access to POL, and other investment opportunities which in turn will assist in the growth of the network.
The collaboration was described by Polygon Foundation's CEO Sandeep Nailwal as the “first out of multiple undertakings” focused on the professional investor audience for POL. Nailwal stated that “institutional thirst for real yield on digital assets is rapidly growing,” and reiterated that partnership is focused on easing the access and deploying that capital towards the long-term vision of Polygon. For this purpose, Polygon Labs with Cypher Capital plans to host private roundtables and awareness sessions to help the financial community understand POL's positioning to facilitate Web3, covering the spectrum from DeFi to tokenization of real world assets. Polygon pioneered MATIC's permanent rebranding to POL and enabled the token on Polygon's native network after migrating to Polygon for permissionless blockchain infrastructure. POL has a circulating supply of about 10 billion which generates a yearly emission of 2% and is valued at $0.82. Polygon's Layer 2 emissions support ETH staking. Polygon's Layer 2 solutions on Ethereum facilitate governance and pay transaction fees via the POL token. Polygon's technical milestones such as finality of under 5 seconds and a roadmap for 100,000 tx per seconds by 2026, significantly increases POL's utility to the network.
The partnership with Cypher Capital integrates seamlessly with Polygon’s broader vision of making POL an institutional portfolio cornerstone assetWe aim at positioning POL as more than just a digital asset by providing highly liquid yield strategiesable to capture multiple trading venues. As Aishwary Gupta, Global Head at Polygon Labs, described, “We’re seeing sustained demand from institutions for yield-generating assets that have tether to a real network activity. ”The same view was shared by Harsh Agarwal, Investment Director at Cypher Capital, who mentioned that POL is strategically important for developing new age investment portfolios.
Enhancing the Growth and Security of the Polygon Network
In addition to attracting external capital, the partnership aims to Polygon’s network security and scalability. Cypher Capital’s strategy targets easier token access for limited partners and increased liquidity on primary trading venues. This is likely to improve Polygon’s infrastructure, enabling demand from the growing ecosystem of blockchain-enabled applications. This partnership is in alignment with the Polygon technical road map, including further development of the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) network and the AggLayer protocol, which facilitates seamless cross-chain interactions.
The Middle East, a region on the rise for the blockchain and digital asset adoption, is a great region for this initiative. Polygon’s partnership with Cypher Capital offers digital assets and investment vehicles that focus on operational efficiency, providing investment compliance and transparency along with a pre-set compliance whitelist.
The partnership between Polygon Labs and Cypher Capital is a landmark event for the Polygon ecosystem and the entire Web3 landscape. This collaboration strengthens the POL position as a highly-used asset in a decentralized world, as it connects blockchain innovation with institutional capital. The collaboration is intended for liquidity and adoption, but investors need to also consider market and regulatory change POL can come across.
POL, as of September 12, 2025, is trading at a bit over $0.27. The pessimism in the recent day of trading does not match the bullish sentiment for this asset over a long time horizon. This cross-border partnership between Polygon and Cypher Capital is likely to change the institutional attitudes and motions towards blockchain, with POL being the primary asset these investors. Polygon’s developments along with Cypher Capital’s backing, could redefine blockchain investment strategy for POL.
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