the September 2025 case of French ODDO BHF Bank issuing the EUROD stablecoin on Polygon, I’ve realized that POL has become a critical underlying infrastructure for traditional financial institutions launching compliant stablecoins. This entirely new use case is** is creating incremental value for POL that was previously overlooked.EUROD’s rollout is highly representative. As a stablecoin launched by a century-old bank managing €140 billion in assets, it strictly adheres to the EU’s MiCA regulation, backed by 1:1 euro reserves and full redeemability. Polygon was chosen deliberately—its zkEVM technology delivers ultra-low transaction costs and high security, perfectly meeting the core needs of daily stablecoin circulation. A single EUROD transfer on Polygon costs less than $0.001 and confirms in just 3 seconds—advantages Ethereum mainnet simply cannot match. POL plays a pivotal role here: ODDO BHF must stake sufficient POL to obtain on-chain issuance rights, daily transaction fees are settled in POL, and network security relies on POL-staked validator nodes.This cooperation model is forming a replicable template. After EUROD listed on Madrid-based Bit2Me exchange, first-month trading volume exceeded €200 million, with 40% of transactions occurring within Polygon’s internal DeFi protocols—directly driving POL burn growth. Even more noteworthy, traditional financial institutions in other regions are following suit. Reports indicate two Southeast Asian banks are in talks with Polygon for stablecoin issuance partnerships, both planning to adopt similar POL staking mechanisms.In my view, EUROD’s success validates POL’s core value in the compliant stablecoin ecosystem. It is no longer just transaction fuel—it has become a "trust credential" bridging traditional finance and Web3. As global stablecoin markets move toward compliance, Polygon—leveraging its technological maturity and first-mover advantage—is poised to become the platform of choice for more institutions. POL demand will scale in lockstep with stablecoin circulation, creating a value logic deeply tied to traditional finance. This is POL’s key competitive edge over other Layer 2 tokens.#Polygon
