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Polygon crypto activated its Giugliano hardfork on mainnet at block 85,268,500 on April 8, targeting a measurable reduction in transaction finality by allowing block producers to announce blocks earlier in the confirmation cycle.
The Polygon Foundation confirmed the upgrade in a post on X, citing a demonstrated 2-second reduction in finality time during testing on the Amoy testnet last month. For a network that has spent much of the past year managing stability incidents rather than shipping performance improvements, Giugliano represents a deliberate shift back toward throughput and developer experience as the primary narrative.
Giugliano Upgrade
The Giugliano hardfork will be released on Polygon mainnet at block number 85,268,500, at approximately 2 PM UTC on April 8.
This upgrade: enables faster finality by letting producers announce blocks earlier, adds fee parameters directly in block headers,…
— Polygon Foundation (@0xPolygonFdn) April 6, 2026
We suspect the timing of this upgrade is as strategic as its mechanics. Polygon has been visibly rebuilding credibility since a finality bug in September triggered a hardfork to address transaction delays, and a separate validator exit in July caused a one-hour network disruption – both of which drew scrutiny at a moment when competing
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