{"id":518553,"date":"2023-02-03T14:16:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T14:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=518553"},"modified":"2023-02-03T14:16:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T14:16:18","slug":"polygon-beefs-up-layer-2-position-gets-the-edge-in-nft-transactions-vs-ethereum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/polygon-beefs-up-layer-2-position-gets-the-edge-in-nft-transactions-vs-ethereum\/","title":{"rendered":"Polygon Beefs Up Layer 2 Position, Gets The Edge In NFT Transactions Vs. Ethereum"},"content":{"rendered":"
Polygon is a Layer 2 scaling solution built on top of Ethereum. This addresses the scalability problem of the Ethereum network. The project, however, is currently <\/span>outperforming<\/span><\/a> the network in NFT transactions. <\/span><\/p>\n According to WuBlockchain, a crypto news reporter, various metrics of Polygon\u2019s NFT market have gone up with BendDAO, Polygon\u2019s NFT lending platform, reaching a lending volume of $36 million.<\/span><\/p>\n This has been the second consecutive month that the L2 performed better than Ethereum in terms of NFT activity. However, Polygon is facing major headwinds in other aspects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The number of Polygon NFT transactions in January exceeded Ethereum NFT for the second consecutive month, but the average transaction fee was much lower. Various data of the NFT lending ecosystem have hit record highs, with BendDAO\u2019s borrowing volume exceeding $36 million.<\/p>\n \u2014 Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) February 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n WuBlockchain\u2019s news report references NFTGators\u2019 recent <\/span>analysis<\/span><\/a> of NFT activity in both Ethereum and Polygon. They found out Polygon has outperformed Ethereum by a small margin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n According to the report, Ethereum saw 1.1 million NFTs sold this January which is outnumbered by Polygon\u2019s 1.5 million NFTs sold in the same time frame.<\/span><\/p>\n Number of traders, however, favor Ethereum with 319,641 traders against Polygon\u2019s 224,719 traders. But Polygon NFT traders enjoy lower fees on average, paying only $69 on average fees on chain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n NFTfi on Polygon is also booming according to the report. Over 17.9k ETH worth of NFTs was lent during this time period in the platform. BendDAO, an NFT lending platform on Polygon, became the most ubiquitous, sporting $36 million worth of NFTs lent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The NFT space for Polygon grew beautifully with the <\/span>migration<\/span><\/a> of y00ts and DeGods last month. But bad news is in store for the ecosystem in the dApp side of things. According to <\/span>dAppRadar<\/span><\/a>, Polygon is experiencing lower activity on its dApps in the daily time frame.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Planet IX, an NFT game on the platform, saw a 45% <\/span>decline<\/span><\/a> in unique active wallets on the dApp. Another popular dApp on Polygon, Galxe, experienced a 15% <\/span>decrease<\/span><\/a> in the same time frame. This is especially disturbing since this might signal a loss of interest in Polygon\u2019s dAppp space.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
Major Win For Polygon<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Image: NFTGators<\/pre>\n
Monthly NFT loan volume (ETH). Source: Dune\/rchen8<\/pre>\n
No Sunshine And Rainbows<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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