Polygon Launches Agglayer Breakout Program - Sharing %POL to Stakers

Overview of the Agglayer Breakout program

The Agglayer Breakout Program is a hybrid of project incubation and community support, enabling development teams to rapidly deploy their ideas on Agglayer – an aggregator platform that connects blockchains into a unified system. Participating projects receive comprehensive support from the Polygon Foundation, including funding, strategic advice, and access to Polygon’s large user community. Upon achieving independence, projects will airdrop a portion of their native tokens to POL stakers and integrate into Agglayer to leverage shared liquidity and network effects.

The program builds on Polygon’s years of experience supporting blockchain projects. The goal is to accelerate the launch of high-value chains, making Agglayer the center of Web3, where blockchains operate seamlessly as a single entity.

Featured projects and airdrop mechanism

Several pioneering projects have completed or are nearing completion, bringing great promise to the ecosystem. Privado ID, formerly Polygon ID, has become an independent project with a zero-knowledge (ZK) identification platform that is not based on biometrics. Tested by major financial institutions such as HSBC and Deutsche Bank, Privado ID has also been selected for the EU Blockchain Sandbox to explore regulatory applications. The project plans to airdrop approximately 5% of the total token supply to POL stakers.

Miden, a ZK-focused chain led by former Facebook blockchain guru Bobbin Threadbare, is also graduating. With its unique architecture, Miden is positioned to compete with platforms like Solana and Aptos, and plans to airdrop 10% of its native token. Additionally, a secret DeFi project (stealth mode) is preparing to launch with a commitment to airdrop up to 15% of its tokens, promising to make waves in the community.

To support stakers, Polygon will launch a new feature on the Polygon Staking app, allowing tracking of staking quantity and duration, helping to calculate airdrop benefits transparently.

The four-step process and the value it delivers

The Agglayer Breakout program works in four phases:

1. Incubation and Development: Polygon Foundation selects potential projects, providing funding and expertise to accelerate development.

2. Independence and growth: Projects mature, operate independently but maintain ties to Polygon.

3. Distribute value via airdrops: Projects airdrop 5-15% of tokens to POL stakers, increasing the utility of POL and incentivizing the community to participate in the success of the project.

4. Create network effects: Projects integrate into Agglayer, share liquidity and assets, thereby increasing value for the entire ecosystem.

This mechanism not only helps new projects overcome the cold-start problem, but also creates a virtuous cycle: new chains join Agglayer, generating revenue and increasing value for POL.

Vision and impact

The Agglayer Breakout program affirms the role of POL as a core asset in the Polygon ecosystem, not only used for transaction validation but also supporting features such as fast cross-chain interactions. Airdrops from successful projects will increase the real value of POL, while attracting more stakers and new projects.

Furthermore, this program helps Agglayer become a unified ecosystem where independent chains can still share assets and data. This is especially important in solving the problem of liquidity fragmentation – a major challenge of the blockchain industry.

Future expectations

With the participation of projects like Privado ID, Miden, and DeFi chains, Agglayer Breakout is not only a startup accelerator but also a driving force for Polygon to lead the Layer-2 race. By incentivizing innovation, rewarding the community, and building a connected ecosystem, Polygon is laying the foundation for a unified Web3 future where POL plays a central role in connecting value and technology.