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  • MATIC: ~$0.095
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MATIC Price History – Polygon Historical Price Data

The MATIC price history begins in 2019 when Polygon first launched as the Matic Network. From its initial trading price of approximately $0.00263 in May 2019, MATIC has experienced dramatic price cycles driven by the broader cryptocurrency market and Polygon's own ecosystem growth.

MATIC Price History by Year

  • 2019: MATIC launched on exchanges at ~$0.00263 and closed the year at approximately $0.0138 – a 310% gain in its first year.
  • 2020: The DeFi boom drove initial interest in Polygon as an Ethereum scaling solution. MATIC began attracting major protocols including Aave and Uniswap.
  • 2021: MATIC's best year on record. The average price was $1.07 and it reached an all-time high of $2.92 in December 2021. Annual close was $2.53.
  • 2022: The bear market saw MATIC fall from its ATH. By December 2022, the price had dropped to $0.76 as the broader crypto market contracted.
  • 2023: Polygon rebranded its token from MATIC to POL as part of Polygon 2.0 upgrade, introducing a new multi-chain scaling ecosystem.
  • 2024: The POL migration continued while the token traded between $0.40–$0.90.
  • 2025–2026: POL/MATIC reached a multi-year low of $0.08379 on February 5, 2026, before partially recovering to current levels around $0.095–$0.10.

Key MATIC Price History Milestones

The MATIC price history shows three major bull market cycles. The first in 2020 brought MATIC to mainstream attention. The 2021 cycle created the all-time high of $2.92. The 2024 cycle saw more modest gains as the market matured. Each cycle has been closely correlated with Bitcoin halving events, which Polygon price prediction models continue to incorporate as a key variable.

MATIC Historical Price & Bitcoin Halvings

Like most cryptocurrencies, the MATIC price history closely follows Bitcoin's 4-year halving cycle. Bitcoin halvings reduce the supply of new BTC entering circulation, historically creating supply-side pressure that leads to broad market rallies. Analysts tracking the MATIC historical price chart use these cycles to form long-term price forecasts.

The MATIC price history from 2019 to 2026 represents one of the most dynamic trajectories in Layer-2 blockchain tokens, growing from fractions of a cent to dollar-level valuations during peak cycles.

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