MATIC price dips despite implementation of first RIP on Polygon chain

• Polygon’s Proof-of-Stake chain is first to activate a Rollip Improvement Proposal with RIP-7212. 
• MATIC network reduces transaction cost 100 times over when compared to best available alternative in same protocol. 
• MATIC price could decline further, according to bearish technical indicators. 

Polygon’s native token MATIC’s price is currently in a downward trend. This is despite the fact that Polygon Network has become the first Proof-of-Stake chain to activate a Rollup Improvement Proposal (RIP) — RIP-7212. 

Data from Alchemy shows that RIP-7212 could reduce gas cost for rollups. 

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Polygon announces successful implementation of first RIP on its chain

Polygon Network, the largest Ethereum scaling solution, completed its Napoli hard fork upgrade on Thursday. The Proof-of-Stake blockchain became the first one to activate an RIP. RIP-7212 brings support for transaction cost reduction for rollups. 

In its official announcement, Polygon attributed RIP-7212’s implementation to the RollCall Working Group that helps Layer 2 chains extend to the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) with an open standards process similar to the base layer Ether. 

The Polygon Community has proposed adding support for two other RIP/ Ethereum Improvement Proposals for the next hard fork of the MATIC blockchain. 

According to Web3 development platform Alchemy, 

With RIP-7212 verifying P256 only costs 3450 gas, a 100x reduction from the best non-protocol change option. RIP-7212 is the most gas-efficient, secure, and fastest way to verify the P256 on EVM chains.

MATIC price at risk of further decline

MATIC price is currently in a downtrend. The native token of Ethereum’s scaling chain is down 22% from its YTD peak of $1.29 on March 13. MATIC price could plummet lower, finding support at $0.8326 (23.6% Fibonacci retracement level) and in the bullish Fair Value Gap (FVG) between $0.7395 and $0.7553. 

The Moving Average Convergence/ Divergence indicator supports a bearish thesis for MATIC, as its red bars line up below the zero line, signaling negative momentum in the scaling token. 

MATIC/USDT 1-day chart 

In the upside scenario, a daily candlestick close above $0.9907 (the 50% Fibonacci retracement level) could invalidate the bearish thesis for MATIC. MATIC price could find support at the lower boundary of the FVG, $0.7395, and the monthly support level at $0.4727.