Polygon network is proving it's got real economic substance worth paying attention to.

Since the start of this year, we're looking at over $1.7M in accumulated fees flowing through the network. More importantly—the protocol has burned through 12.5M+ POL tokens, which wipes out roughly $1.5M worth of token supply from circulation.

That's the mechanics of deflationary design actually working. Network activity doesn't just generate fees in the abstract—it's directly removing asset value from the token supply, which is the kind of protocol-level economics that actually matters. Usage converts into tangible value destruction for holders.