MATIC Sees 30% Price Surge After Achieving Carbon Neutrality

The price of the 18th most valuable cryptocurrency in terms of market cap, Polygon (MATIC), has jumped by more than 30% over the last few days. According to CoinMarketCap, MATIC saw a 48.72% increase in price over the last week and an increase of 17.54% over the last 24 hours alone.

However, MATIC is still down about 83% from its all-time high that was reached on December 27, 2021. Despite this, Polygon’s current price surge is definitely a relief to investors who have been battered by the downturn in the market.

MATIC is currently trading at $0.5917 after reaching a high of $0.62099 over the last day. MATIC has also broken out of the ascending triangle pattern, which means that the next resistance is expected to be at the $0.73 level.

The MATIC price surge can be attributed to Polygon’s recently achieved carbon neutrality, which is a balance between emitting and absorbing carbon.

On June 21, the blockchain company said in a blog, “Polygon has made a major first step toward becoming carbon negative with the retirement of $400,000 in carbon credits representing 104,794 tonnes of greenhouse gasses, or the entirety of the network’s CO2 debt since inception.”

The co-founder of Polygon, Sandeep Nailwal, stated that “Polygon will lead the way as the whole industry moves toward becoming a net positive for the environment.”

Others believe that MATIC’s price surge is the result of substantial whale accommodation over the last six weeks.

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