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Polygon

2 placements on ChainChoice under Polygon, each scored against its own category's pool and criteria — none currently #1. The placements are not averaged and not ranked against each other: a #1 exchange and a #6 crypto card are two different products in two different markets.

Sidechains
Polygon PoS
Rank#2 OverallScore73

#1 in this category: Gnosis Chain

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L2 BlockchainsHistorical
Polygon zkEVM
Rank#15 OverallScore41

#1 in this category: Arbitrum One

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Sidechains
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Verification failure: an invalid state or transfer is accepted.
    Scored by Validator set concentration · 25% (Polygon PoS 4/10)
    Scored by Finality and reorg behaviour · 15% (Polygon PoS 7/10)
  • Liveness failure (Polygon PoS 4/10): the operator stops, censors you or loses data.
    Scored by Documented failure and halt record · 25%
  • Custody failure (Polygon PoS 3/10): whoever holds the assets loses or withholds them.
    Scored by Bridge custody control · 35%
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Control failure, Execution failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means.
L2 Blockchains
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Control failure (Polygon zkEVM 0/10): a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.
    Scored by Exit window before an upgrade · 10%
  • Verification failure: an invalid state or transfer is accepted.
    Scored by Ethereum data availability · 14% (Polygon zkEVM 0/10)
    Scored by Proof system · 18% (Polygon zkEVM 0/10)
  • Liveness failure: the operator stops, censors you or loses data.
    Scored by Withdrawals if the operator stops · 18% (Polygon zkEVM 0/10)
    Scored by Transactions if the sequencer censors you · 12% (Polygon zkEVM 0/10)
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Execution failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: EVM equivalence (10%), Maturity & track record (10%), Rollup stage (8%).