Polygon MATIC Historical Price Data – Year by Year
The MATIC price history tells the story of one of crypto's most dramatic growth and decline cycles. Launched in May 2020, MATIC surged to an all-time high of $2.92 in December 2021 before entering a prolonged bear market that brought it back below $0.10 by early 2026.
MATIC Price History by Year
- 2019 (IDO): $0.00263 per token – initial offering price
- 2020 (Launch): Network went live; price ranged $0.01–$0.02
- 2021 (Bull Run): Rose from $0.018 to ATH of $2.92 (Dec 26, 2021)
- 2022 (Bear Market): Fell from $2.50 to ~$0.76 by December 2022
- January 2023: ~$1.11 recovery price
- October 2022: $0.90 support level
- November 2022: $0.94 (FTX collapse period)
- 2024 High: ~$0.77 (52-week high)
- 2025 Decline: Down 75%+ from December 2024
- March 2026: ~$0.21 current level
POL (MATIC) reached its highest price on December 26, 2021 – it amounted to $2.88086 USD according to TradingView historical records.
— TradingView Data
Key Price Decline Factors (2022–2026)
- Broad crypto market bear cycle following 2021 highs
- FTX collapse in November 2022 causing market-wide panic
- Rising competition from Arbitrum, Optimism, and Base
- MATIC to POL token transition creating market uncertainty
- Macro interest rate environment reducing risk appetite
MATIC Price History Sources
For complete MATIC historical price data, CoinMarketCap and CoinGecko provide full OHLCV data since 2020. Yahoo Finance and Nasdaq also offer historical MATIC-USD charts. For pre-2020 IDO price data, refer to the original Polygon whitepaper records.


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