There is a growing evolution in digital currencies, with protocols linked to the Ethereum ecosystem recording a significant surge in total user count. Taking to X, Polygon cofounder Mihailo Bjelic shared an update that shows the layer-2 scaling solution has now topped Ethereum in total Monthly Active User (MAU) count.While Ethereum is the foundational network for layer-2 scaling solutions, it is fast losing some of its growth traction to these secondary protocols. Per data shared by Bjelic, the Polygon MAU jumped to more than eight million, while that of Ethereum stayed below the eight million level.MAU (Monthly Active Users) on @0xPolygon surpassed Ethereum.Probably nothing. https://t.co/bpxIxu7ZcF
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