Polygon Sets Giugliano Hardfork for April 8, POL Price to Rally?

TLDR

• Polygon plans to activate the Giugliano hardfork on April 8 at block 85,268,500.
• The upgrade is expected to reduce finality time by letting producers announce blocks earlier.
• It also adds fee parameters to block headers and new RPC support for fee data.
• The hardfork follows past network issues, including a finality bug and a Heimdall-related disruption.
• POL is trading in a tight range, with support near $0.0890 and resistance near $0.0940.

Polygon is preparing to activate the Giugliano hardfork on mainnet on April 8. The upgrade is scheduled for block 85,268,500, at about 2:00 p.m. UTC. The Polygon Foundation confirmed the timeline in a post on X on Monday.

The foundation said the upgrade is designed to reduce finality time on the network. It said, “This upgrade enables faster finality by letting producers announce blocks earlier.” It also said the update adds fee parameters to block headers and new RPC support for fee data.

The change follows a test run on the Amoy testnet last month. According to the team, the test showed a two-second drop in finality time. Node operators must update Bor to v2.7.0 or Erigon to v3.5.0 before the upgrade goes live.

Giugliano Upgrade

The Giugliano hardfork will be released on Polygon mainnet at block number 85,268,500, at approximately 2 PM UTC on April 8.

This upgrade: enables faster finality by letting producers announce blocks earlier, adds fee parameters directly in block headers,…

— Polygon Foundation (@0xPolygonFdn) April 6, 2026

The hardfork is part of Polygon’s broader Gigagas roadmap. That plan is focused on increasing throughput and improving user experience. The effort is aimed at areas such as payments and real-world asset activity onchain.

Focus on performance after earlier network issues

The latest hardfork arrives after a period of network stability concerns. Polygon faced a finality bug in September, and that issue caused transaction delays. The network later introduced a hardfork to address the problem.

Before that, Polygon had another disruption in July. A validator exit triggered a bug in the Heimdall system, and the chain saw about one hour of downtime. Those incidents drew more attention toward network reliability and finality speed.

The Giugliano upgrade fits into that wider effort. Faster finality can help users and applications get quicker confirmation that transactions are settled. It can also support smoother activity during periods of higher demand.

Polygon has not framed the upgrade as a full answer to past issues. Still, the change shows that the foundation is continuing to adjust core network performance. The focus remains on execution, and node readiness will be important before activation.

POL trades in a narrow range before the hardfork

POL was trading near $0.09037 on the daily chart at the time of reporting. The token has moved sideways after a long pullback from January highs. The broader trend still appears weak, as lower highs remain visible on the chart.

At the same time, recent candles show that selling pressure has slowed. Price has started to hold a base around the $0.089 to $0.090 zone. That area has become the nearest support range in recent sessions.

If POL breaks below that zone, the next support sits near $0.0850. Below that, traders may watch the wider support area around $0.0800. These levels may shape short-term reactions if market pressure returns.

On the upside, the first resistance range stands between $0.0920 and $0.0940. POL has struggled to move above that zone during recent recovery attempts. If buyers clear it, the next area to watch is $0.1000 to $0.1020.

Momentum improves, but confirmation is still limited

Current indicators suggest weak trend pressure, but momentum has improved. The average true range is around 0.003860, and it has been moving lower. That usually points to falling volatility and a tighter trading range.

The MACD has also started to show early improvement. The histogram has turned slightly positive, and the MACD line appears to be moving above the signal line. That can suggest fading bearish momentum, though it does not confirm a full reversal.

Source: TradingView

For now, POL appears neutral to slightly bullish in the short term. Price is holding support, and momentum is stabilizing, but resistance levels remain overhead. Traders will likely watch both the hardfork rollout and the reaction around key price zones.

A move above $0.0940 could open room toward $0.1000 and then $0.1050. A break below $0.0890 could send price back toward $0.0850 or lower. That leaves the market in a wait-and-watch phase ahead of the network upgrade.