Key highlights:
- Binance will suspend Polygon network deposits and withdrawals on March 4 at 13:00 UTC to support the $POL Lisovo upgrade.
- The Polygon Lisovo hardfork is scheduled at block 83,756,500, around 14:00 UTC the same day.
- Trading will continue normally, and services will resume automatically once the upgraded network is stable.
Binance has confirmed that it will support the upcoming network upgrade and hard fork of Polygon($POL), and will have temporary service suspensions scheduled for March 4. The exchange said deposits and withdrawals for tokens on the Polygon network will be halted starting at 13:00 UTC on March 4, 2026. The pause is intended to ensure technical stability during the upgrade process.
According to the announcement, the Polygon network upgrade and hard fork are expected to take place at block height 83,756,500. This is estimated to occur around 14:00 UTC on the same day. Trading of Polygon-based tokens on Binance will continue without interruption. Only deposit and withdrawal services will be affected.
Binance Supports Polygon’s Lisovo Hardfork
Binance stated that it will manage all technical requirements related to the upgrade on behalf of its users. Once the network is considered stable, deposit and withdrawal services will resume automatically. The exchange added that no separate notice will be issued when services are restored.
The development follows a public statement from Polygon regarding what it calls the Lisovo hardfork. The update is scheduled to be deployed on the Polygon mainnet before block number 83,756,500. Polygon outlined several changes tied to this upgrade. These include subsidizing agent-to-agent gas costs for payments under PIP-82, improving smart contract compatibility related to the Count Leading Zeros function, and enhancing support for passkey-based wallets.
PSA: The Polygon chain will be upgraded on March 4
• accelerating agent-to-agent transactions, subsidizing $1M in gas fees
• enabling better wallet support and smart contract compatibility https://t.co/ubORiqb0br— Polygon | $POL (@0xPolygon) February 27, 2026
Also, the update introduces more flexible fee tuning and aims to improve transaction reliability. Stronger system checks are also part of the release. Polygon has advised node operators to upgrade their software in advance. Operators are expected to move to Bor version 2.6.0 or Erigon version 3.4.0 to remain aligned with the updated chain.
Network upgrades scheduled at a specific block height are common in blockchain systems. If all validators and node operators update their software in time, the transition typically proceeds without disruption. But, nodes that fail to upgrade risk remaining on an outdated chain. This can lead to temporary network splits or service inconsistencies till alignment is restored.
Following activation, the upgraded network is usually monitored closely. Developers track performance metrics and address potential bugs if required. Stability checks are part of the standard post-upgrade process.
The Lisovo hardfork builds on a previous network update completed in December 2025, known as the Madhugiri hardfork. That earlier upgrade focused heavily on performance improvements. Notably, Polygon reported a 33% increase in transaction speed after Madhugiri was implemented. It also introduced the ability to modify block timing in the future without requiring another hard fork.
The December update strengthened synchronization between nodes, and reduced the risk of validators falling behind the chain. It also included security-focused improvements to the Ethereum Virtual Machine environment. Among other technical adjustments, the network shortened its consensus process to approximately one second and increased gas costs for certain heavy cryptographic operations such as MODEXP. A cap on computational work per transaction was also introduced to limit network abuse.
For Binance users, trading activity will proceed as usual. Once the network stabilizes after block 83,756,500, full functionality will return automatically.
Polygon recently finished the month ranking first in transaction volume, with USD Coin surpassing 20 million transactions over the weekend for the first time. Polygon is now the fastest-growing blockchain network for payments.
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