# Polygon’s proposed native POL recovery

> Validators would move native balances from 5 listed addresses to designated recovery addresses without holder signatures.

- URL: https://riadefi.com/on-chain/2026-11-04-polygon-polymarket-binance-pol-recovery/
- Type: Governance
- Stage: Proposed
- Evidence: confirmed
- Materiality: material
- Event date: 2026-11-04
- Version: 1, published 2026-11-05 (first published 2026-11-05)
- Follow-up: 2026-11-12
- Advisor-relevant: no
- Affects: Polygon Bridge (protocol)

## What happened

Polygon contributors proposed a fork on November 4, 2026, to recover about 70.49M POL attributed to the Polymarket and Binance incidents.

## What changed

Validators would move native balances from 5 listed addresses to designated recovery addresses without holder signatures.

## What did not change

The proposal preserves total supply and leaves bridge contracts unchanged.

## Confirmed

- The proposal requires governance approval and testing on Amoy.
- The proposers require proof that recipients control the recovery addresses.

## Still open

- Governance has not established approval, activation timing or a final client release.
- The reported balances remain subject to verification before activation.

## What it means for an advisor

- Ketju should review the Polygon Bridge memo’s validator-dependency analysis for forced balance changes and potential chain splits.

## Sources

1. [Polygon native POL recovery proposal](https://forum.polygon.technology/t/pip-proposal-recovery-of-funds-held-in-blocked-addresses-following-the-polymarket-and-binance-incidents/22497) · Polygon governance · 2026-11-04


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