Polygon is a protocol and a framework for building and connecting Ethereum-compatible blockchain networks. Aggregating scalable solutions on Ethereum supporting a multi-chain Ethereum ecosystem. - Polygon

Matic rebranded to Polygon in Feb of 2021. They still use MATIC as their token name which can be a bit confusing. For the purposes of this intro, we'll be using Matic to describe the token and this project.

Connecting your wallet

For this tutorial, we'll be going over setup with the Meta Mask wallet. The instructions are mostly applicable to other wallets.

To be able to purchase or interact on Matic, you'll need to connect your wallet to the Matic Network. Fortunately, this is pretty easy.

  1. Visit this link

  2. Click "Connect Wallet" in the Matic Mainnet Card

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  3. Your MetaMask should now indicate you are connected to the Matic network

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    Getting MATIC over the bridge

    Once you have purchased Matic via Coinbase, Wyre, Transak, or another service you'll most likely need to take it over the bridge to the Matic Network. This is easy, but depending on the price of gas, it might be somewhat costly. With this in mind, it's our recommendation to not bring it over incrementally, rather bring as much as you can to avoid paying gas fees multiple times.

    1. Get your Matic over to your MetaMask wallet. You can do this by sending it to your Mainnet Ethereum address.

    2. Visit this link to go to the Matic Wallet, and connect your Ethereum wallet

    3. Visit this link and select Matic from the dropdown

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    4. Select Transfer. This is going to cue up two transactions/confirmations. Each will charge a bit of gas, the first one being less expensive.

Once this is complete you will now be able to switch your wallet over to the Matic network and start transacting and interacting!