Polygon Community Proposes New Fee Distribution Model

The Polygon community has introduced Proposal PIP-85, which aims to revise the fee distribution model. According to Foresight News, the proposal suggests modifying the PIP-65 priority fee allocation formula by incorporating an equal-weight factor in validator distribution and setting a dividend ratio for stakers. It proposes extracting 50% from the validator pool to be distributed to stakers through a periodic Merkle claim program deployed on Ethereum. The remaining validator pool allocation would be adjusted to distribute 75% based on equal-weighted performance and 25% according to the existing staking weight formula. Polygon Foundation CEO Sandeep Nailwal commented that the proposal offers a balanced approach to fairly reward all network participants, allowing stakers to directly receive fee income while ensuring the validator community remains healthy and incentivized.