<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true">Polygon token POL (formerly MATIC) surged to $0.24 as Sandeep Nailwal became the new CEO of Polygon Foundation.The rise in POL price coincided with widespread gains in the crypto market.Nailwal's leadership follows key growth metrics for Polygon in May.Overall trading volume for POL surged as the market cap reached around $2.45 billion.Altcoins like Ethereum, Solana, and XRP showed gains alongside POL.Nailwal's appointment as CEO signals a strategic shift for Polygon following previous co-founder departures.The move is aimed at providing clear direction and focused execution for Polygon Foundation.Polygon's ecosystem witnessed growth in total transfers, active addresses, and stablecoin supply.Under Nailwal, Polygon will focus on PoS, Agglayer, and deprecate the zkEVM platform.Plans include Agglayer v0.3 rollout by June 30, 2025, with further interoperability enhancements.Additionally, the Agglayer Breakout program will support projects like Polygon ZisK.Nailwal highlighted Polygon's strong financial position for long-term growth without the need to raise funds.Notably, POL price hit $1.29 in March 2024.The news was shared by Polygon on social mediaThe original article is from CoinJournal.Polygon's former MATIC token has now been rebranded to POLThe update follows the appointment of Nailwal Sandeep as the new CEO of Polygon Foundation.