Team Alpha Impact

All, How To Guides26 Jul 2022

How to get MATIC?

Why should you buy MATIC?

Ethereum’s volatility and extraordinarily high gas fees have been a major industry conversation topic.

In the first few months of 2021, over $1.6 trillion dollars was settled on the Ethereum network. — a metric that also explains why using the Ethereum network is so expensive.

Not all users can pay high transaction fees; hence the Polygon network helps to bypass the high cost of gas fees and helps to connect blockchains and decentralized applications to Ethereum via sidechains.

What is Polygon (MATIC)?

Polygon is a Layer 2 scaling solution for the Ethereum blockchain that allows users to transact quicker and cheaper than on the Ethereum mainnet. Polygon has since then become popular among passive investors, traders, and decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms.

What can MATIC be used for?

MATIC is Polygon’s native token, which can be used for :

  • A store of value and a currency
  • Paying low transaction fees on the Polygon network (much lower than the underlying Ethereum mainnet)
  • Participate in Crypto staking
  • Diversification of investment strategies
  • Trade NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens)
  • Support scaling solutions for the Ethereum blockchain.

Alpha Impact will be expanding to the Polygon Network, which allows users to trade FOLO tokens for cheaper gas fees at a faster rate to mitigate the problem of exorbitant gas fees.

What are FOLO Tokens?

FOLO tokens will be launched on the Polygon blockchain, increasing the liquidity for users who hold these tokens. Launching FOLO tokens on the Polygon network will allow our expert traders to monetize their insights and trades. As Alpha Impact launches our Trader Signals Monetization Program, FOLO tokens will be used as the central currency of the platform. These tokens will be used for payment towards the traders as a way for traders to earn incentives on our platform.

What is Alpha Impact?

Alpha Impact is a social trading platform designed to make crypto trading easier for beginners and more lucrative for experienced traders. Whether users want to copy an expert trader or build and monetize their existing trades, Alpha Impact facilitates this without ever asking users to make a deposit. To learn more about Alpha Impact, click here.

Where can you purchase MATIC?

There are many exchanges where you can buy MATIC like Binance and FTX:

  1. FTX.com
  2. Binance
  3. FTX.US

…and many more!

How do you swap your existing tokens to MATIC?

If you’re holding USDT, USDC, BTC, or any other tokens, you can also swap your tokens to MATIC on these sites:

  1. MetaMask
  2. Quickswap
  3. Uniswap

…and many more!

To learn how to buy MATIC, click on these links:

  1. How to buy MATIC on FTX?
  2. How to buy MATIC on Binance?
  3. How to swap to MATIC on Metamask?

These are just some of the ways you can acquire MATIC, you can always use the exchanges you prefer and trust. Also, ensure that your MetaMask is connected to your relative exchanges before withdrawing your cryptocurrencies.

If you have more questions, feel free to check with our community: Telegram | Twitter | App

To learn more:

Click here to access our previous article on How to connect Polygon to Metamask?

Click here to access How to buy FOLO?

About Alpha Impact

Alpha Impact is a non-custodial, technology platform building social infrastructure and integrates with Interoperable Real-World Signals.

Our Interoperable platform provides real-time trade signals, comprehensive cross-exchange portfolio analytics, risk management, and copy trading. This empowers signal providers to monetise their expertise and actionable insights through a social community.

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To our Community, Investors, and Traders,
 
After navigating the complexities of the crypto market and being early movers with automated copy trading, Alpha Impact has reached a difficult crossroads. Due to unsustainable cloud infrastructure costs, we are announcing the formal cessation of all platform services.
 
The Hard Stop Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026
 
On this date, the Alpha Impact web and mobile applications, all trade automation, and API-linked intelligence engines will go offline permanently.
 
Critical Action: Withdraw Your Assets
If you hold assets on the Alpha Impact platform, you must initiate a withdrawal to a self-managed custodial wallet by April 16, 2026.
 
Eligibility Minimums:
FOLO Balance: 1,500 FOLO
USDT: 1 USDT
FOLO Points: 15,000 Points (Must convert to FOLO Balance in-app first)
 
Security & API Keys:
Non-Custodial Safety: Your funds on linked exchanges (Binance & Kucoin) are SAFE. Our shutdown only disconnects the automation.
Revoke Access: We strongly advise all users to manually delete their "Alpha Impact" API keys directly within their Binance or Kucoin API settings immediately.
Data Purge: On April 23, we will execute a permanent scrub of all encrypted API keys to ensure user privacy and security.
 
⚠️ Security Warning
Alpha Impact staff will NEVER ask for your seed phrase, private keys, or passwords. We will never ask you to "migrate" funds to a new address. Only use the official app for withdrawals.
 
A Final Note
We are incredibly proud of the $100M+ in trade volume and the next-gen trade intelligence engine we built together. While this journey is ending sooner than we envisioned, we thank you for your "diamond hands" and support through the highs and lows.
 
The Alpha Impact Team