Circle partners with Polymarket to bring native USDC settlement
Circle will integrate its U.S. dollar stablecoin, USDC, as native settlement on Polymarket to provide direct dollar-denominated payouts and collateral [2].
Circle announced a partnership with prediction market Polymarket to integrate Circle-issued USDC as the platform’s primary collateral and settlement currency, formalizing USDC’s role on the market that runs on Polygon [2][3].
Until now, Polymarket relied on bridged USDC (USDC.e) on Polygon for trading collateral and payouts; under the deal Circle will provide infrastructure for direct, dollar-denominated settlement and payments to users [1][2].
The move is presented as a way to reduce reliance on cross‑chain bridges and to support more robust, scalable and institution-friendly on‑chain financial markets as Polymarket expands [3][4].
Polymarket said the migration from bridged USDC to Circle‑issued native USDC will occur “in the coming months,” with Circle supplying the settlement infrastructure to enable native dollar payouts on the platform [2].
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- 1Circle partners with Polymarket to bring native USDC settlementCryptopolitan• Feb 5, 2026
- 2Polymarket Partners with Circle to Integrate Native USDCThe Defiant• Feb 5, 2026
- 3Polymarket, Circle partner in shift to native USDC settlementCointelegraph• Feb 5, 2026
- 4Circle partners with Polymarket to enhance prediction market settlementCrypto Briefing• Feb 5, 2026
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