Circle Partners with Polymarket to Make Native USDC the Standard for Prediction Markets

Circle Internet Group partnered with Polymarket, the world's largest prediction market. The collaboration integrates native USDC as Polymarket's official settlement asset.

Polymarket will transition from using bridged USDC on the Polygon network to the native stablecoin over the coming months. This move establishes a more capital-efficient, scalable, and reliable dollar-denominated settlement standard for users.

The collaboration bolsters market integrity by anchoring collateral to a regulated stablecoin. USDC is redeemable 1-for-1 for U.S. dollars.

Separately, Hecto Financial is integrating Circle's payment infrastructure for cross-border payments.