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Circle Partners With Polymarket For USDC Settlement

Circle supports the rise of prediction markets as it partners Polymarket to help with stablecoin settlement for prediction payouts.

Ron Kotli

5 Feb 2026

USDC stablecoin is being used for a number of use-cases, including supporting onchain prediction markets for transferring user prediction balances (Ashley Jurius / Unsplash)

USDC stablecoin is being used for a number of use-cases, including supporting onchain prediction markets for transferring user prediction balances (Ashley Jurius / Unsplash)

Circle has announced it is partnering with Polymarket.

Today's announcement reveals that Polymarket in the near future will have direct access (without the bridging) to USDC funds from Circle to ensure better liquidity. Currently, Polymarket accepts prediction market deposits and settles wins via USDC on Polygon.

Prediction markets are continuing to be a popular narrative in the first quarter of 2026 as Circle makes sure to capture Polymarket's stablecoin settlement volumes.

Founder and CEO Shayne Coplan expressed:

“Circle has built some of the most critical infrastructure in crypto, and partnering with them is an important step in strengthening prediction markets. Using USDC supports a consistent, dollar-denominated settlement standard that enhances market integrity and reliability as participation on the platform continues to grow.”

Polymarket trading volumes have hit an all-time high at $955M at the end of January according to TokenTerminal. Interesting to note here that Coinbase partnered with Kalshi to drive forward its own onchain predictions market to existing customers.

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https://www.circle.com/pressroom/circle-and-polymarket-partner-to-strengthen-onchain-financial-markets

https://x.com/Polymarket/status/2019427044078346548?s=20

https://tokenterminal.com/explorer/projects/polymarket/metrics/trading-volume

Circle Partners With Polymarket For USDC Settlement

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