Polymarket Set to Launch 1:1 USDC-Backed Crypto Collateral Token
Polymarket states its largest infrastructure upgrade since launch will add a rebuilt core engine, a hybrid CLOB, and Polymarket USD on Polygon to support lower-cost, more institution-friendly trading.
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Fact Check
The strongest available evidence is the fetched BlockBeats report, "Polymarket官宣重大升级：重构撮合引擎并推出原生稳定币," which explicitly states that Polymarket described the coming change as its largest infrastructure upgrade since launch and said it would arrive within 2–3 weeks. The same report also matches the claim’s components: a rebuilt trading engine, new smart contracts (CTF Exchange V2), and a native settlement asset backed 1:1 by USDC. The provided The Block URL’s title is consistent with the same claim, but because it could not be fetched here, it cannot add validated support. No fetched evidence in this run contradicted the statement.
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Summary
Polymarket said it is preparing its largest infrastructure upgrade since launch, adding a rebuilt core trading engine, a hybrid central limit order book, and Polymarket USD, a USDC-backed stablecoin on Polygon. The platform said the changes are aimed at making trading cheaper and more institution-friendly. This update expands on Polymarket’s earlier plan to introduce new exchange infrastructure and a 1:1 USDC-linked settlement asset as part of the upcoming rollout.
Terms & Concepts
- CLOB: A central limit order book is a trading system that matches buy and sell orders based on price and time priority.
- Polymarket USD: A Polymarket settlement asset described as a USDC-backed stablecoin for use in the platform’s upgraded trading infrastructure.
- USDC: A U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin intended to maintain a 1:1 value with the dollar.