Polymarket Replaces Bridged USDC Aiming for a U.S. Relaunch
Polymarket is executing what it describes as its largest infrastructure upgrade since launch — rebuilding its trading engine and replacing its core collateral asset with a new native collateral token. The platform is moving away from bridged USDC (USDC.e) on Polygon and will instead settle positions in Polymarket USD, a proprietary token backed 1:1 by…