Polymarket stated it can roll out a full trade improve over the following few weeks, changing core buying and selling infrastructure with a rebuilt buying and selling engine, upgraded good contracts, and a brand new collateral token referred to as Polymarket USD.
We have heard your suggestions, and we’re excited to announce Polymarket is getting a full trade improve.
Over the following few weeks, we’re rolling out a rebuilt buying and selling engine, upgraded good contracts, and a brand new collateral token (Polymarket USD) to maneuver off USDC.e. 🧵
— Polymarket (@Polymarket) April 6, 2026
The corporate described it as its largest infrastructure change since launch and stated the migration will transfer the platform off USDC.e, the bridged model of USDC it has lengthy used as buying and selling collateral on Polygon.
The improve touches almost each a part of the buying and selling stack. In accordance with Polymarket’s developer replace, the brand new CTF Change V2 contract simplifies order constructions, improves order matching, provides assist for ERC 1271 signatures, and introduces builder codes for onchain order attribution.
The corporate additionally stated it’s releasing an up to date CLOB consumer SDK that may deal with the V1 to V2 swap robotically, although bot operators and integrations might want to transfer to the most recent purchasers and re-sign orders utilizing the brand new struct.
The brand new token might be backed one-to-one by USDC and change USDC.e because the platform’s collateral asset. For many customers, Polymarket stated the transition might be dealt with robotically by means of the frontend with a one-time approval immediate, whereas API merchants and energy customers might want to wrap their USDC or USDC.e by means of the platform’s collateral onramp contract.
The swap additionally builds on Polymarket’s broader transfer away from bridged greenback rails. In February, Circle and Polymarket introduced a transition from bridged USDC on Polygon to native USDC for settlement infrastructure, framing the change as a extra scalable and capital-efficient setup.
Polymarket stated all open orders might be canceled throughout a brief upkeep window and that order books might be cleared as a part of the migration. The corporate stated it can present at the very least one week’s discover earlier than the precise date and time.
Prediction markets are drawing heavier regulatory scrutiny because the class grows. Final week, the CFTC’s enforcement director stated insider buying and selling in prediction markets is a precedence, whereas the company has additionally supported the view that occasion contracts are swaps somewhat than playing merchandise. On the similar time, the federal authorities has sued a number of states to cease them from regulating prediction markets, underscoring how shortly the sector has turn out to be an energetic coverage battleground.
In March, Intercontinental Change invested $600 million within the firm as a part of a broader plan to commit as a lot as $2 billion to the platform.
