USDC at 50 percent of USDT market cap in 2026 holds at even odds

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    "Polymarket prices USDC reaching 50% of USDT market cap in 2026 at 53%, a near-even call.",
    "MiCA enforcement removing USDT from EU regulated venues is a structural tailwind for USDC, consistent with slightly-above-even Polymarket pricing.",
    "Russia whitelisting USDC (Story 36) adds a separate demand-side catalyst that markets may not have fully incorporated at time of pricing.",
    "Resolves via Coingecko market cap data; the multi-deadline series means earlier deadlines within 2026 count, adding urgency to the MiCA catalyst timing."
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