Circle Promotes cirBTC for Putting BTC to Work Onchain
Circle is promoting cirBTC, its 1:1 Bitcoin-backed token, as a way for institutions to put BTC to work onchain. The company says cirBTC supports use cases across borrowing, lending, liquidity, and settlement without requiring holders to sell their underlying BTC position.
- cirBTC carries bitcoin into onchain credit and lending markets, where it can be supplied as collateral in supported smart contract markets
- USDC supplies the programmable, dollar-denominated liquidity for borrowing, repayment, and settlement
- The messaging targets institutions holding bitcoin on their balance sheets, building on cirBTC's availability on Arc and Ethereum
The push is part of Circle's broader effort to position bitcoin as collateral for onchain finance while keeping USDC at the center of the liquidity layer.
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- cirBTC helps institutions put BTC to work onchain. As a 1:1 wrapped BTC token, cirBTC can support use cases across borrowing, lending, liquidity, and settlement without requiring holders to sell their underlying BTC position. https://t.co/GfEgWjARxzx.com ↗
- Bitcoin can anchor a balance sheet, but institutions still need liquidity they can use. cirBTC brings BTC into supported smart contract markets as collateral. USDC provides programmable, dollar-denominated liquidity for borrowing, repayment, and settlement.x.com ↗
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