Lending protocol Aave launches Circle's wrapped Bitcoin cirBTC on Ethereum
Original headline借贷协议 Aave 在以太坊上线 Circle 封装比特币 cirBTC
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Aave has listed Circle's wrapped bitcoin cirBTC on its Ethereum-based V3 and V4 deployments, allowing users to supply the token as collateral in the V3 Core market and V4 Core Hub and borrow assets such as USDC against it. The integration brings a second major wrapped-bitcoin issuer into Aave's collateral base, potentially deepening stablecoin borrowing demand and diversifying the protocol's BTC exposure beyond the dominant token. It also extends Circle's push beyond USDC into bitcoin wrappers, setting up competition with established wrapped-bitcoin products for liquidity and yield. What to watch next is whether cirBTC attracts meaningful supply and borrowing volume, and whether Aave adds the asset to additional markets or chains.
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Aave (AAVE), cirBTC, Circle (CRCL), Ethereum (ETH), USDC
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