Circle Mint has launched a new Digital Asset-Backed Borrowing feature allowing institutions to borrow USDC against their Bitcoin holdings without selling the BTC. The process involves wrapping BTC into cirBTC tokens, which serve as collateral in Morpho lending markets on Ethereum and Circle's Arc blockchain. This enables institutions to access liquidity while retaining their Bitcoin exposure, avoiding taxable sales. The service excludes New York clients and saw over $150 million in deposits on its first day, signaling strong demand. Circle plans to expand integrations to other protocols like Aave, and the move also supports activity growth on its Arc blockchain.
The news about Circle Mint's new borrowing feature against Bitcoin is presented here with Pluang's cryptocurrency market data for context. For readers following major cryptocurrencies, here is Pluang's market snapshot as of Sep 21, 2026 22:21 WIB: out of 50 major cryptocurrencies, 46 rose and 3 fell today. Among notable movers, VeChain (VET) rose 9.68% to Rp159 with a typical hold time of 146 days and a sell-biased order activity of 62%, while Terra Classic (LUNC) increased 9.66% to Rp0,991 with a longer hold time of 193 days and a buy-biased order activity of 67%. Litecoin (LTC) also gained 9.36%, priced at Rp1,108,694, with a shorter hold time of 78 days and a buy-biased order activity of 75%.
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