{"id":"tp-25020","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Circle Launches Bitcoin-Backed USDC Borrowing as Morpho Shows $18.86 Million in Borrowings","author":"John Kim","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/25020","datePublished":"2026-09-28T16:58:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-09-28T16:58:04.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"Eligible Circle Mint institutions can mint cirBTC from deposited Bitcoin and borrow USDC through lending markets on Arc and Ethereum without selling their BTC.","section":"Business","references":[{"title":"Circle’s cirBTC token for lending and borrowing","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/24283"}]}