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Circle adds cirBTC and euro stablecoin EURC to its Gateway service

Circle has extended its Gateway service to the wrapped bitcoin token cirBTC and the euro stablecoin EURC, according to NewsBTC. Each asset keeps a separate balance.

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what happened

Circle is extending its cross-chain balance service beyond USDC. According to NewsBTC, citing a company announcement from October 23, Gateway now supports the wrapped bitcoin token cirBTC and the euro stablecoin EURC. Developers get a common interface for three assets, but each one keeps its own balance.

Routes for bitcoin and euros differ noticeably. Circle's asset-support documentation lists cirBTC on Arc and Ethereum, while EURC is supported on Arc, Avalanche, Base, Ethereum, Solana and World Chain. A token being present on a network does not make that network a Gateway route. Depositing EURC does not fund a cirBTC withdrawal and does not convert euros into dollars.

Circle advertises cross-chain access in under 500 milliseconds, but only once a balance has been established. The time needed for a new deposit to finalize on its source network is not included. The company says it will waive Gateway fees for cirBTC and EURC on Arc at launch.

why it matters

For the market this is more of a technology update than an event with a direct effect on the bitcoin price. It simplifies balance management for firms handling euros across several networks, but currency exposure and conversion decisions remain with the business. EURC availability on Solana does not mean Nanopayments support there.

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CryptoTechnology

instruments

BTCEUR/USDEURCUSDC

sources

  1. Circle Gateway Adds Bitcoin And Euro Balances With cirBTC And EURC — newsbtc.com, 25 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC

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