Circle’s cirBTC Is Live on Ethereum but Has Only 40 BTC Outstanding
Circle renewed its push for cirBTC as neutral institutional collateral in an Aug. 12 post, but the product is not a new launch. It has been live on Ethereum since June 8 and had only about 40 tokens outstanding at the ti...
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