A payment provider serving Base and Solana has to decide where to keep funds ready for euro payouts. Circle’s documented Gateway model lets it draw on one EURC balance for both destinations, reducing the need to forecast and fund separate pools.
The October 23, 2026 expansion adds EURC, Circle’s euro-denominated token, and cirBTC, its wrapped bitcoin. Each asset keeps its own balance. Once a deposit finalizes, that balance becomes available across the asset’s supported chains.
Circle lists six for EURC: Arc, Avalanche, Base, Ethereum, Solana and World Chain. For cirBTC, it lists Arc and Ethereum. The practical change is where inventory can wait while customers decide where to withdraw or receive a payment.
One qualification: the blog disclosure still says “USDC only,” despite release notes confirming the added assets. That conflict remains unresolved; this describes the documented model, not verified eligibility or live routes.
Sources:
https://www.circle.com/blog/circle-gateway-now-supports-cirbtc-and-eurc
https://developers.circle.com/release-notes/gateway-2026#2026-10-23
The October 23, 2026 expansion adds EURC, Circle’s euro-denominated token, and cirBTC, its wrapped bitcoin. Each asset keeps its own balance. Once a deposit finalizes, that balance becomes available across the asset’s supported chains.
Circle lists six for EURC: Arc, Avalanche, Base, Ethereum, Solana and World Chain. For cirBTC, it lists Arc and Ethereum. The practical change is where inventory can wait while customers decide where to withdraw or receive a payment.
One qualification: the blog disclosure still says “USDC only,” despite release notes confirming the added assets. That conflict remains unresolved; this describes the documented model, not verified eligibility or live routes.
Sources:
https://www.circle.com/blog/circle-gateway-now-supports-cirbtc-and-eurc
https://developers.circle.com/release-notes/gateway-2026#2026-10-23
