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Circle Adds Aave to Bitcoin-Backed Borrowing in Mint

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Circle is adding Aave to its Bitcoin-backed borrowing service in Mint, expanding the lending options available through the product. The service already uses Morpho, and borrowers remain subject to liquidation rules set by the third-party protocol.

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The new lending option extends the Morpho-based service already used in Mint.
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Borrowers using the service remain exposed to liquidation under third-party protocol rules.
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Circle is adding Aave to its Bitcoin-backed borrowing service in Mint.
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Circle’s Bitcoin-backed borrowing integration is set to diversify lending options in Mint.

What it means

Users of Mint who borrow against Bitcoin are the people most directly affected because Aave is being added as another lending option in the product. That means the set of choices visible in the service changes for them when they use it, while the borrowing setup remains tied to the existing Mint flow.

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Oct 6 10:13
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Oct 6 10:27
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