Circle gives its Bitcoin-backed token one balance across Ethereum and Arc
Quick entry follows deposit finality
Circle advertises cross-chain entry in below 500 milliseconds as soon as the deposit has finalized and the stability is established. That estimate excludes the preliminary funding wait and isn’t assured. Its affirmation desk lists a median of roughly 13 to 19 minutes for an Ethereum deposit earlier than Gateway updates the stability or points an attestation.
A separate seven-day withdrawal choice lets holders reclaim funds straight from the Gateway Pockets contract with out counting on Circle’s API. Circle’s asset documentation explicitly extends that withdrawal delay to cirBTC. It’s a fallback exit, somewhat than the extraordinary switch time between Ethereum and Arc.
Crypto’s August 2025 Gateway report additionally describes API-independent restoration after seven days.
Circle says cirBTC is backed one-for-one by native Bitcoin held at a regulated entity in its company group, with the $BTC segregated from company property for holders.
Gateway integration is described as permissionless, with no sign-up required. Entry to cirBTC by way of Circle Mint, nonetheless, is obtainable to certified companies. Withdrawing cirBTC from Gateway leaves the holder with the token; redeeming it for native Bitcoin makes use of a separate Mint course of through which Circle burns cirBTC and releases $BTC to a Bitcoin handle.
Prices additionally depend upon the operation. Circle’s announcement says Gateway charges for cirBTC and $EURC are waived on Arc at launch and quotes a one-basis-point price outdoors Arc. These charges aren’t an all-in switch value: Circle’s charge documentation lists fuel and non-obligatory forwarding costs too. cirBTC switch prices are paid in cirBTC.
