Circle sets out seven-part test for institutional-grade wrapped assets

Circle has published a framework for judging whether a wrapped asset is suitable for institutional use, arguing that the whole system behind the token matters as much as the token itself. In a blog post dated Oct. 13, 2026, the company said the standard should cover custody, reserves, redemption, compliance, operational resilience, governance and composability, and applied the checklist to its wrapped bitcoin product, cirBTC. Circle said a wrapped asset can extend utility by making value held in one system usable in another, but that the holder’s exposure depends on custody, issuance and redemption arrangements it does not control.

Source: Blockchain.News