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Wrapped Bitcoin supplied on Aave hits record high despite backing fears 

WBTC is still the most popular Bitcoin wrapper, with nearly $10 billion in TVL, according to DefiLlama.

Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) supplied on decentralized lending platform Aave hit an all-time high despite anxieties around the Bitcoin (BTC) wrapper’s backing, according to data from Dune Analytics.

Aave’s WBTC supply on the Ethereum network broke 37,000 in September, or more than $2 billion at current prices, according to Dune.

The record-breaking total value locked (TVL) on Aave follows a wave of skepticism among cryptocurrency retail investors about the safety of the underlying spot Bitcoin backing WBTC.

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US Bitcoin ETFs net $365 million in a single day as Bitcoin rallies above $65,000

21.co’s Bitcoin wrapper to add Chainlink proof of reserve

The integration comes as other Bitcoin wrappers face scrutiny for custody practices. 

21.co, the parent company of cryptocurrency asset manager 21Shares, announced on Sept. 23 that it is adding Chainlink’s proof of reserve to 21BTC to address potential concerns about the Bitcoin (BTC) wrapper’s backing. 

Integrating proof of reserves into 21BTC on Ethereum and Solana “protects against malicious minting by embedding cryptographic guarantees that new tokens minted are backed by reserves,” 21.co said

The announcement follows a wave of skepticism among cryptocurrency retail investors about the safety of the underlying spot BTC backing Bitcoin wrappers including Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) and Coinbase Wrapped BTC (cbBTC). 

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US Bitcoin ETFs net $365 million in a single day as Bitcoin rallies above $65,000