Smart NAV Pilot Showcases Chainlink's Blockchain Integration Capabilities

🔑 Unlocking Blockchain Integration

By Chainlink
May 23, 2024, 6:57 PM
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The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), in collaboration with Chainlink and 10 market participants, has launched a new Smart NAV pilot.​ This pilot demonstrates how Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) can serve as an abstraction layer, enabling the DTCC to integrate with potentially infinite blockchains seamlessly.​ The initiative highlights Chainlink's ability to facilitate secure and efficient data exchange between traditional financial systems and decentralized networks.​

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