Virtuals Protocol Migrates $700M Token to Chainlink CCIP for AI Agent Payments
Virtuals Protocol Migrates $700M Token to Chainlink CCIP for AI Agent Payments
🤖 AI Agents Get Cross-Chain
Virtuals Protocol has migrated its $700M+ VIRTUAL token from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP after an extensive security review. The migration enables secure cross-chain payments for AI agents operating across multiple blockchains.
Key developments:
- CCIP becomes Virtuals' exclusive cross-chain infrastructure
- Enables agentic payments for AI agents across chains
- Follows similar migration by Pleasing Market for tokenized precious metals
Broader context:
- Citi's Tokenization 2030 report projects tokenized assets reaching $8.2 trillion by 2030
- Report highlights CCIP as the interoperability standard for tokenized finance
- Major institutions including Swift, J.P. Morgan, and UBS are adopting Chainlink infrastructure
The migration reflects growing institutional focus on secure cross-chain connectivity as tokenization expands.
CCIP now powers secure cross-chain transfers for PGOLD & USDpm across Arbitrum, Ethereum & Pharos. Pleasing Market also adopted Data Streams to enable secure pricing for its RWAs across DeFi. More on why Pleasing Market is standardizing on Chainlink: x.com/PleasingMarket…
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Cross-chain agentic payments for @virtuals_io 🤖 Powered by CCIP.
After an extensive security review, @virtuals_io is migrating its $700M+ VIRTUAL token from its legacy bridging solution to Chainlink CCIP. As Virtuals’ exclusive cross-chain infra, CCIP is unlocking secure cross-chain payments for AI agents across chains.
Virtuals Protocol is officially migrating to @Chainlink CCIP. For agent infrastructure, 99% security is not enough. As part of hardening our infrastructure, we are upgrading our cross-chain stack from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP. We have evaluated that CCIP strengthens the
JUST IN: @Citi's new Tokenization 2030 report highlights Chainlink CCIP as the interoperability standard connecting the tokenized global financial system. Citi projects tokenized asset markets can reach $8.2 trillion by 2030, with secure cross-chain connectivity being critical.
Fragmented infra is holding back global finance from capitalizing on the $867 trillion tokenization opportunity. That's why Swift, J.P. Morgan, UBS, & many more institutions adopt Chainlink to connect to the onchain economy. The world is moving onchain through Chainlink.
NOW: Top tokenized commodities platform @PleasingMarket deprecates legacy bridge & migrates to Chainlink CCIP to unlock distribution of tokenized precious metals. Pleasing Market chose CCIP as its exclusive cross-chain infra to access the highest level of security.
Today, we're announcing a major infrastructure upgrade for Pleasing Market. After a comprehensive security review, we are deprecating LayerZero and migrating to @Chainlink CCIP as the exclusive cross-chain infrastructure for PGOLD and USDpm on Arbitrum, Ethereum, Pharos and
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đź”— Virtuals Migrates $700M+ VIRTUAL Token to Chainlink CCIP
**Major Infrastructure Upgrade** Virtuals is migrating its $700M+ VIRTUAL token from its legacy bridging solution to Chainlink CCIP following an extensive security review. CCIP will serve as Virtuals' exclusive cross-chain infrastructure. **Key Developments:** - CCIP enables secure cross-chain payments for AI agents across multiple blockchains - Part of a broader wave of upgrades totaling $1.1B+ in value - Other projects upgrading to CCIP include Sahara AI (SAHARA), Zest Protocol (ZEST), and Pleasing Market (PGOLD & USDpm) The migration represents a significant vote of confidence in Chainlink's cross-chain infrastructure for high-value token transfers and AI agent operations.
Virtuals Migrates to Chainlink CCIP
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