Chainlink

Chainlink Labs joined Hedera, Aptos, Ava Labs, Stellar, and the Cardano Foundation in urging the SEC to codify its digital commodity framework into binding rule text. The joint comment letter asks the SEC to place the digital commodity definition in the rule text of Regulation Crypto Assets rather than leaving it in the interpretive release's preamble.

Kamino, the Solana lending protocol, concluded after an extensive security review that Chainlink CCIP provides the secure-by-default architecture needed to underwrite cross-chain collateral risk. As a result, assets secured by CCIP qualify for higher borrowing limits and loan-to-value (LTV) ratios on the platform.

• The review positions CCIP's security model as a risk-mitigation layer that lets Kamino extend more credit against cross-chain collateral
• Adds a lending-focused validator to CCIP's institutional and DeFi adoption alongside Chainlink's CCIP 2.0 launch and Vault Adapters rollout

OpenZeppelin, the smart-contract security and development firm that S&P Global has agreed to acquire, has embedded Chainlink infrastructure into its tooling standard used by a large share of the industry, including BlackRock, WisdomTree, and Franklin Templeton. Chainlink's CCIP, Runtime Environment (CRE), and Automated Compliance Engine (ACE) are now built into the tools behind $38+ in tokenized assets.

• Developers access Chainlink infrastructure inside the OpenZeppelin tools they already use — CRE for orchestration and applicable Defender migrations, CCIP for cross-chain token deployment, and ACE for programmable compliance
• Extends Chainlink's data and cross-chain infrastructure into the development toolchain most widely used to build and secure tokenized assets

Chainlink launched Fulcrum, a cross-chain collateral and financing platform connecting banks, asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, hedge funds, and corporate treasuries to onchain markets — drawing independent coverage from CoinDesk. Built for round-the-clock collateral management and financing, including repo transactions, Fulcrum lets institutions mobilize collateral and access liquidity as tokenized assets expand across public and private blockchains.

• On stage at Sibos 2026, Chainlink and DTCC demonstrated how Fulcrum executed a cross-chain securities financing transaction
• In a follow-up demo, Chainlink Labs' Ryan Lovell showed the platform end to end, walking through how institutions borrow against securities to fund operations and manage collateral 24/7 across blockchains
• Asset managers and issuers of tokenized funds and stablecoins can designate products as eligible collateral; corporate treasuries can place idle cash into yield-bearing arrangements under defined terms
• Positions Fulcrum as an access layer between TradFi institutions and onchain capital markets, alongside Chainlink's other Sibos 2026 announcements (CCIP 2.0 and the Swift blockchain ledger connection)

Pacific Meta, a Tokyo-based Web3 consulting firm, has entered a strategic partnership with Chainlink to unlock institutional tokenization in Japan. Under the deal, Pacific Meta adopted Chainlink CCIP as its preferred interoperability solution and listed Chainlink's Automated Compliance Engine.

• Positions Chainlink's cross-chain and compliance infrastructure inside Japan's tokenization market
• Adds to Chainlink's push into Japanese institutional finance alongside its earlier collaboration with SBI Group

DTCC announced that its Collateral AppChain, a shared infrastructure platform for collateral, will leverage the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) and Chainlink's data standard to enable near real-time, 24/7 collateral management across global financial markets and blockchains. DTCC's Dan Doney and Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov presented the collaboration at Sibos 2026.

In a follow-up video, DTCC's Nadine Chakar expanded on the partnership, saying Chainlink's orchestration and ability to tie infrastructure together are central to the AppChain's multi-chain collateral management strategy.

• CRE and Chainlink data support pricing, valuation, margining, collateral optimization, and settlement
• Aims to modernize collateral mobility and improve capital efficiency ahead of an expected Q4 2026 launch
• Extends the DTCC–Chainlink relationship into tokenized collateral infrastructure

Chainlink oracle infrastructure is now live on the Stellar network, bringing Data Feeds and Data Streams to its $4B+ RWA ecosystem. Through the Chainlink Scale program, developers on Stellar gain access to verifiable market data to power lending, stablecoins, tokenized equities, and other applications. Stellar itself formally welcomed Chainlink to the network in a public post.

• Deployed via Chainlink Scale, giving Stellar's ecosystem cost-efficient access to institutional-grade oracle infrastructure
• Extends Chainlink's data services to another major blockchain network alongside its recent expansion updates

Chainlink launched CCIP Vault Adapters, letting a DeFi vault on a single home chain accept one-click deposits from users across 80+ blockchains without recreating the vault on each network. Tori Finance confirmed it is a launch partner, joining protocols and asset issuers including Aave, Lombard, Maple, Venus, and Re.

• Vault accounting, strategy, and controls stay on the home chain while deposits arrive cross-chain via CCIP
• Tori joins a launch cohort spanning asset issuers, protocols, and vault platforms
• Extends Chainlink's cross-chain infrastructure from asset transfers to connected vault deposits

The CFTC published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) laying groundwork for rules covering crypto asset transactions and markets, and its text cites Chainlink's 2.0 whitepaper on decentralized oracle networks. Chainlink shared the development, quoting CFTC Commissioner Taylor Barr, who welcomed the citation of the whitepaper in the ANPRM as recognition of onchain infrastructure ranging from oracles to property rights frameworks.

• The ANPRM seeks public comment on a national framework for crypto asset transactions and markets under the Commodity Exchange Act
• The citation positions Chainlink's research on oracle networks — not just its live services — inside a U.S. regulator's rulemaking record
• Distinct from the separate CLARITY Act vote, the CFTC move signals a federal agency working through its own rulemaking path for digital assets

Chainlink completed its seventh year at Sibos, posting a recap of the conference's Day 1 announcements. On Day 1, Chainlink launched CCIP 2.0 to enable institutional cross-chain finance and announced that financial institutions can connect to Swift's blockchain ledger through the Chainlink platform — the two flagship developments of its week at the event.

The wrap-up underscores how Chainlink's Sibos presence centered on bridging traditional finance infrastructure to onchain capital markets, building on its multi-year collaboration with Swift.