Barron��s, which might be *the* tradfi publication, is running a cover story on tokenization…
Some quotes:
“Crypto technology is moving from the fringes toward the center of finance, whether or not legislators approve.”
“This is a watershed moment.”
“I would hope that Wall Street as Wall Street still exists, but it will have to do business differently.”
“The goal of tokenized equity is to move the markets to an always-on economy.”
“Tokenization will represent the biggest upgrade to our financial system since we moved from paper to electronic trading.”
If you still can’t see that financial markets are heading toward full tokenization, not sure what to tell you at this point.
via @joelight
At this point, it's obvious there are not 5 more important technologies in crypto than Chainlink.
In fact, if we really got deep into it, you couldn't convince me there were 3.
Chainlink is the backbone of the entire industry. If blockchain technology succeeds, Chainlink succeeds.
$LINK
⬡ CHAINLINK Q3 MOMENTUM ⬡
• Launched CCIP 2.0
• $15B+ migrates to CCIP
• $140B secured across onchain finance
• TradFi adoption: DTCC, Swift, & more
• Enterprise adoption: Infosys, Robinhood, & more
• Work with policymakers across the U.S., UK, & Hong Kong
Thanks for sharing @AndrewMcMarkets
We feel Chainlink is one of the purest ways to get exposure to RWA adoption / tokenization.
Not a recommendation***
Past performance is no guarantee of future success
. @chainlink is moving at an exponential growth.
200x last year.
2000x this year.
When the internal numbers show increased growth, but the "stock" doesn't, that's just an opportunity.
Anyone who studied $AMZN knows this.
.@trize_io has integrated @chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) into its tokenization infrastructure on the @CantonNetwork.
Completed in technical collaboration with Chainlink, the integration supports tokenized asset transfers from supported EVM networks to Canton and from Canton to those networks.
T-RIZE's infrastructure operates natively on Canton, using its transaction privacy and synchronized execution for institutional financial workflows. Cross-network use remains subject to each instrument's permissions, custody arrangements and lifecycle requirements.
Full announcement: https://t.co/6O9jbmo2RJ
#Chainlink #CantonNetwork #Tokenization
People Do Not Understand How Important This Partnership Is!
Here are the numbers:
@OpenZeppelin is the powerhouse of web3:
➡️ 9/10 top stablecoins are build on their contracts
➡️10/10 largest tokenized money market funds use OZ standards
➡️ They have 88% EVM smart contract market share
➡️ $38T in TVS across 6.8B transactions
By embedding @chainlink ACE + CCIP + CRE directly into OpenZeppelin, Chainlink becomes the default setting for the entire web3 ecosystem.
Absolutely correct and based post from Kamino.
If your interop protocol has no security guarantees (having a standardized security floor) like LayerZero, then the assets you move around have to be discounted via a risk premium when used as collateral.
"A modular model, where each issuer configures its own verifier set per lane and can change it at any time, is close to impossible to underwrite at scale. Without an enforced minimum security floor, the conservative assumption is that most issuers default to settings that remain highly centralized, because growth and risk management pull in opposite directions. Continuous oversight is not feasible when security depends on a bespoke setup the issuer controls and can alter without notice, and each token becomes its own audit, repeated every time settings change or a chain is added."
Bingo.
Either you use Chainlink CCIP to unlock higher borrowing limits & LTV ratios, or your tokens get pegged. Literally.
$LINK $KMNO $ZRO
P.S.
Attached my previous posts and other risk curators' announcements on the same topic below.
Big win.
A major smart contract development platform embeds Chainlink into it so institutions and developers are using Chainlink services by default.
OpenZeppelin customers get best in class services, Chainlink gets more users.
Today we’re announcing a strategic partnership with @chainlink
Chainlink CCIP and ACE are now natively embedded across OpenZeppelin tooling, giving institutions and developers one trusted foundation for moving assets and operations onchain.
Financial institutions borrow against securities to fund their operations.
Chainlink Fulcrum brings that capability to tokenized assets, enabling institutions to access financing and manage collateral 24/7 across blockchains.
Chainlink Labs’ Ryan Lovell shows it end to end ↓
You simply can't box #Chainlink into being a data provider when its verifiably orchestrating the lifecycle of DTCC workflows, which is the central clearing house for U.S. securities. DTCC is telling you this and clearly stating it's providing the industry real value.
The market doesn't full get the power of Chainlink orchestration yet but they will. It's the most powerful state of Chainlink and will be the most sticky and deepest in the stack of financial flows.
While Chainlink sells individual services (e.g. data, cross-chain, etc), the bigger unlock it's starting to provide now is end-to-end solutions. This is particularly attractive to institutions.
In this example, it's leveraging its platform of services to power the whole transaction lifecycle of securities lending with DTCC.
Essentially, Chainlink is connecting the relevant chains and existing financial systems, as well as providing the key data, cross-chain connectivity, compliance policy enforcement, all as part of one workflow that runs step by step on Chainlink oracle networks.
It's basically the coordinator of the transaction lifecycle (i.e., orchestrstion) as well as the provider of key services.
$LINK
"Any asset, […] any jurisdiction, with any custodial system, any time of day is now mobile in terms of collateral. This truly changes the game.”
- Dan Doney, CTO of @The_DTCC
"Any asset, […] any jurisdiction, with any custodial system, any time of day is now mobile in terms of collateral. This truly changes the game.”
- Dan Doney, CTO of @The_DTCC
Since everyone is so concerned about Chainlink's fees - lets see where fees accrue in this example DTCC workflow -
> ethereum (but could be any chain) - whatever current gas fee is to lock token on mainnet (1 gwei is currently $.004 and scheduled to go lower)
> DTCC Besu Based AppChain - ZERO gas fees
> Chainlink - $.14 $LINK orchestration fee
Replicated across txs that exceed $20T daily.
There are a thousand public chains
There are hundreds of private chains
All locked in a gas race to zero
Abstracted and Orchestrated with the all the real-world's offchain systems and data by Chainlink.
There is only one $LINK.
I think this demo by Chainlink and DTCC at Sibos 2026 will be an “aha!” moment that changes the game. The video shows how a $5M lending agreement can be initiated, created, executed, and even settled in seconds. Firms will have a better way to find opportunities and manage risk, and the earnings potential is massive. The orchestration fee shown in the demo was $.14 of LINK.
I’m not the only one excited about Fulcrum. A few quotes from DTCC’s Dan Doney really stood out to me during the demo:
“This is a model that ultimately takes what amounts to transactions in excess of $20T a day and completely automates the process.”
“The transaction we are doing here is the essential transaction in institutional finance”
“Any asset anywhere in any jurisdiction with any custodial system any time of day is now mobile.”
“This kind of system frees up $52T worth of assets.”
This is big. Well worth 35 minutes of time to watch the video.
DTCC AND CHAINLINK AT SIBOS 2026
DTCC's Dan Doney and @SergeyNazarov presented how @The_DTCC is collaborating with Chainlink to advance 24/7 collateral management.
DTCC's Collateral AppChain provides shared infrastructure near real-time collateral management across financial markets and blockchains.
“The problem being solved is the fragmentation of data, how everybody connects to move collateral and settle transactions, and the different systems that need to talk to each other but cannot do so quickly enough to allow intraday collateral movement.” - Sergey Nazarov
DTCC’s Collateral AppChain will leverage the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) for orchestration between those systems and data sources, and CCIP which enables the movement of assets, value, and liquidity to and from the AppChain.
"You finally have a reliable and legally binding ledger from the DTCC that everyone can rely on, just like they rely on the DTCC now. That's a very powerful thing that I think the capital markets have been waiting for, where they can't get that from just any chain because those guarantees with the DTCC are fundamentally different" Nazarov also added.
The DTCC Collateral AppChain is expected to launch in Q1 2027.
Presentation slides here: https://t.co/BC1XYuRXAg
Watch the full presentation ↓