The need for blockchains to enable transactions among themselves has become a necessity. In 2026, the cross-chain interoperability protocol (CCIP) is making this possible at scale for crypto-native devs, major banks, asset managers, and regulated tokenization platforms. From JPMorgan settling tokenized U.S. Treasuries on a private, permissioned blockchain to Solana fully committing to the CCIP network, the protocol is integrating the global financial system.
This article highlights how Chainlink’s CCIP connects blockchains, such as Ethereum and Solana, as well as private bank chains.
CCIP is a protocol layer that enables the secure transfer of both messages and assets across blockchains. Using a single integration point and a Chainlink runtime environment, it supports over 60 public and private chains.
Here is how a cross-chain transaction works on CCIP:
This is the dual security mechanism that institutional clients need to deploy before moving large amounts of capital between blockchains.
In May 2025, Chainlink released CCIP v1.6 on the Solana mainnet. As a result, Solana became the first non-EVM chain to join the Chainlink protocol. This helps to connect Solana with Arbitrum, Base, BNB Chain, Ethereum, Optimism, and Sonic.
The collaboration enabled access to over $19 billion in cross-chain assets through the cross-chain token standard. Maple Finance, The Graph, ElizaOS, and Shiba Inu are some of the projects that incorporated existing CCIP tokens into the Solana chain. Coinbase also integrated CCIP to secure the Base-Solana bridge, which supports native Solana assets on the Base chain.
The tokenized equities platform, xStocks, has used the CCIP to power its xBridge product. This enables tokenized stocks and ETFs to be transferred between the Solana and Ethereum blockchains. Similarly, Maple Finance’s syrupUSD is now listed on the Solana blockchain through the CCIP and has enabled over $3 billion in cross-chain deposits.
JPMorgan’s blockchain, Kinexys Digital Payments, employed CCIP to facilitate a cross-chain delivery versus payment (DvP) transaction with Ondo Finance’s public Ondo Chain testnet.
The DvP transaction utilized Ondo’s tokenized short-term U.S. Treasuries fund (OUSG) as an asset and JPMorgan’s permissioned network for payment. CCIP and Chainlink’s runtime environment oversees the atomic settlement, indicating the level of execution. This eliminates counterparty risks that have resulted in an estimated loss of over $914 billion to the industry over the last decade.
This represents a notable shift from years of a closed, internal approach. Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov described it as the beginning of a production-grade rollout.
Using private and public chains, ANZ Bank facilitated an international cross-currency payment versus payment transaction between Australian dollars and Hong Kong e-HKD stablecoins via CCIP.
Under Singapore’s Project Guardian, UBS Asset Management and SBI Digital Markets used CCIP to manage tokenized fund subscriptions and redemptions across separate blockchains.
Meanwhile, under Singapore’s Project Guardian, UBS Asset Management and SBI Digital Markets employed CCIP for tokenized fund subscriptions and redemptions across separate blockchains.
Chainlink recently introduced CCIP private transactions, a feature that enables banks to keep transactions confidential while still connecting to a multi-chain economy. This solves the compliance-related issue that hindered financial institutions from subscribing to Chainlink.
The Bank of England now employs Chainlink’s CCIP for its Synchronisation Lab. CME Group expanded its regulated derivatives suite to include Cardano, Chainlink, and Stellar futures. Robinhood launched a public testnet for its Robinhood Chain with Chainlink as its oracle platform. The Central Bank of Brazil, through its Drex program, and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority carried out the first cross-border and cross-chain trade experiment between the two central banks using Chainlink.
Chainlink’s CCIP has long changed its focus from the proof of concept. In 2026, it is the functioning backbone that connects Ethereum-based DeFi, Solana’s high-throughput, and the private permissioned networks that large banks have developed over the last decade. With its dual-layer security, CCIP private transactions, and CCT Token Standard, Chainlink has further extended the gap between its contemporaries. The utilization of Chainlink’s CCIP across financial institutions has become widely accepted. The Blockchain and private banks (such as ANZ and the Bank of England) gaining popularity, are those that are able to move assets across their chain quickly in the regulated markets.
