**Chainlink Launches CCIP 2.0 for Institutional Cross-Chain Asset Distribution**
Chainlink launched CCIP 2.0 on September 28, giving financial institutions a neutral layer to move tokenized assets across public and private blockchains as banks and asset managers increasingly issue equities, funds, and currencies onchain.
**Key features:**
- A new Cross-Chain Verifier (CCV) system lets institutions run their own attestation checks on top of Chainlink's existing verification layer, deployable via starter kits for AWS and Google Cloud, plus support from third-party verifiers like Infosys and Nethermind.
- Built-in compliance tools handle KYC, AML, and sanctions screening automatically, with adjustable settings for near-instant transfers versus full finality.
- Chainlink says CCIP now secures over $84 billion in cross-chain token value and holds ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type 2 certifications.
- Backers and partners named include AWS, ANZ Bank, Archax, Deutsche Börse's Crypto Finance, Fidelity International, Google Cloud, SBI Digital Markets, Sygnum, Taurus, plus DeFi platforms Aave, Lido, and Maple.
- The upgrade follows the $292 million Kelp DAO exploit, where attackers drained funds through a LayerZero bridge relying on a single verifier. Chainlink's Johann Eid said institutions need "a neutral standard" for cross-chain asset movement, contrasting it with insecure legacy bridges and costly in-house builds.
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**Chainlink Launches CCIP 2.0 for Institutional Cross-Chain Asset Distribution**
Chainlink launched CCIP 2.0 on September 28, giving financial institutions a neutral layer to move tokenized assets across public and private blockchains as banks and asset managers increasingly issue equities, funds, and currencies onchain.
**Key features:**
- A new Cross-Chain Verifier (CCV) system lets institutions run their own attestation checks on top of Chainlink's existing verification layer, deployable via starter kits for AWS and Google Cloud, plus support from third-party verifiers like Infosys and Nethermind.
- Built-in compliance tools handle KYC, AML, and sanctions screening automatically, with adjustable settings for near-instant transfers versus full finality.
- Chainlink says CCIP now secures over $84 billion in cross-chain token value and holds ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type 2 certifications.
- Backers and partners named include AWS, ANZ Bank, Archax, Deutsche Börse's Crypto Finance, Fidelity International, Google Cloud, SBI Digital Markets, Sygnum, Taurus, plus DeFi platforms Aave, Lido, and Maple.
- The upgrade follows the $292 million Kelp DAO exploit, where attackers drained funds through a LayerZero bridge relying on a single verifier. Chainlink's Johann Eid said institutions need "a neutral standard" for cross-chain asset movement, contrasting it with insecure legacy bridges and costly in-house builds.