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Assets Stay with the Custodian: Chainlink Connects Institutions to BorrowingInstitutions used to have to move assets out of custody before using them to borrow in DeFi. On October 26, Chainlink announced CustodySync. According to the company, qualified custodians can enable institutional clients to access DeFi lending while their assets remain in custody. The first launch partner is Anchorage Digital Bank, N.A., integrated with its Atlas Collateral Management platform. The publicly described mechanism works roughly as follows: custody balances are brought on-chain using Chainlink Proof of Reserve; restricted-transfer receipt tokens represent the collateral on-chain; lending markets and custody systems use the same Chainlink price data to calculate LTV; and, in the event of default, a designated collateral agent handles the disposition under custody procedures, then syncs the transaction results back on-chain.

Assets Stay with the Custodian: Chainlink Connects Institutions to Borrowing

Institutions used to have to move assets out of custody before using them to borrow in DeFi. On October 26, Chainlink announced CustodySync. According to the company, qualified custodians can enable institutional clients to access DeFi lending while their assets remain in custody.
The first launch partner is Anchorage Digital Bank, N.A., integrated with its Atlas Collateral Management platform. The publicly described mechanism works roughly as follows: custody balances are brought on-chain using Chainlink Proof of Reserve; restricted-transfer receipt tokens represent the collateral on-chain; lending markets and custody systems use the same Chainlink price data to calculate LTV; and, in the event of default, a designated collateral agent handles the disposition under custody procedures, then syncs the transaction results back on-chain.
Institutions want to enter DeFi without moving assets out of custody accounts—Chainlink has built a bridge. According to reports from PANews and others, Chainlink has launched CustodySync, which lets institutions participate in DeFi lending while their assets remain in the custody of a custodian. Anchorage Digital is the launch partner. The general approach is to use Proof of Reserve to provide on-chain proof of custodial balances, then issue tokenized claims that can be used as collateral, rather than transferring the underlying assets directly to self-custody wallets. How to read this: The key point isn’t “yet another collateral narrative,” but who is responsible for custody, on-chain proof, and lending liquidations. Proof of Reserve makes balances visible; it doesn’t eliminate counterparty risk. Redemption and unbonding delays, oracles, and liquidation parameters also warrant close attention. For traditional financial ledgers, this is an entry point at the pilot stage; for on-chain protocols, the question is whether this incremental source of collateral is sustainable. #Chainlink #CustodySync #DeFi #Institutions
Institutions want to enter DeFi without moving assets out of custody accounts—Chainlink has built a bridge.

According to reports from PANews and others, Chainlink has launched CustodySync, which lets institutions participate in DeFi lending while their assets remain in the custody of a custodian. Anchorage Digital is the launch partner. The general approach is to use Proof of Reserve to provide on-chain proof of custodial balances, then issue tokenized claims that can be used as collateral, rather than transferring the underlying assets directly to self-custody wallets.

How to read this: The key point isn’t “yet another collateral narrative,” but who is responsible for custody, on-chain proof, and lending liquidations. Proof of Reserve makes balances visible; it doesn’t eliminate counterparty risk. Redemption and unbonding delays, oracles, and liquidation parameters also warrant close attention. For traditional financial ledgers, this is an entry point at the pilot stage; for on-chain protocols, the question is whether this incremental source of collateral is sustainable.

#Chainlink #CustodySync #DeFi #Institutions
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