Dusk & NPEX Revolutionize Regulated Assets: Chainlink CCIP Integration Goes Live

Blockchain's regulatory wall just got a ladder. Dusk Network and NPEX have deployed Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to bring regulated assets onchain—without the usual compliance headaches.

Why it matters: Traditional finance rails weren't built for DeFi. This move lets institutions tokenize stocks, bonds, and ETFs while maintaining full regulatory compliance—a holy grail that's eluded crypto for years.

The cynical take: Wall Street still gets giddy about 'blockchain pilots' while DeFi builders ship working solutions. CCIP might finally bridge that gap—or prove legacy systems are beyond saving.

A blueprint for regulated markets

The framework ensures compliance while leveraging the operational benefits of blockchain technology by issuing assets under the European regulatory standards on the DuskEVM.

Johann Eid, Chief Business Officer at chainlink Labs, said, “Dusk and NPEX are accelerating the creation of a more dynamic onchain financial system for institutional assets. By leveraging Chainlink’s interoperability and data standards, they’re helping define the blueprint for regulated markets to operate natively onchain.”

Emanuele Francioni, CEO and Co-Founder at Dusk, added, “By leveraging Chainlink CCIP as the canonical cross-chain infrastructure for tokenized securities, we’re ensuring that regulated assets can move securely and seamlessly across blockchain environments.” He continued, “Adopting Chainlink CCIP allows us to bring the DUSK token into a cross-chain environment through the Cross-Chain Token (CCT) standard and to expand the reach of tokenized financial instruments across ecosystems. Paired with Chainlink DataLink and Data Streams, we’re building the infrastructure needed to support the next generation of real-world asset markets onchain.”

For institutional users, this means unified access to compliant digital securities, irrespective of the network they use.

Chainlink’s role in the partnership 

The technical plan centers on Chainlink’s infrastructure to guarantee security and seamless asset movement. The Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) will function “as the canonical interoperability layer,” ensuring that tokenized assets issued by NPEX on DuskEVM can be securely made composable across various blockchain ecosystems. 

Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Token (CCT) standard will be used to facilitate secure transfers of the DUSK token itself, for instance, between ethereum and Solana. Dusk and NPEX will leverage Chainlink DataLink and Data Streams to become on-chain data publishers. This system will bring verified, official market data from NPEX directly onto the blockchain. It will serve as the exclusive oracle solution for regulatory-grade information, providing transparency and reliability.

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