Chainlink CCIP Powers Project Rubicon’s DeFi Expansion on Base
Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) is now the backbone of Project Rubicon, a initiative by General TAO Ventures to bring Bittensor's subnet alpha tokens into the DeFi ecosystem. The project converts these tokens into ERC-20 liquid-staked assets (xAlpha), enabling their use on Base and within DeFi applications like Aerodrome.
Each subnet launches with approximately $300,000 in initial liquidity for Alpha/USDC pairs. This collaboration marks Chainlink's continued push into cross-chain solutions, following recent institutional partnerships.