Chainlink, the so-called “backbone” of blockchain, announced that Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interopability Protocol (CCIP) is officially live on Solana Mainnet—the non-EVM chain to feature CCIP’s v1.6 upgrade.
CCIP is the standard for cross-chain interoperability, “supporting 57+ blockchains and enabling the secure transfer of value and data across the EVM and SVM ecosystems.”
The launch of CCIP on Solana unlocks new opportunities “for users and developers by providing the secure cross-chain infrastructure required for institutional-grade blockchain applications.”
This integration enables projects, including “Solv, Backed Finance, Shiba Inu, and more, to expand their existing CCIP-enabled tokens into the Solana ecosystem, leveraging the Cross-Chain Token (CCT) Standard.”
Joining them are new teams planning to “adopt the CCT standard, including ElizaOS, The Graph, Maple Finance, Pepe, Zeus Network.”
Together, these CCTs coming to Solana “via CCIP represent a collective market cap of $19+ Billion.”
The launch of CCIP on Solana unlocks opportunities for users and developers by “providing the secure cross-chain infrastructure required for institutional-grade blockchain applications.”
Powered by the same decentralized infrastructure that “has secured $75B in DeFi TVL at its peak and enabled $20T+ in transaction value, CCIP will help scale Solana adoption while maintaining the highest level of security and reliability.”
Solana is now connected “to Arbitrum, Base, BNB Chain, Ethereum, Optimism, and Sonic via CCIP, with more to come.”
CCIP-enabled bridging apps such as Interport, OpenOcean, Transporter, and XSwap are “integrating support for Solana.”
Johann Eid, Chief Business Officer at Chainlink Labs said:
“Launching CCIP on Solana is a pivotal milestone for the industry as Chainlink’s highly secure and reliable infrastructure provides users access to one of the fastest-growing ecosystems in Web3. Solana’s high throughput, low fees, and large developer community make it an ideal environment for building next-generation, cross-chain applications. With CCIP, leading projects representing billions of dollars in market cap can now move assets into the Solana ecosystem, laying the foundation for an asset-rich ecosystem that attracts institutional capital, deepens liquidity, and expands the footprint of tokenized RWAs.”
This integration enables institutions already “leveraging Chainlink to enter the Solana ecosystem, accelerating the adoption of Solana’s tokenized RWA economy.”
Many of the largest DeFi communities and token developers “within the EVM landscape can now expand their presence to Solana, accessing new users.”
Maple Finance is among the launch partners “exploring new opportunities enabled by Chainlink CCIP on Solana.”
ElizaOS is leveraging Chainlink CCIP on Solana to “expand the cross-chain capabilities of autonomous AI agents.”
Beyond Solana support and broader non-EVM compatibility, the CCIP v1.6 upgrade delivers “lower transaction costs for users and a streamlined architecture that will power cost-effective scaling to hundreds of additional blockchains.”
The Chainlink CCIP integration builds on the “existing suite of Chainlink services available on Solana, with Price Feeds live since June 2022 and Data Streams launching in October 2024.”
Chainlink now powers protocols on Solana, including “GMX-Solana and Kamino Finance, which recently integrated Chainlink Data Streams.”