Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) has been selected by Lido's Network Expansion Committee as the official cross-chain infrastructure for Wrapped Staked Ether (wstETH). This decision comes amid rising concerns over bridge security in decentralized finance, following costly exploits that have resulted in nearly $3 billion in losses. Chainlink CCIP secures each wstETH bridge lane with at least 16 independent node operators, ensuring decentralization and resilience, demonstrated by its uninterrupted operation during the October 2025 AWS outage. The protocol also employs per-chain rate limits to act as circuit breakers during market stress, and preserves full sovereignty of wstETH token contracts without vendor lock-in. Additional security measures, such as secondary confirmations for large transactions, are being developed to further protect users as wstETH expands across multiple blockchains.
Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) has facilitated over $21 billion in total transferred volume and supports more than $62 billion in tokens across over 60 blockchains as of July 2026. Monthly transactions reached about $18 bill...
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Aave, the largest decentralized lending protocol, has made Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) its default infrastructure for all cross-chain operations, following a $292 million exploit on a LayerZero bridge. This incident trigg...
Chainlink's price rose over 5% following Mantle's migration of its $2.5 billion Super Portal to Chainlink’s cross-chain infrastructure, boosting bullish momentum amid a broader crypto rally driven by softer U.S. inflation data. Large investors increa...
Chainlink has surpassed 900,000 Ethereum wallets holding its LINK token, adding over 20,000 new holders in the past month despite a fragile altcoin market. This steady accumulation by long-term investors shows confidence in Chainlink's fundamentals, ...
