Chainlink's CCIP drew over $1.1 billion in token value this week as Virtuals Protocol, Pleasing Market, and Zest Protocol joined a migration wave that has now moved nearly $5 billion in total value away from LayerZero since April's Kelp DAO exploit.

Kraken is deprecating its existing cross-chain infrastructure and moving exclusively to Chainlink CCIP to secure Kraken Wrapped Bitcoin (kBTC) and all future wrapped assets.

Lido's Network Expansion Committee chose Chainlink CCIP to bridge its staking token across chains, citing security lessons from $3 billion in cross-chain bridge exploits.

The Collateral AppChain will use the Chainlink Runtime Environment to automate eligibility, margining and settlement across global markets, with production launch slated for Q4 2026.

The integration gives DeFi protocols direct access to institutional-grade order book, spot, and futures data from the largest US crypto exchange.

Europe's largest asset manager has launched its second on-chain fund, leveraging Chainlink oracles to publish NAV data.

Ondo Global Markets has teamed up with Chainlink to utilize its Data Feeds, enhancing onchain pricing for tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs, reinforcing the integration of traditional securities into DeFi.

CME Group is set to expand its cryptocurrency derivatives lineup with new futures contracts for Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK), and Stellar Lumens (XLM), pending regulatory approval.

The Grayscale Chainlink Trust ETF (GLNK) gives equity investors another way to access LINK.

The partnership aims to enhance the newly launched Layer 1’s stablecoin infrastructure and promote DeFi adoption.