The development firm behind the Chainlink protocol, Chainlink Labs has announced the launch of its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP).Â
This protocol aims to provide seamless interoperability between traditional financial institutions and both public and private blockchains. In an exciting development, CCIP has gone live under early access on Ethereum, Avalanche, Polygon, Arbitrum, and Optimism.
The Chief Product Officer of Chainlink Labs, Kemal El Moujahid, shared this significant news in a blog post on July 17. He also revealed that developers on these platforms will gain access to CCIP on their respective testnets starting from July 20.
CCIP serves as an interoperability solution, enabling enterprises to transfer data and value directly between their backend systems and public or private blockchain environments.
Chainlink’s approach to interoperability leverages Swift’s messaging infrastructure, a widely adopted system used by over 11,000 banks globally for facilitating international payments and settlements.
Sergey Nazarov, the co-founder, and CEO of Chainlink, highlighted the objective of CCIP as creating a bridge between the on-chain and off-chain worlds. He emphasized that a seamless transmission of value between networks is a crucial building block for a society powered by blockchain technology.
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This development signifies a significant step forward in achieving blockchain-powered solutions that can seamlessly integrate with traditional financial systems.