Key Developments in Tokenized Asset Interoperability
- •Chainlink CCIP becomes the exclusive interoperability protocol for SBI Digital Markets’ tokenized asset platform.
- •CCIP’s private transaction functionality will enable discreet cross-border transfers of tokenized funds and real-world assets.
- •SBI is assessing Chainlink’s automated compliance system to enable legally compliant asset transfers across jurisdictions.
Chainlink and SBI Digital Markets are strengthening their collaboration as they work to bridge traditional financial infrastructure with blockchain-based tokenized assets.
In a recent announcement, SBI Digital Markets — the digital asset arm of Japan’s SBI Group — confirmed that Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) will be the exclusive network powering cross-chain connections across its institutional tokenization platform. The move aims to enable asset issuance, settlement, and secondary market trading across multiple blockchain environments, including both public and permissioned blockchains.
Building a Cross-Chain Digital Asset Hub
The partnership marks the next phase in SBI Digital Markets’ development of a multi-network tokenized finance ecosystem. Instead of limiting tokenized securities to a single chain, the platform will allow institutions to issue and manage assets across several blockchains while still operating under regulated standards.
This collaboration expands on pilot work completed under Project Guardian, a Monetary Authority of Singapore-backed initiative that explores secure blockchain applications in traditional financial markets. During the pilot, Chainlink, UBS Asset Management, and SBI Digital Markets demonstrated automated fund administration processes using shared blockchain workflows.
With CCIP’s Private Transactions feature, SBI plans to support discreet cross-border asset transfers — covering tokenized funds, real-world assets, and stablecoins — without exposing trade or settlement data to public mempools.
Regulated Tokenization with Built-in Compliance Controls
SBI Digital Markets is also evaluating Chainlink’s Automated Compliance Engine, a policy-enforcement layer that applies jurisdiction-specific rules directly to on-chain transactions. This would enable tokenized assets to move between regulated markets while automatically respecting legal and geographic restrictions — a core requirement for institutional adoption.
Long-term, the goal is to establish a global regulated tokenization hub that links banks, custodians, asset managers, and crypto-native liquidity platforms. Chainlink provides the technical interoperability standards, while SBI Digital Markets oversees policy alignment and commercial rollout.
Executives on both sides say the collaboration reflects a clear shift in Asia and Europe toward regulated, cross-chain digital securities markets, where blockchain improves efficiency without compromising compliance.