Chainlink CCIP Is Officially Live on Solana, Supercharging the Growth of Solana DeFi by Unlocking Access to $19B+ of Assets

Solana's lightning-fast speed meets Chainlink's battle-tested security and reliability—creating the ideal cross-chain experience for Web3 developers, dApp users, and institutions. Launch partners include Maple Finance and other leading projects

SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Chainlink, the backbone of blockchain, announced today that Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interopability Protocol (CCIP) is officially live on Solana Mainnet—the first 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.

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, and more. Together, these CCTs coming to Solana via CCIP represent a collective market cap of $19+ Billion.

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. 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.

"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." — Johann Eid, Chief Business Officer at Chainlink Labs.

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.

"The launch of Chainlink CCIP on Solana unlocks new growth pathways across one of the world's most prominent blockchain networks. As a leading on-chain asset manager, Maple depends on secure and scalable infrastructure to expand our product suite across the digital asset ecosystem. Interoperability is essential to unlocking institutional participation at scale, and we're proud to integrate Chainlink's Cross-Chain Token (CCT) standard—bringing syrupUSD to Solana and other leading ecosystems." — Joe Flanagan, Co-Founder at Maple Finance.

ElizaOS is leveraging Chainlink CCIP on Solana to expand the cross-chain capabilities of autonomous AI agents.

"CCIP and the CCT Standard allow us to extend agent capabilities and assets across leading blockchain ecosystems, while continuing to leverage Solana's high performance and efficiency. This integration brings us closer to a future where AI agents can transact, coordinate, and deliver value across chains leveraging trust-minimized infrastructure." — Shaw Walters, Founder of elizaOS.

Beyond Solana support and broader non-EVM compatibility, the CCIP v1.6 upgrade also delivers lower transaction costs for users and a streamlined architecture that will power rapid, 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 leading protocols on Solana, including GMX-Solana and Kamino Finance, which recently integrated Chainlink Data Streams.

About Chainlink
Chainlink is the standard for onchain finance, verifiable data, and cross-chain interoperability. Chainlink is unifying liquidity across global markets and has enabled over $20 trillion in transaction value across the blockchain economy. Major financial market infrastructures and institutions, such as Swift, Fidelity International, and ANZ Bank, as well as top DeFi protocols including Aave, GMX, and Lido, use Chainlink to power next-generation applications for banking, asset management, and other major sectors. Learn more by visiting chain.link.

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