- Coinbase chose Chainlink’s CCIP as the exclusive bridge for its $7B wrapped-asset lineup, expanding cross-chain support for cbBTC, cbXRP and others.
- Chainlink CCIP continues gaining traction with the new Base–Solana link, strengthening its role as core infrastructure for secure multi-chain transfers.
Coinbase has named Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) as the exclusive bridge for its suite of Coinbase Wrapped Assets. The list includes cbBTC, cbETH, cbDOGE, cbLTC, cbADA, and cbXRP which representing roughly $7 billion in tokenized reserves.
According to the announcement, the decision makes CCIP the primary rail for moving these Coinbase-issued tokens between networks, positioning Chainlink as the core technology behind Coinbase’s cross-chain expansion.
As shared in a tweet by Coinbase official X account, the companies announced that the collaboration will together we’ll expand to new ecosystems using battle-hardened infrastructure.
We’ve selected @chainlink CCIP as the exclusive bridge provider to bring Coinbase Wrapped Assets to new blockchains.
Together we’ll expand to new ecosystems using battle-hardened infrastructure. pic.twitter.com/JgRjyVVmd3
— Coinbase 🛡️ (@coinbase) December 11, 2025
How CCIP Is Powering New Cross-Chain Moves
As we also reported, Chainlink CCIP v1.5 strengthens cross-chain security through layered verification and its Risk Management Network, and major banks and DeFi platforms are already starting to adopt CCIP as core infrastructure for cross-chain settlement and tokenized assets. William Reilly, Head of Strategic Initiatives at Chainlink, said:
CCIP was selected by Coinbase for their cross-chain needs due to CCIP’s security and reliability. As the leading publicly-listed firm for digital assets, Coinbase takes security and reliability for their products seriously.
Based on the same oracle networks that secure most of DeFi, CCIP uses audited token pools and smart-contract logic to move assets safely between chains. This means that a structure that avoids many of the weaknesses seen in older wrapping systems.
Chainlink’s Expanding Impact Across Blockchains
There are two new upgrades showing Chainlink’s growing influence in the multi-chain landscape to date. The first is Coinbase’s decision to designate CCIP as the exclusive bridge for all Coinbase Wrapped Assets. By unifying the bridging process for cbBTC, cbXRP, and the broader $7 billion wrapped-asset portfolio, Coinbase gives developers and platforms a single, trusted route for integrating these tokens as they reach new networks.
The second, development is the activation of in similar ways the Base–Solana bridge powered by CCIP. This connection shows how Chainlink can remove long-standing barriers between the ecosystems by enabling smooth transfers between Solana’s SPL environment and EVM-based chains. Liquidity, applications, and token utilities can now moving more freely.
At the time of writing, Chainlink (LINK) is trading at the price of $13.89, reflecting a slight increase of 0.67% in the past day and a decrease of 2.67% in the past week. See LINK price chart below.
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