Chainlink and SBI Digital Markets Strengthen Partnership to Advance Cross-Chain Digital Asset Inf...

SBI Digital Markets adopts Chainlink’s CCIP as its exclusive cross-chain infrastructure for tokenized assets.

The collaboration supports compliant and private asset transfers across public and private blockchains.

The initiative advances a regulated global hub for digital asset issuance, settlement, and trading.

Chainlink and SBI Digital Markets have entered a new phase in their collaboration aimed at connecting traditional financial systems with blockchain-based markets. The partnership establishes Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) as the exclusive infrastructure for SBI Digital Markets’ expanding digital asset platform.

Building a Unified Tokenized Asset Network

SBI Digital Markets, a subsidiary of Japan’s SBI Group, plans to extend its services beyond issuing and distributing tokenized assets. The firm is developing a complete digital asset hub that will handle issuance, settlement, and secondary trading across both public and private blockchains. The integration of Chainlink’s CCIP allows secure and private transfers of tokenized funds, tangible assets, and stablecoins across multiple jurisdictions.

Chainlink’s Private Transactions feature enables confidential settlement and trading activities by protecting sensitive transaction data from public exposure. This design supports regulated institutions seeking privacy and compliance within multi-chain environments.

Expanding Tokenization Under Regulatory Frameworks

SBI Digital Markets is assessing Chainlink’s Automated Compliance Engine (ACE) to enforce regulatory policies directly within on-chain transactions. The system applies jurisdictional rules to each transaction, allowing compliant transfers of tokenized securities between different financial markets. This approach aligns with the firm’s plan to create an interconnected and compliant framework for digital asset operations.

The current phase builds on previous collaboration under Singapore’s Project Guardian, a regulatory initiative supported by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. In earlier testing, Chainlink, UBS Asset Management, and SBI Digital Markets automated elements of fund administration through blockchain-based workflows.

Strengthening Global Digital Asset Infrastructure

SBI Digital Markets intends to position its platform as a central hub linking banks, custodians, and asset managers with blockchain-native liquidity venues. Chainlink’s interoperability framework provides the technical foundation for these cross-network operations, while SBI Digital Markets manages the commercial and compliance structure supporting them.

The partnership aligns with a broader trend in regulated digital asset development, particularly across Asia and Europe, where institutional adoption continues to expand. It also coincides with Chainlink’s recent rollout of the Chainlink Runtime Environment and Confidential Compute technologies designed to enhance enterprise-level privacy.Market analysts have noted a significant decline in LINK token exchange balances during 2025, with over 80 million tokens withdrawn. This reduction in exchange supply follows increasing institutional integration of Chainlink’s infrastructure within financial systems, including earlier collaborations with SWIFT, Mastercard, and UBS.