Chainlink and Moody’s Ratings have successfully completed a pilot project demonstrating how credit ratings can be distributed across multiple blockchain networks via Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). This initiative reflects the growing integration of traditional financial processes with blockchain technology.
Test Pilot Delivers Ratings Across Blockchains
The pilot utilized Moody’s Ratings Token Integration Engine (TIE) to transmit simulated credit rating data simultaneously over both permissioned and permissionless blockchain environments. The companies stated that the exercise allowed Moody’s to maintain its established rating publication standards and governance while leveraging a unified interoperability layer to share data across networks.
Although the test was run on a testnet using only representative data, with no live credit ratings published onchain, it served as a proof of concept for how credit intelligence can accompany tokenized assets, regardless of which blockchain the assets reside on.
Moody’s noted its extensive background in this area, highlighting its role in rating or assessing more than 70 digital issuances—including tokenized funds and digital bonds—between January 2017 and October 2026.
Industry Leaders Emphasize Future Interoperability
Johann Eid, chief business officer at Chainlink Labs, described the pilot as fundamental for institutional adoption of tokenization:
“As more financial assets move onchain, credit intelligence has to move with them, across chains and through every rating change.”
Fabian Astic, global head of digital economy at Moody’s, commented that the landscape for tokenized finance is unlikely to be limited to a single blockchain, platform, or market infrastructure, suggesting that market participants will expect consistent credit data regardless of underlying technology.
Moody’s has increased its involvement with blockchain over the past year. Earlier, the company launched the TIE system on the institutional Canton Network and later brought its service to Solana, enabling machine-readable ratings on a major public chain.
Proof of Concept Points to Onchain Credit Intelligence
Chainlink’s CCIP, positioned as a connector for institutional tokenization, now boasts an upgraded version and secures tens of billions of dollars in cross-chain value as top financial institutions experiment with moving assets between blockchain networks.
The pilot, however, stopped short of publishing live ratings and was strictly a demonstration of technical feasibility. The companies said that the architecture is ready to support future updates under established regulatory oversight.
The model is designed to support rating updates under proper governance, and aims toward a future where credit ratings can be treated as onchain data alongside tokenized financial assets.
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