Chainlink Explores Tokenization’s Next Phase: Integration of Real-World Data

• As financial asset infrastructures strive to go digital, Chainlink will play a key role by facilitating real-world data.
• Unlocking the value of tokenized assets could spur mass adoption for Chainlink and help drive value to the blockchain and its native token, LINK.

Chainlink researchers have taken a keen interest in tokenizations, revealing the massive opportunities that lie in the growing trend. In an industry report titled “Beyond Token Issuance,” the researchers observe a “sizable” opportunity with Chainlink poised to seize the opportunity.

The researchers look to the available opportunities, the need for interoperability, and real-world data that could unlock the value of tokenized assets. Blockchain technology offers superior technology that allows for decentralization, transparency, and security.

Real-world data will be key to ensuring the success of the tokenization. Chainlink helps facilitate this by bringing real-world data into the on-chain.

Chainlink’s report highlights tokenization as a game-changer for asset managers. It unlocks dormant capital, boosts asset availability, and creates new revenue streams. Additionally, tokenization allows for unified client portfolios, differentiated services, and improved risk management through automation.

Ryan Lovell, director of capital markets at Chainlink Labs, told a leading news outlet that tokenization has been in research and development for years. With the space showing great potential, several initiatives are launching. Lovell stated:

We’re actively working on several exciting initiatives at the moment to enable institutions to go beyond mere token issuance, manage tokenized assets throughout their entire lifecycle, and transact across the cross-chain economy,

The researchers believe that by linking tokens with real-world data and making them work across different blockchains and even traditional systems, entirely new and powerful applications could be created. These applications, according to the executive, would be more transparent, cheaper, and easier to manage than what’s currently available in traditional finance.

Chainlink has positioned itself as a leading network for tokenizations, demonstrating its technological prowess. As CNF reported, in asset tokenization, the accuracy of off-chain information is paramount. Chainlink’s decentralized verification service, known as Chainlink Proof of Reserve (PoR), plays a pivotal role in ensuring the integrity and security of tokenized assets. By relaying off-chain data onto the blockchain, Chainlink PoR offers unparalleled transparency, providing users with verifiable information crucial for asset valuation and collateralization.

Leading tokenization projects like OpenEden, Backed Finance, TUSD, and Cache Gold have already integrated Chainlink PoR to bolster transparency and security. With Chainlink’s technology, these projects can verify the reserves backing their tokenized assets, mitigating the risk of fraudulent activities like infinite mint attacks. Moreover, Chainlink PoR facilitates cryptographic guarantees, ensuring that newly minted tokens are backed by adequate reserves, thereby safeguarding the integrity of the tokenized ecosystem.

Chainlink’s LINK is trading for $14.09 after a marginal change in the last 24 hours. The altcoin has lost around 5% in the past week as the token comes under bearish pressure.