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The Ronin network has officially completed its highly anticipated migration to Chainlink’s (LINK) Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), marking a major milestone in its evolution. According to a community update, over $450 million worth of tokens have been successfully transferred from the legacy Ronin Bridge to the new CCIP-powered system, enhancing the network’s security and cross-chain capabilities.
The updated Ronin Bridge now fully supports assets such as AXS, USDC, SLP, WETH, WBTC, PIXEL, YGG, ANIMA, and LUA. Users can move tokens seamlessly to and from Ronin using the revamped application, which is now operating entirely on Chainlink’s decentralized infrastructure.
The migration follows a validator vote in October 2024, where Chainlink emerged as the preferred bridge solution with 10 out of 13 votes, outperforming LayerZero and Axelar. As part of the transition, a new smart contract for WBTC has been introduced. Holders of WBTC under the old system can swap to the latest version at a 1:1 rate, with no deadline imposed.
Crucially, this upgrade brings Ronin under Chainlink’s trusted security framework. The CCIP infrastructure is supported by decentralized oracle networks and an independent risk management layer, designed to monitor and verify transactions across chains — significantly reducing vulnerabilities associated with traditional bridge models.
Alongside this migration, the Ronin network continues to expand its ecosystem. Coinspeaker recently reported the successful launch of the Tama Meme launchpad, which enabled the creation of 7,826 tokens within days of going live.
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Sky Mavis, the team behind Ronin, described the migration as a foundational step toward building a more secure, accessible network tailored for gaming and decentralized applications (dApps). Chainlink Labs echoed this sentiment, emphasizing that CCIP integration allows for safer, barrier-free cross-chain asset movement.
As Ronin prepares for its next growth phase, more tokens and chains are expected to join the network. Meanwhile, CoinMarketCap data shows Ronin’s governance token (RON) trading at $0.5609, reflecting a 1.72% increase at the time of writing.
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