Pharos Taps Chainlink Tech to Build Secure Cross-Chain RWA Infrastructure

Key takeaways

• Pharos adopts Chainlink CCIP and Data Streams to power its cross-chain infrastructure and real-world asset markets
• Chainlink’s tools support secure token transfers and ultra-low-latency price feeds tailored for institutional-grade RWA trading
• The partnership helps Pharos meet enterprise-level performance and security benchmarks from day one

Building a new foundation for tokenized assets

Pharos has integrated Chainlink’s cross-chain and market data infrastructure to support the launch of its Layer 1 blockchain network focused on real-world assets (RWAs). The newly launched network, developed by former leaders from AntChain and Ant Financial, will use Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) and Data Streams as core components of its architecture.

CCIP, Chainlink’s messaging and value transfer standard, has been adopted as Pharos’s canonical cross-chain protocol. This gives Pharos the infrastructure it needs to support secure and reliable token transfers across chains while avoiding vendor lock-in for token issuers. With growing network effects and a permissionless onboarding model, CCIP is designed to scale with the Pharos ecosystem as more blockchains and assets are integrated.

Chainlink’s Data Streams solution will also power Pharos’s trading infrastructure with ultra-fast and accurate price data. The tool delivers sub-second latency, provides customizable data formats, and includes protections against frontrunning. For Pharos, which is targeting enterprise-grade asset tokenization, such features are critical to offering a competitive trading experience without compromising on decentralization or transparency.

“We’re enabling builders and institutions to launch tokenized asset solutions that meet enterprise performance and security requirements from day one,” said Wish Wu, CEO and Co-founder at Pharos, in a statement.

Aiming to scale tokenized RWA access

Pharos aims to make institutional-grade RWAs broadly accessible to individual users, bridging traditional finance, real-world asset markets, and DeFi. By integrating Chainlink’s infrastructure, the network positions itself to serve markets such as green finance, digital payments, and programmable ownership use cases.

The integration of Chainlink’s Data Streams allows Pharos to support high-throughput, low-latency markets. This includes:

• Real-time price feeds to support sophisticated trading interfaces
• Improved protocol resilience through accurate benchmark-aligned data
• Custom reporting channels for tailored integration with various onchain applications
• Protections that reduce the risk of market manipulation during transaction execution

On the cross-chain side, Chainlink CCIP enables simplified token movement between networks through the Cross-Chain Token (CCT) standard. Its architecture relies on Chainlink Decentralized Oracle Networks (DONs), where independent oracles verify each transaction for added security.

“Pharos adopting Chainlink CCIP as its canonical cross-chain infrastructure and Chainlink Data Streams for low-latency market data marks a major step forward in powering secure, high-performance, cross-chain applications,” said Johann Eid, Chief Business Officer at Chainlink Labs.

The bottom line

By embedding Chainlink’s tools into the core of its network from the outset, Pharos is laying the groundwork for a robust, interoperable RWA ecosystem. This move not only enhances the platform’s technical capabilities but also signals its readiness to meet the stringent demands of institutional participants in blockchain-based finance.