Chainlink Teams Up with Microsoft and Banco Inter for Blockchain Pilot in Brazil
Chainlink, a blockchain service provider, is advancing Brazil's plans for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by collaborating on the DREX pilot project alongside major players like Microsoft Brazil, Banco Inter, and 7COMm.
The initiative aims to develop a trade finance solution capable of automating cross-border agricultural commodity transactions, leveraging diverse currencies and platforms.
The project will rely on Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to enable seamless communication between Brazil’s Central Bank and international banks using DREX, ensuring efficient settlement processes. Another key aspect involves tokenizing Electronic Bills of Lading (eBoL), digitalizing cargo receipts, and integrating supply chain data to facilitate real-time payments to exporters.
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Angela Walker of Chainlink Labs highlighted the transformative potential of blockchain in trade finance, emphasizing CCIP’s role in ensuring secure, cross-border and multi-currency transactions. This technology recently demonstrated its effectiveness in a proof-of-concept project involving asset tokenization by Swiss crypto firm Taurus and global asset manager State Street.
Chainlink founder Sergey Nazarov envisions CCIP playing a pivotal role in integrating traditional financial systems with blockchain. He predicts real-world asset tokenization will dominate the crypto sector, unlocking trillions in value and establishing CCIP as a cornerstone of the evolving “Internet of Contracts.”
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