Dusk and NPEX Adopt Chainlink Standards to Bring Regulated, Institutional Assets On-chain

At Dusk, our mission has always been to bridge the gap between traditional finance and Web3 by enabling confidential, compliant, and programmable markets. Today, we’re taking a major step toward that goal.

Together with NPEX, the fully regulated Dutch stock exchange for small and medium-sized enterprises, we’re adopting Chainlink’s interoperability and data standards, including CCIP (Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol), DataLink, and Data Streams, to bring regulated European securities on-chain and into the broader decentralized economy.

By combining Dusk’s privacy-preserving, compliance-first blockchain with NPEX’s regulated market infrastructure and Chainlink’s industry-standard connectivity, we’re establishing a unified framework for compliant asset issuance, secure cross-chain settlement, and high-integrity, real-time market data.

Building the Future of Regulated On-chain Finance

Dusk is purpose-built for financial institutions that need confidentiality without compromising on compliance. Our architecture integrates zero-knowledge proofs, WASM support, and a fully EVM-compatible execution layer, allowing developers to build sophisticated financial applications that meet European regulatory standards.

Through this foundation, issuers can launch digital securities that remain compliant at every stage of their lifecycle, from issuance to trading to settlement, while still benefiting from blockchain’s programmability and efficiency.

NPEX, meanwhile, brings a powerful legacy of regulated market activity. As a Dutch stock exchange supervised by the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), NPEX has facilitated over €200 million in financing for 100+ SMEs and connects a network of 17,500+ active investors.

Together, Dusk and NPEX are taking the next step: moving listed equities and bonds onto the blockchain to enable compliant, on-chain, trading, and settlement.

Why We Chose Chainlink CCIP

To connect regulated assets across blockchain environments, Dusk and NPEX are integrating Chainlink CCIP as our canonical cross-chain interoperability layer.

This integration allows tokenized assets issued on DuskEVM to move securely and compliantly between chains, making them composable across DeFi ecosystems. For institutional users and investors, this means unified access to regulated digital securities, regardless of which network they operate on.

We’re also using Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Token (CCT) standard to enable cross-chain transfers of the DUSK token between networks such as Ethereum and Solana.

We selected CCIP for its robust, security-first design and proven infrastructure:

• Maintaining Control & Ownership: Dusk and NPEX retain full ownership of token contracts, with programmatic controls like rate limits and upgrade paths built in.
   
• Future-Proof Reach: CCIP already supports 65+ blockchains and continues to expand, ensuring long-term interoperability without compromising issuer control.
   
• Always-On Infrastructure: CCIP leverages the same resilient oracle infrastructure that secures billions across DeFi.
   
• Defense-in-Depth Security: Multiple layers of monitoring and validation protect cross-chain activity, even in volatile market conditions.
   
• Zero-Slippage Transfers: The CCT burn/mint model removes dependence on third-party liquidity pools, ensuring accurate and efficient token movements.

By integrating CCIP, we’re setting a new benchmark for how regulated financial assets can move seamlessly between blockchain ecosystems.

Bringing Regulated Exchange Data On-chain

In addition to CCIP, Dusk and NPEX are also adopting Chainlink’s data standards to bring verified market data on-chain.

• Chainlink DataLink will deliver official NPEX exchange data directly to the blockchain, serving as the exclusive On-chain data oracle for the platform.
  
   
• Chainlink Data Streams will provide low-latency, high-frequency price updates—supporting compliant, high-performance DeFi and institutional trading applications.
   

Together, these integrations make Dusk and NPEX official data publishers for regulatory-grade financial information On-chain. For developers, it unlocks the ability to build real-time, compliant, and transparent financial products powered by official exchange data.