CCIP 2.0 reaches 85 billion USD in value secured: What it means for the Chainlink price

Published on 10/22/2026 at 18:31 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Aave and Coinbase expanded CCIP use in Q3 2026. The Chainlink price is 12.69 USD as of October 22, 2026, down 4.61 percent.

CCIP growth and ETF flows

Chainlink reported 85 billion USD in value secured on October 21, 2026.
Spot LINK funds recorded a 397,256 USD outflow on October 16, 2026.
The Chainlink price stands at 12.69 USD as of October 22, 2026, 4.61 percent below the UTC daily close of October 21, 2026.
Chainlink scheduled its Link:NYC event for October 29, 2026.

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Chainlink (LINK) said its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, or CCIP, reached more than 85 billion USD in value secured on October 21, 2026. The Chainlink price is 12.69 USD as of October 22, 2026, down 4.61 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 21, 2026.

CCIP secures more than 85 billion USD

In its third-quarter review, Chainlink reported that CCIP 2.0 went live with security, compliance and settlement controls. The review said more than 15 billion USD of token value migrated to CCIP in 2026 from issuers and protocols replacing earlier cross-chain providers.

The same October 21, 2026 review named Aave and Coinbase among companies that expanded their use of CCIP during the quarter. It also said xStocks expanded its use of the protocol. CCIP connects blockchain networks and lets asset issuers apply transfer and compliance rules across those networks.

Spot LINK funds post a 397,256 USD outflow

U.S. spot LINK funds recorded a net outflow of 397,256 USD on October 16, 2026, according to TokenPost. The report said the outflow followed a 12,157 USD net inflow on October 15, 2026. It also reported that the Chainlink Reserve accumulated 431,900 LINK over 30 days and held 6.29 million LINK.

The next dated event is Link:NYC on October 29, 2026. Chainlink described the one-day event as a meeting for senior leaders from banks, asset managers, market infrastructure providers and institutional allocators. Its agenda includes tokenized assets, interoperability, agentic finance and payments.

LINK trades at 12.69 USD on October 22, 2026

According to Investing.com, LINK trades at 12.69 USD as of October 22, 2026, down 4.61 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 21, 2026. The daily high is 13.37 USD and the daily low (UTC day) is 12.11 USD. Market capitalization is 9.48 billion USD, ranking Chainlink 13th, while 24-hour volume is 508.42 million USD. Circulating supply is 748.10 million LINK.