Chainlink Crypto Network Helps Moody’s Test Blockchain Credit Ratings for Tokenized Assets

TLDR

Moody’s Ratings and Chainlink finished a pilot that sent credit ratings to several blockchains at the same time.
The test used Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) and Moody’s Token Integration Engine (TIE).
The pilot ran on a testnet with sample data, and no real ratings were published onchain.
Moody’s has rated or assessed more than 70 digital issuances since January 2017.
A future live version would keep Moody’s existing publication and governance processes.

Moody’s Ratings has finished a test that sent credit ratings to several blockchain networks at the same time. The pilot used Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, known as CCIP, to move the data.
The two companies announced the results on November 10, 2026, in New York. The test ran in a controlled setting and did not involve any real ratings.
The pilot was built around a Moody’s tool called the Token Integration Engine, or TIE. The tool is designed to share credit ratings and related data for tokenized assets and other blockchain-based products.
Using CCIP, TIE sent ratings to both permissioned and permissionless blockchains at once. Permissioned networks limit who can take part, while permissionless networks are open to anyone.
A Test Run With No Live Ratings
The work was done on a testnet, which is a practice version of a blockchain used for trials. No actual rating actions were published onchain during the pilot.
No live rating processes were involved either. The companies used representative test data to check whether the systems could work together and deliver information correctly.
The setup is designed to handle future updates, including rating actions, with governance and lifecycle controls. Any future production version would keep Moody’s Ratings’ existing publication processes in place.
Fabian Astic, Global Head of Digital Economy at Moody’s Ratings, said tokenized finance is unlikely to sit on a single blockchain, platform or market system. He said investors will expect access to credit ratings no matter what technology supports an asset.
Astic added that the pilot explored how ratings could be offered across several networks. He said this was done while keeping the governance and publication processes that support confidence in the firm’s opinions.

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Moody’s Track Record With Digital Bonds
Moody’s Ratings has more than 125 years of experience in credit ratings and research. The firm has also been reviewing digital assets for nearly a decade.
Between January 2017 and October 2026, Moody’s Ratings rated or assessed more than 70 digital issuances. These included digital bonds and tokenized funds.
The companies said that as more financial assets are issued on blockchains, market participants will need trusted credit information inside those systems. The pilot was set up to test one way of delivering that information.
Johann Eid, Chief Business Officer at Chainlink Labs, said credit ratings help institutions decide where to put capital and how to price risk. He said that as more assets move onchain, credit information has to move with them across chains and through every rating change.
Eid said the pilot sets up a key part of the foundation institutional capital needs to adopt tokenization at scale. Chainlink describes itself as the standard for onchain finance.
Chainlink provides data, cross-chain messaging and blockchain connectivity for financial firms and decentralized apps. Its users include Swift, Euroclear, Mastercard, Fidelity International, UBS, S&P Dow Jones Indices, FTSE Russell, WisdomTree and ANZ.
Crypto protocols such as Aave, Polymarket, Lido and Lighter also use its technology. The company says its standard has enabled tens of trillions of dollars in transaction value.
Chainlink uses a fee model where offchain and onchain revenue from enterprise adoption is converted into LINK tokens. Those tokens are stored in a strategic Chainlink Reserve.
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