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Real world assets already support major stablecoin reserves, but onchain borrowing against them remains dominated by variable rate pools. Market participants say fixed rate, fixed term lending could make RWA leverage more predictable for institutional allocators.

Chainlink has released CCIP 2.0, a major upgrade to its cross-chain messaging and bridging technology that allows companies to add custom verification checks. The rollout comes months after a $292 million exploit at Kelp DAO highlighted the risks of bridge designs that rely on a single verifier.