Tenbin Labs has overhauled its bridge infrastructure and announced a full transition from LayerZero to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) following an internal audit. The company cited heightened security concerns following recent industry incidents, noting that LayerZero no longer met evolving security standards for real-world asset tokenization. As a result, Tenbin Labs will now only use Chainlink CCIP for all cross-chain operations on its platform.
Security Issues and Audit Findings
The catalyst for this infrastructure shift was a series of cross-chain cyber incidents that have disrupted the blockchain ecosystem in recent weeks. Tenbin Labs’ internal security review concluded that LayerZero’s safeguards for real-world on-chain assets were insufficient to ensure the necessary protection. In response, the team started a search for a more robust and operationally efficient bridging solution.
With this migration, tokenized assets on Tenbin Labs, such as tGLD, tMXN and tBRL, will now be distributed exclusively via the Chainlink CCIP protocol. This move aims to set a more secure and transparent standard for current and future projects handled by the company.
CCIP’s striking security architecture
The key factor behind the choice of Chainlink CCIP was the use of 16 independent, audited node operators that collectively provide robust transaction validation. This multi-node setup provides both redundancy and recurring confirmation across each bridge connection, improving the security of cross-chain asset transfers.
Additionally, CCIP has SOC 2 Type 2 security certification, a milestone that brings the protocol in line with institutional standards, including those required in the financial world. For Tenbin Labs, which routinely handles tokenized commodities and currencies, this accreditation adds a new layer of trust and reduces the need for internal security development.
Tenbin Labs emphasized in its assessment that “cross-chain infrastructure must be standard and secure without imposing additional burdens on platform teams.”
A post on the company’s social media explained the reasons and objectives behind the migration to CCIP. The project team described CCIP’s defense-in-depth architecture and proven security credentials as “unparalleled” in the field.
Integrated risk management and operational support
Built-in risk management mechanisms within CCIP also weighed heavily in Tenbin Labs’ decision. Automatic circuit breaker limits are set, allowing the system to immediately stop or limit damage in the event of a potential attack or exploit scenario.
Chainlink has also assigned Tenbin Labs a dedicated risk and audit team, providing real-time operational support and further easing the platform’s security management workload.
Tenbin Labs co-founder and CEO Yuki Yuminaga reflected on the transition:
“The recent incidents in our sector have made it clear that bridge protocols carry great responsibility.”
Yuminaga noted that any vulnerability in the cross-chain infrastructure, especially when dealing with tokenization of real-world assets, could compromise users’ holdings and compromise overall system integrity.
With the migration to Chainlink CCIP, Tenbin Labs is establishing a new benchmark for blockchain data and cross-chain value transfers. From this point on, assets such as tGLD, tMXN and tBRL will be issued across multiple blockchains using solely the CCIP infrastructure.