The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) announced a strategic partnership with Chainlink to deliver an institutional-grade identity solution for the blockchain industry. The initiative combines GLEIF’s verifiable Legal Entity Identifier (vLEI) with Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Identity (CCID) and Automated Compliance Engine (ACE) to embed verifiable organizational identity directly into onchain wallets, smart contracts and tokenized assets, targeting the lack of trusted identity onchain as a barrier to institutional adoption. The integrated approach is positioned to help institutions, stablecoin issuers and trading venues meet regulatory requirements, automate compliance and verify counterparties across jurisdictions while safeguarding user privacy. With identity and compliance embedded at the protocol level, the partners frame the solution as enabling banks, asset managers and digital asset platforms to scale tokenized finance.

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