Kamino Makes CCIP Collateral Eligible for Higher Borrowing Limits

Kamino has made cross-chain collateral secured by Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) eligible for higher borrowing limits and loan-to-value ratios, tying credit terms on the Solana lending protocol to transfer security.

The decision followed a security review. Kamino now uses CCIP as a standard for assessing the risks of collateral moved between blockchains. Assets protected by the protocol can qualify for higher limits across Kamino markets.

A loan-to-value ratio describes the share of a collateral deposit a user can borrow. Raising that ratio increases the amount available against the same deposit, giving borrowers more credit capacity without increasing their collateral. Borrowing limits set a separate ceiling on loans, and increasing them gives qualifying assets room to support larger positions.

Kamino is expanding support for institutional-grade tokenized collateral. Cross-chain security is now a factor in its market design: the way an asset moves between blockchains affects the lending terms it can receive. Chainlink also confirmed the arrangement.