Alaska Gold Rush Integrates Chainlink CCIP to Unlock Cross-Chain CARAT Transfers for AAA+ Game

We’re excited to announce that Alaska Gold Rush has integrated Chainlink CCIP — the industry standard for secure cross-chain interoperability — across the BNB Chain and Polygon mainnets. We’re leveraging CCIP’s arbitrary messaging functionality to build cross-chain transfers of our in-game token, enabling users to leverage CARAT across multiple chains.

We selected CCIP as our preferred interoperability solution because Chainlink has the most proven track record of maintaining the highest standard of security and reliability in the blockchain industry, with CCIP being the only interoperability solution achieving level-5 cross-chain security. Furthermore, CCIP is backed by the Risk Management Network — a separate, independent network that continually monitors and verifies cross-chain operations for suspicious activity. This additional layer of security is particularly important given historical industry exploits and the billions in user funds lost due to unreliable cross-chain infrastructure.

Thanks to its principle-driven approach, Chainlink has built one of the largest ecosystems in the blockchain industry and is being established as the industry-standard blockchain connectivity standard within capital markets. Connecting Alaska Gold Rush to the Chainlink community and ecosystem offers a multitude of growth opportunities that help Alaska Gold Rush get closer to its goals and increase ecosystem adoption.

Alaska Gold Rush is redefining the intersection of gaming and blockchains. Within an immersive gaming environment set during the historic Klondike Gold Rush era, users can explore the Alaskan landscape as they mine for gold and compete with players to access token rewards and in-game NFT assets, representing gear, land, and more.

In order to help secure our cross-chain CARAT transfers, we needed access to a highly secure and reliable interoperability solution. After reviewing various solutions, we integrated Chainlink CCIP because it provides a multitude of important benefits and features, such as:

• Defense-in-depth security — CCIP’s consensus and messaging layer is powered by Chainlink decentralized oracle networks, which have already secured tens of billions of dollars for smart contracts and enabled over $12 trillion in onchain transaction value. CCIP also features additional layers of protection and reliability via the Risk Management Network and Smart Execution.
• Seamless integration — CCIP offers a unified cross-chain developer experience by providing a single, easy-to-integrate interface. Developers only need to integrate the CCIP Router onchain to start building secure cross-chain applications.
• Scalable architecture — CCIP eliminates the need for developers to write custom code for chain-specific integrations, while users can interact with any blockchain via a single interface.
• Extendable and future-proof — CCIP is built to support continuous updates, such as the integration of new blockchains, the introduction of advanced functionalities, and the addition of other defense-in-depth approaches to security. Thus, integrating with CCIP eliminates future switching costs should new cross-chain functionalities be needed.

In the future, we plan to integrate Chainlink CCIP to underpin secure cross-chain transfers in an onchain NFT marketplace.

“We’re excited to integrate the industry-standard Chainlink CCIP to enable secure cross-chain transfers of our in-game CARAT token. With unparalleled security and performance, Chainlink is key to helping us expand across the multichain ecosystem and accelerate the adoption of Web3 gaming.” — Rafał Koczan, Alaska Gold Rush CEO