The Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol v1.5 upgrade is now live on mainnet for all developers. The upgrade empowers developers to take their tokens cross-chain “in a self-serve manner” The new standard offers developers “full control and ownership, enhanced programmability, and zero-slippage transfers,” Chainlink said. It stated that CCTs do not require developers to inherit any CCIP-specific code within their token’s smart contract.
Source: Martin Young, 2025-01-17; https://cryptopotato.com/chainlink-launches-cross-chain-token-cct-standard-link-adds-6/