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<p>Tokyo-based Pacific Meta (<a href="https://x.com/PacificMeta" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@PacificMeta</a>) has signed a strategic partnership with <a href="https://x.com/chainlink" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@chainlink</a> to bring tokenized finance tools to Japanese institutions. Pacific Meta has chosen Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), the tool that moves tokens between blockchains, as its preferred cross-chain option. It has also listed Chainlink's Automated Compliance Engine (ACE) on its marketplace. <a href="https://x.com/search?q=%24LINK&amp;src=cashtag_click" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$LINK</a> is the network's native token.</p>
<h2 id="what-the-chainlink-and-pacific-meta-deal-covers">What the Chainlink and Pacific Meta deal covers</h2>
<p><cite>The second piece of the deal is compliance, with ACE listed on Pacific Meta's Partner Solutions marketplace</cite>, according to Crypto Briefing. <cite>The service supports the adoption of external technologies and is meant to help Japanese financial institutions automate compliance procedures when issuing and managing tokenized assets</cite>, Bloomingbit reported.</p>
<p>The partnership centres on three areas. <cite>These are institutional tokenized finance, onchain identity and compliance infrastructure.</cite><cite>The work spans asset tokenization, digital ID and compliance infrastructure, with an emphasis on fitting inside Japan's local regulatory frameworks.</cite><cite>No deployment timeline or financial terms have been disclosed.</cite></p>
<p>On the technology side, Chainlink describes ACE as a tool that <cite>extends existing financial systems and market infrastructure for identity and compliance data to blockchains and tokenized assets</cite>. <cite>Policies can govern access to digital assets through eligibility checks on accreditation, jurisdiction and subscription status.</cite><cite>Combined with CCIP, this allows regulated tokenized assets to be brought onto public chains under tightly defined constraints.</cite></p>
<h2 id="who-is-pacific-meta">Who is Pacific Meta</h2>
<p><cite>Pacific Meta was established on August 10, 2022, and is headquartered in Tokyo.</cite><cite>It provides marketing support for overseas Web3 projects entering the Japanese market, including strategy development, localization, promotion and community management.</cite><cite>The firm has established relationships with major Japanese companies in telecommunications, consumer electronics and digital advertising.</cite></p>
<p>The two companies are not new to each other. <cite>Pacific Meta and Chainlink Labs first announced a partnership in June 2023.</cite> That earlier tie-up, per a Pacific Meta post, was aimed at <cite>driving adoption of Chainlink services such as Chainlink VRF in Japan and expanding the Chainlink BUILD program in the Japanese market.</cite></p>
<p>For institutions, the pitch is practical. <cite>Tokenized assets need to move across networks reliably, every transfer has to satisfy local rules, and counterparties need to be verified.</cite> The new deal addresses interoperability through CCIP, compliance through ACE and identity through digital ID work.</p>
<p>Sources:</p>
<ul>
 <li><a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/pacific-meta-chainlink-ccip-japan-tokenization/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Crypto Briefing: Pacific Meta taps Chainlink CCIP to push tokenized finance in Japan</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://en.bloomingbit.io/feed/news/122370" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Bloomingbit: Chainlink, Japan's Pacific Meta Partner to Build Tokenized Finance Infrastructure</a></li>
 <li><a href="https://blog.chain.link/automated-compliance-engine-technical-overview/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Chainlink Blog: Automated Compliance Engine technical overview</a></li>
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