Ethereum Layer-2 network, Metis, announced its integration with Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to serve as its canonical token bridge infrastructure, as revealed in Protocol Village by @liqquidity. This collaboration aims to enhance the Metis ecosystem by providing developers and users with defense-in-depth security, programmable token transfers, and seamless interoperability for accelerated growth, positioning CCIP as the official cross-chain protocol. The integration, highlighted at ETHDenver, focuses initially on bridging stablecoins from Ethereum to Metis, leveraging industry-leading security features. The partnership is supported by $ETH and $LINK.