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Nethermind Abandons LayerZero for Chainlink Node Operator Role

Guavy AI Editorial Team Published August 21, 2026

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Nethermind, a development firm behind one of Ethereum's most widely used execution clients, has announced its departure from LayerZero and joined Chainlink as a node operator. Nethermind powers around 25-30% of all Ethereum nodes and will now support CCIP (Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol) and Data Feeds, Chainlink's price oracle system.

The move is part of a larger migration trend that began in April 2026 after a $292 million exploit drained 116,500 rsETH from Kelp DAO's LayerZero-powered bridge. Since then, several protocols have migrated their cross-chain infrastructure from LayerZero to Chainlink's CCIP, including Kelp DAO (~$1.5 billion), Solv Protocol (~$700 million tokenized Bitcoin), and Virtuals Protocol ($700 million-plus).

Chainlink has stated that cumulative assets migrated to CCIP from former LayerZero clients now approach $5 billion.

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