Solana Becomes First Major Public Blockchain to Carry Moody’s Credit Ratings

TLDR

• Moody’s Ratings has expanded its blockchain-based ratings system to Solana through a partnership with Alphaledger.
• Tokenized bonds and fixed-income assets can now carry Moody’s credit ratings directly on the Solana blockchain.
• Solana is the first major public blockchain to support Moody’s ratings in a machine-readable format.
• The move follows a 2025 pilot project and a 2026 rollout on the Canton Network.
• Tokenized assets could reach $18.9 trillion by 2033, according to estimates from Boston Consulting Group and Ripple.

Moody’s Ratings has expanded its blockchain strategy by bringing its credit ratings infrastructure to Solana. The initiative allows issuers of tokenized bonds and other fixed-income products to embed Moody’s ratings directly into blockchain-based securities.

The rollout comes through a partnership with Alphaledger, a platform focused on tokenized fixed-income assets. The companies announced the integration on June 17.

Under the arrangement, Moody’s credit assessments can now be attached directly to assets issued on Solana. This gives investors access to ratings information without relying on separate databases or financial terminals.

The deployment marks another step in the growth of tokenized real-world assets. Financial institutions are increasingly exploring blockchain technology to issue digital versions of traditional securities.

Moody’s Expands Token Integration Engine

The Solana launch expands Moody’s Token Integration Engine, also known as TIE. The system was designed to bring credit ratings and related data directly onto blockchain networks.

Earlier this year, Moody’s launched the technology on the Canton Network, an institutional-focused blockchain. The Solana deployment is the first major rollout on a public and permissionless blockchain network.

The project builds on a proof-of-concept completed on Solana’s devnet in 2025. That pilot demonstrated how municipal bond ratings could be embedded into tokenized securities.

Rajeev Bamra, Head of Digital Economy Strategy at Moody’s Ratings, said investors increasingly need access to independent credit analysis in on-chain environments.

Alphaledger Chief Executive Officer Manish Dutta said the integration allows tokenized markets to use the same credit information that investors rely on in traditional fixed-income markets.

The ratings are delivered in a machine-readable format. This allows applications and market participants to access and process the information more efficiently.

Solana Continues Institutional Asset Push

The announcement comes as tokenization continues to gain momentum across financial markets. Asset managers including BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, and Apollo have already launched tokenized investment products.

Boston Consulting Group and Ripple estimate that tokenized assets could reach a market value of $18.9 trillion by 2033.

Solana has also attracted other institutional projects focused on real-world assets and payments.

Western Union recently launched a U.S. dollar stablecoin on the network. The company said the initiative is intended to support lower-cost remittance services.

Last year, blockchain developer R3 partnered with the Solana Foundation to bring tokenized assets from its Corda platform onto Solana.

R3’s network includes financial institutions and organizations such as HSBC, Bank of America, the Bank of Italy, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Nick Ducoff, Head of Institutional Growth at the Solana Foundation, said the Moody’s integration helps improve transparency and accessibility for tokenized assets on the network.

Moody’s has indicated that it plans to continue expanding its Token Integration Engine across additional blockchain networks and asset types in the future.

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