Cross-Chain Bridge Exploits Total $2.​87B, Highlighting Security Needs

Chainlink has become the infrastructure of choice for major institutions and government agencies to distribute data across blockchain networks. **Key Adopters Include:** - U.S. Department of Commerce - Intercontinental Exchange - Deutsche Börse Group - S&P Global Ratings - FTSE Russell - Tradeweb These organizations are using Chainlink's data standard to bring institutional-grade information onchain, making it accessible to thousands of applications in the blockchain ecosystem.

**S&P Global**, which powers markets with $1.2+ trillion in indexed assets, has partnered with **Chainlink** to bring its **Stablecoin Stability Assessments (SSAs)** onchain for the first time. - S&P Global Ratings data is now available through **Chainlink DataLink** - This follows similar integrations with **Coinbase**, FTSE Russell, and Deutsche Börse - The move enables DeFi applications to access institutional-grade credit ratings data The partnership represents a significant step in bridging traditional finance data with blockchain infrastructure, allowing developers to build more sophisticated decentralized applications with access to professional market intelligence.

**GMX has enabled round-the-clock trading of gold (XAU) and silver (XAG) perpetual contracts**, marking an expansion into real-world asset (RWA) markets. **Key Details:** - Trading powered by Chainlink Data Streams for high-speed price data - Represents GMX's push into 24/7 RWA perpetual markets - Follows similar integration by GMTrade for commodity perps in January **Technical Infrastructure:** Chainlink Data Streams provides institutional-grade pricing data, enabling continuous trading of traditional commodities on decentralized platforms. This infrastructure allows GMX to offer perpetual futures for precious metals outside traditional market hours. The integration demonstrates growing convergence between traditional financial assets and DeFi trading platforms.

Prediction markets have reached **$150 billion in cumulative trading volume**, marking explosive growth in just a few years. A new joint report from Birdeye, Jupiter Exchange, and Chainlink examines this emerging financial primitive. **Key highlights:** - Monthly trading volume hit $23.7 billion in March 2026 - This represents a sharp increase from $1.9 billion in March 2025 - The report explores how prediction markets are evolving as a core Web3 building block The rapid expansion demonstrates growing mainstream adoption of decentralized prediction platforms, which allow users to bet on real-world outcomes using blockchain technology.

A new research report from Birdeye examines how **Chainlink oracles enable instant market resolution** for cryptocurrency markets on Polymarket. The integration, which launched in September 2025, combines **Chainlink Data Streams and Automation** to deliver: - Near-instant settlement for 15-minute prediction markets - Enhanced security through defense-in-depth architecture - Support for hundreds of crypto trading pairs The system is **live on Polygon mainnet**, allowing users to create prediction markets around various cryptocurrency price movements with rapid resolution times. This partnership represents an evolution in prediction market infrastructure, moving beyond traditional manual resolution methods to automated, oracle-based settlement. [Read the full Birdeye research report](https://birdeye.so/research/prediction-markets-2026)