OKX Joins SmartCon 2024 as Platinum Sponsor

**Patrick Witt**, Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisors for Digital Assets at the White House, will speak at this year's SmartCon conference. The event brings together: - Global finance leaders - Government officials - Web3 industry experts **SmartCon** takes place November 4-5 in New York City, focusing on the convergence of traditional finance and blockchain technology. This marks a significant moment as **high-level government representation** joins the Web3 conversation at one of the industry's major conferences. [Learn more about SmartCon](https://chn.lk/4iYOiSy)

**Pharos Network**, an EVM Layer 1 blockchain focused on tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) and institutional capital, has integrated two key Chainlink services. The network adopted **Chainlink CCIP** as its canonical cross-chain infrastructure to expand connectivity across the multi-chain ecosystem. Additionally, Pharos integrated **Chainlink Data Streams** to enable ultra-fast and reliable onchain markets for tokenized assets. This follows a similar pattern with Jovay Network, which also adopted both Chainlink CCIP and Data Streams in October for institutional-grade RWA markets. Read more: [Pharos announcement](https://www.pharosnetwork.xyz/blog/pharos-adopts-chainlink-ccip-as-its-canonical-cross-chain-infrastructure-and-chainlink-data-streams-to-power-tokenized-rwa-markets)

**MYX Finance** has integrated the **Chainlink data standard** to enhance its permissionless perpetual trading platform across all EVM-supported chains. The upgrade provides access to: - **Institutional-grade market data** through Chainlink Data Streams - **Low-latency data feeds** via DataLink - **Enhanced security** for perpetual markets This integration enables **permissionless market listings** and supports next-generation perpetual trading infrastructure. The move follows similar integrations by other DeFi platforms seeking reliable, high-quality data feeds for their trading operations. [Read full details](https://myxfinance.medium.com/myx-finance-integrates-the-chainlink-data-standard-to-power-permissionless-perpetual-trading-with-29fc252bd97b)

**Chainlink expanded significantly** this week with 17 new integrations spanning 6 services across 11 different blockchain networks. **Major networks included:** - Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base - BNB Chain, Ethereum, Linea - MegaETH, Solana, and others **Notable new integrations:** - **Lido Finance** - major liquid staking protocol - **S&P Global Ratings** - traditional finance giant - **ElizaOS** and **TreehouseFi** - Various DeFi protocols like Ebisu Finance and xStocks This represents **strong adoption momentum** for Chainlink's oracle infrastructure, connecting traditional data sources with decentralized applications across multiple ecosystems. The integrations demonstrate Chainlink's role as critical Web3 infrastructure, enabling dApps to access real-world data reliably. [Explore complete ecosystem](https://www.chainlinkecosystem.com/)