Chainlink

**Eight years ago today**, Chainlink released its foundational whitepaper to the world. Since 2017, the project has transformed from concept to reality: - Became the **industry-standard oracle platform** - Enabled **tens of trillions** in transaction value - Secures nearly **$100B** for most DeFi markets The milestone marks Chainlink's evolution into the dominant infrastructure connecting real-world data to blockchain networks. **What's next?** The team's ambitious goal is bringing the entire world onchain, expanding beyond DeFi into traditional financial markets and global commerce.

**Dexlab expands beyond Solana** with Cross-Chain Token (CCT) standard adoption for its native XLAB token. The Solana-based token creation platform now enables **seamless transfers between Solana and BNB Chain** using Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). **Key developments:** - XLAB token becomes transferable across multiple blockchains - Integration with Chainlink CCIP ensures secure cross-chain functionality - Partnership with Interport Fi facilitates bridging operations This move positions Dexlab's launchpad token in the **growing multi-chain ecosystem**, allowing users to access XLAB functionality beyond its native Solana environment.

**New York Blockchain Week** is set for **November 3-7**, bringing together blockchain leaders, institutions, and policymakers across the city. **Key Details:** - Organized by Chainlink and the New York Blockchain Council - Citywide convergence of industry stakeholders - **SmartCon** serves as the flagship event on November 4-5 The week-long event positions New York as a major blockchain hub, connecting government officials, financial leaders, and Web3 innovators. [Find out more details](link-placeholder)

**Ondo Finance** has launched **Ondo Global Markets**, bringing over 100 tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs onchain. The platform has adopted **Chainlink as its official oracle provider** for trusted asset price data, enabling institutional-grade onchain finance. Key developments: - 100+ tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs now available - Chainlink provides reliable price feeds for all assets - Enhanced DeFi composability through trusted data - Institutional-grade infrastructure for onchain trading This partnership represents a significant step toward bringing traditional capital markets onchain with enterprise-level reliability and security.

**River integrates Chainlink Price Feeds** to power its CDP-based stablecoin **satUSD** across four major blockchains. The chain-abstraction stablecoin system now operates on: - BOB - Arbitrum - Base - BNB Chain **Chainlink provides secure market data** to ensure River's unified stablecoin system functions reliably across all supported networks. This integration follows a growing trend of stablecoin projects leveraging Chainlink's price infrastructure for enhanced security and accuracy in volatile market conditions.

**World Liberty Financial's WLFI token** is now transferable across multiple blockchains using Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). **Key Features:** - Secure cross-chain transfers between **Ethereum, Solana, and BNB Chain** - Uses Cross-Chain Token (CCT) standard for enhanced utility - Available through official bridge and Transporter.io platform **How to Bridge:** Users can transfer WLFI tokens using: - [World Liberty Financial bridge](http://worldlibertyfinancial.com/bridge) - [Transporter.io platform](https://app.transporter.io/?tab=token&token=WLFI) This integration represents World Liberty Financial's commitment to **bridging traditional finance with DeFi** through Chainlink's secure infrastructure. *Start bridging your WLFI tokens today across supported networks.*

**Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) achieved significant milestone** with over $166 million in cross-chain transfer volume processed in a single day. This volume demonstrates the **growing demand for cross-chain infrastructure** as users move assets between different blockchain networks. - CCIP enables secure transfers across multiple blockchains - Single-day volume exceeds $166 million - Reflects increasing cross-chain activity in Web3 The protocol continues to establish itself as **key infrastructure for multi-chain operations**, supporting the broader ecosystem's interoperability needs.

**Flex Perpetuals** has integrated **Chainlink Data Streams** on Base to enable secure perpetual trading of traditional assets including AAPL, MSTR, NVDA, and TSLA. **Key Features:** - Sub-second market data for real-world assets (RWAs) - Powers position opening/closing, funding rate calculations, and liquidation logic - Among the first perpetual exchanges to bridge traditional finance with DeFi This integration leverages Chainlink's **industry-first features** like market hours logic and staleness detection, providing institutional-grade data infrastructure for tokenized equity markets. The move represents a significant step in **converging DeFi and traditional finance**, enabling sophisticated trading strategies for real-world assets on-chain.

**PublicAI joins Chainlink Build** to access enhanced oracle services and technical support for creating AI-powered prediction markets and onchain reputation systems. **Key Partnership Details:** - PublicAI will allocate a percentage of its native token supply to Chainlink service providers and stakers - Access to Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) for AI-powered oracle applications - Focus on trust scores, risk assessments, and prediction market resolution **PublicAI Platform:** - Operates the PublicAI Data Hub with **2.9M+ verified contributors** - Contributors earn by submitting skill-validated data for AI training - Building the "human layer of AI" through verified human data The partnership enables PublicAI to leverage Chainlink's infrastructure for advanced AI applications while contributing tokens to the Chainlink ecosystem. [Explore PublicAI](https://publicai.io)

**Chainlink founder Sergey Nazarov detailed how Payment Abstraction technology powers the Chainlink Reserve.** Payment Abstraction allows users to pay for services in their preferred currency - either onchain crypto or offchain fiat. These payments are then automatically converted to LINK tokens through decentralized exchanges. **Key mechanics:** - Revenue from both offchain deals and onchain services flows into the system - Payment Abstraction programmatically converts all revenue streams to LINK - Converted LINK tokens fund the strategic onchain reserve This creates a unified revenue collection system that strengthens Chainlink's economic model. The reserve represents institutional adoption bridging traditional finance with blockchain infrastructure. The Payment Abstraction system launched earlier this year as part of Chainlink's broader economic initiatives, alongside Smart Value Recapture (SVR) which has processed over $32M in liquidations.