Chainlink

Founded in 2017, Chainlink is a blockchain abstraction layer that enables universally connected smart contracts. Through a decentralized oracle network, Chainlink allows blockchains to securely interact with external data feeds, events and payment methods, providing the critical off-chain information needed by complex smart contracts to become the dominant form of digital agreement.

Moody's Ratings and Chainlink used CCIP to test sending the same credit rating data to several blockchain networks at once in a new testnet pilot program.

Chainlink CCIP Distributes Moody's Ratings Across Chains

Moody's Ratings and Chainlink ran a testnet pilot using CCIP to distribute credit ratings data across permissioned and public blockchains.

Moody's and Chainlink test cross-chain credit ratings distribution

Avalanche

Solana

Charles Schwab is expanding its Schwab Crypto platform to include Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink trading for eligible U.S. clients, bringing the total to five digital assets. The post Charles Schwab Adds Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to Crypto Trading Platform appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Charles Schwab Adds Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to Crypto Trading Platform

The testnet pilot used Chainlink's CCIP to distribute Moody's ratings simultaneously across permissioned and permissionless blockchains, while preserving the firm's existing publication and governance processes.

Moody's Taps Chainlink to Send Credit Ratings Across Multiple Blockchains

Charles Schwab made SOL, AVAX and LINK available to trade through Schwab Crypto accounts on Monday, taking the platform to five assets alongside BTC and ETH.

Schwab Crypto Adds Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink Trading for Clients

Polymarket opened 15-minute gold and silver markets priced by Chainlink, taking its high-speed markets beyond crypto, with equities and FX set to follow.

Polymarket Launches 15-Minute Gold and Silver Markets Priced by Chainlink

Aave

Chainlink launched 24/7 market data for tokenized stocks and commodities, using perp prices when markets close, with Aave adopting it for RWA collateral.

Chainlink Launches 24/7 Tokenized Stock Pricing, With Aave as Launch Partner

The service uses perpetual futures quotes to update reference prices when traditional markets close.

Chainlink adds weekend pricing for tokenized assets, with Aave as launch partner

LG CNS is set to integrate Chainlink's cross-chain, data, and orchestration infrastructure into its digital asset platform.

Chainlink partners with LG CNS to drive Korean won stablecoin expansion

Chainlink has partnered with LG CNS, the technology contractor behind the Bank of Korea's Project Hangang, to expand regulated digital asset infrastructure in South Korea.

Chainlink Enters Korea's $68B Market Through LG CNS Partnership

Cardano

Ripple and Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA), alongside other blockchain organizations, are pushing the SEC to write clearer, binding crypto rules rather than relying on interpretive guidance. Why Cardano and Five Others Want Firmer Language The Cardano Foundation posted on X that the SEC classified ADA as a digital commodity, not a security, earlier this year.

Ripple, Cardano, Chainlink Push for Binding SEC Rules Around Tokens

Bitcoin

Dogecoin

Ethereum

Hyperliquid

Zcash

Grayscale expanded in-kind access across 10 crypto ETFs on Wednesday, letting eligible investors swap Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana directly for shares.

Grayscale Expands In-Kind Access Across 10 Crypto ETFs

Grayscale is opening a new route for eligible crypto investors to exchange their existing tokens directly for shares in 10 investment products, bypassing the need to sell for cash first.

Grayscale Opens In-Kind ETF Access With Six-Figure Entry Minimums

Grayscale announced Wednesday that eligible investors can directly contribute cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), XRP (CRYPTO: XRP), Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL), in exchange for shares of select investment products. Grayscale Expands In-Kind Investing The asset manager is expanding in-kind subscriptions across 10 digital asset investment products, allowing eligible investors to exchange existing crypto holdings for fund shares without first converting their tokens into cash.

Grayscale Opens In-Kind Crypto Investing for Bitcoin, XRP, Dogecoin, Solana ETFs

Grayscale expands in-kind subscriptions to 10 crypto funds, letting eligible investors swap tokens for shares without selling for cash.

Grayscale expands in-kind subscriptions to 10 crypto ETFs and trusts

Stellar

Chainlink's data infrastructure is now live on the Stellar blockchain, opening the door to new decentralized finance (DeFi) applications across a network that already supports more than $4 billion in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs).

Chainlink Expands Market Data to Stellar's $4B Tokenized Asset Ecosystem

Chainlink's CCIP 2.0 lets banks run their own security checks on cross-chain transfers, five months after a rival's setup lost $292 million to hackers.

Months After the $292M Kelp Hack, Chainlink Lets Institutions Add Their Own Bridge Checks

The new software lets companies add custom security checks so they do not fall victim to the same single-point-of-failure vulnerabilities that plagued rival bridges.

Chainlink updates its crypto bridge tech months after a $292 million hack at a rival exposed risks

Chainlink (CRYPTO: LINK) surges 5.17% and Hyperliquid holds near record highs Friday, driven by a major institutional partnership and a fresh Binance listing. Why Chainlink Is Breaking Out Chainlink announced Thursday that Infosys, the $40 billion global IT firm supporting banking infrastructure for more than 1.7 billion customer accounts worldwide, entered a strategic partnership to accelerate institutional on-chain finance.

Forget Bitcoin, XRP: These 2 Coins Could Explode This Weekend

On Tuesday, the decentralized oracle network Chainlink announced a strategic partnership with Infosys, the information technology (IT) giant. Chainlink detailed that the companies are teaming up to help major traditional finance (TradFi) institutions easily plug their systems directly into blockchain networks.

Chainlink Partners With Infosys, the IT Giant Behind 1.7B Accounts

Traditional brokerage giant Charles Schwab has significantly expanded its digital asset footprint.

Charles Schwab Expands Retail Crypto Access: Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink Join the Platform

LINK hit an eight-month high after Bottomline, a top-three SWIFT services provider moving $16 trillion a year, tapped Chainlink to connect 600-plus banks to blockchain settlement.

Bitcoin Starts the Week Flat, But Chainlink Is Flying—Here's Why

Uniswap

Five altcoins carry more near-term upside than Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) or XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) heading into Q4, according to a widely-followed cryptocurrency influencer. Why the Macro Sets Up the Alt Trade Altcoin Daily argued in a YouTube video on Thursday that the debasement trade driving Bitcoin higher creates the conditions for altcoin outperformance in Q4.

Forget XRP, Ethereum: These 5 Altcoins Could Rally Outperform in Q4

Chainlink and Bottomline are teaming up to give more than 600 banking customers access to blockchain-based cross-border settlement while allowing banks to keep using familiar payment messaging systems. Bottomline Brings Blockchain Rails to a $16 Trillion Payments Network The recently announced partnership puts Chainlink technology inside a significant piece of global financial infrastructure.

SWIFT Services Provider Taps Chainlink to Bring 600 Banks Onchain

Last month, Wyoming's Stable Token Commission fully migrated FRNT from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP after a security review.

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