Chainlink Today is a one-stop shop for all the latest news surrounding the
@chainlink
ecosystem, DeFi, dynamic NFTs, hybrid smart contracts and blockchain.
As the
#Hedera
Governing Council's first crypto-native member, Chainlink Labs will support initiatives that help centralized finance harness the security and transparency of decentralized applications with
#Chainlink
as
@hedera
’s preferred oracle service.
The
@chainlink
2.0 whitepaper outlines the future of interoperable Decentralized Oracle Networks (DONs) that enable increased confidentiality, scalability, and security for hybrid smart contracts. Read more about the new
#Chainlink
2.0 below. OK;LG
Using
@chainlink
Price Feeds,
@FlexaHQ
allows any merchant to accept instant, guaranteed payments in dozens of digital currencies with a simple, streamlined experience designed to make cryptocurrency payments the status quo.
Happy Birthday,
#Chainlink
Today! In our first year, we published over 250 articles featuring world-changing teams in the
@chainlink
ecosystem. We're grateful to everyone who reads and shares our original content. Let’s keep building the future together.
“Thank you very much to everybody who’s enabled this new vision of the world over the last few years.” –
#Chainlink
Co-Founder
@SergeyNazarov
thanked the community for its ongoing support on
@chainlink
’s two-year mainnet anniversary.
“What Chainlink has done and is doing is pretty revolutionary. Having FLOKI be a part of this revolution is simply amazing.” –
@RealFlokiInu
team member B said there are no limits to what
#FLOKI
’s community can achieve with access to
#DeFi
via
#Chainlink
#Chainlink
CCIP is coming in 2022.
@SergeyNazarov
explains why cross-chain communication between blockchains will be a landmark innovation in the development of
#Web3
and give rise to cross-chain hybrid smart contracts.
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of
#ChainlinkToday
, the
@chainlink
community news website designed by
@TheLinkMarine1
and funded by the Chainlink Community Grant program. Follow us for the latest
#Chainlink
community news! OK;LG
.
@chainlink
has already achieved the most expansive network effect in the oracle market. This success is only a first glimpse put forth by
#Chainlink
2.0, where DONs will empower hybrid smart contract devs to build scalable & privacy-preserving dApps.
“Crossing $75Bn in total value secured makes the Chainlink network one of the most value securing forms of decentralized consensus on the planet."
#Chainlink
's
@SergeyNazarov
said
@chainlink
is rapidly expanding beyond powering the vast majority of
#DeFi
.
Over the past year,
#DeFi
has grown from $1 billion to over $50 billion TVL.
@chainlink
Co-Founder
@SergeyNazarov
told
@ausbiztv
that number could jump to $500 billion within the next year.
Read more about DeFi's acceleration on
#Chainlink
Today:
“Any real-world asset, stablecoin, or any other product that goes live on your chains now has access to global liquidity and markets.”
During his
#Sibos
keynote,
@SergeyNazarov
explained how
#Chainlink
CCIP lets banks unlock the future of digital assets.
.
@unstoppableweb
's Brad Kam explains how
#Chainlink
oracles allow users to verify human-readable
#blockchain
domains by connecting their Twitter profiles: “Chainlink verification allows users to be confident that they’re interacting with the right person.”
In February,
@chainlink
announced 34 new integrations to the growing ecosystem – including several new
#gaming
protocols using
#Chainlink
VRF to enable next-generation
#NFTs
.
In March,
@chainlink
announced 39 new integrations, including innovative
#gaming
protocols generating
#NFTs
with
#Chainlink
VRF, data provider-run oracle nodes, and secure price feeds for
#DeFi
protocols. Read the March recap on Chainlink Today:
The
#Chainlink
ecosystem rounded out 2021 by hitting triple-digit monthly integrations for the first time, announcing 100 new integrations during the month of December. 2022 is going to be a big year.
Chainlink developer advocate
@PatrickAlphaC
used
@chainlink
external adapters and
#Chainlink
VRF to create a smart contract application that orders provably random
@dominos
pizzas, showing a new use of smart contracts. Read more and watch the video:
During today’s
#Chainlink
2.0 Whitepaper Research Panel, Chainlink Labs’ Chief Scientist
@AriJuels
explained how
@chainlink
's Fair Sequencing Service (FSS) will improve trustworthiness on-chain.
In an inspiring presentation about the future of
@chainlink
,
@SergeyNazarov
emphasized how much work went into ensuring
#Chainlink
’s staking model delivers the maximum degree of security and announced staking will be released in 2022.
On
@YahooFinance
,
#Chainlink
Co-Founder
@SergeyNazarov
explained that the majority of centralized financial companies “will move into a decentralized financial product format in a relatively short time frame, because their users will want that from them.”
.
@0xPolygon
’s high-performance, low fee infrastructure combined with
#Chainlink
VRF and Price Feeds creates an ideal platform for
#NFT
gaming applications to scale and gain mass adoption.
In a recent presentation,
@SergeyNazarov
explained how
#Chainlink
staking delivers the maximum degree of security and shared plans for its much-anticipated release in 2022.
“I’ve worked on many different systems in my life; none of them have gotten the type of attention that this system has gotten, & I think that’s because it is related to a fundamental change in how the world works.” –
#Chainlink
's
@SergeyNazarov
to
@kofinas
April was a busy month with the release of the
#Chainlink
2.0 whitepaper, 36 new integrations and a Chainlink Community Grant awarded to
@UNICEF
to support the
@UNICEFInnovate
Fund and CryptoFund. Read the full April recap on Chainlink Today.
Recently, eight
@Chainlink
Labs team members led a Clubhouse discussion on “How To Build A Career In Crypto.” Read highlights from the conversation on
#Chainlink
Today:
As the
@chainlink
network grows and secures more value, super-linear staking increases cryptoeconomic security at scale by requiring an attacker to have resources that are quadratically greater than the combined security deposits of all the nodes in a DON.
As blockchain broadens the human experience,
@xdaichain
is supporting
#DeFi
projects seeking scalability with
@chainlink
’s decentralized Price Feeds live on mainnet. Read more on
#Chainlink
Today:
May was a record-breaking month for
#Chainlink
, with 55 new integrations, including the launch of NBA star
@MELOD1P
's dynamic
#NFT
collection in collaboration with
@ether_cards
.
With
#Chainlink
CCIP’s integration of
@circle
’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP), developers throughout
@chainlink
's vast ecosystem can now build secure cross-chain DeFi applications that unlock new use cases for USDC.
.
@ArbolMarket
’s integration with
#Chainlink
’s trusted oracle network is broadening the adoption of life-changing, data-driven parametric insurance products for farmers and businesses around the world.
“We’re pleased to add Chainlink Labs to the blue chip roster of companies on the Hedera Governing Council.” –
@hashgraph
's CMO
@chasker
said
#Hedera
is looking forward to exploring "the vast number of enterprise use cases" leveraging
#Chainlink
's DONs.
.
@human_protocol
will use
@chainlink
’s decentralized oracle network for creating & automating decentralized job marketplaces where companies can connect with a global human workforce. Read more on
#Chainlink
Today:
Top
#Ethereum
game
@AxieInfinity
is proving “community is key in the crypto space” by using
#Chainlink
’s decentralized price feeds and Chainlink VRF to build an empowered, player-owned
#gaming
ecosystem.
.
@mcuban
’s support of
#Chainlink
-powered startups continues with yesterday’s announcement that he will invest in and become a strategic advisor for
@dClimateNet
’s premier climate data platform.
August was a monumental month for
@chainlink
, with CCIP and Keepers mainnet launch announced at
#SmartCon
and an all-time high of 76 new integrations joining the
#Chainlink
ecosystem.
At
@swiftcommunity
’s Smarter Securities event,
@chainlink
Co-founder
@SergeyNazarov
talked with SWIFT Capital Markets Strategy Director Matthieu de Heering about how institutions can integrate
#Chainlink
to interface with multiple blockchains.
“The Associated Press is 175 years old for two reasons – we produce fact-based news everyone can trust and we know how to adapt to new technologies.”
@AP
’s
@DwayneDD
said AP adapted to radio and internet – now it's adapting to blockchain with
#Chainlink
.
#Chainlink
-powered
#NFTs
are forging deeper connections between star athletes and their fans. They’re also taking events like the
@AustralianOpen
into the
#metaverse
, where fans can enjoy even more interactive experiences than they would on-site.
The Associated Press' trusted economic, sports and election race call datasets will be delivered on-chain via
#Chainlink
in what
@AP
's director of blockchain and data licensing
@DwayneDD
called a “very significant event” for the 175-year-old news agency.
“Chainlink Sports Data Feeds are important to dynamic sports NFTs because they provide a medium to bring real-time stats on-chain.”
@DezBryant
founded
@personalcorner
to help athletes build brands with technologies like
#Chainlink
-powered dynamic
#NFTs
.
“What smart contracts do is what people want.” –
#Chainlink
Co-founder
@SergeyNazarov
gave
@exponentialview
host
@azeem
four reasons why banks should prepare for a “fundamental shift in how people agree, and trust each other, and interoperate globally.”
30 teams will compete during three weeks of simulated real-world events & adverse network conditions during the
#Chainlink
Oracle Olympics. The victor will earn a spot among elite DevOps teams making
@chainlink
the
#DeFi
industry's leading oracle network.
“As we continue to build bridges to
#DeFi
,
@chainlink
offers a proven oracle infrastructure for helping us realize our vision of building a secure and transparent ecosystem.” –
@Gemini
CEO
@tyler
on
#Chainlink
Proof of Reserve
The Spring 2021
@chainlink
Hackathon is underway with over 3,500 participants. Teams have until March 30th to register projects for over $125k in prizes, including the new GovTech prize judged by
@MayorSchieve
of Reno, NV. Read more on
#Chainlink
Today:
Community-owned blockchain game
@aavegotchi
uses
@chainlink
VRF on the
@0xPolygon
mainnet to randomly generate
#NFT
collectible ghosts with cryptographic proof of unique features.
“Chainlink enables us to deliver secure DeFi products to our integration partners in the fintech and traditional finance world.”
@AcalaNetwork
's
@bettechentt
said
#Chainlink
builds a vital connection between next-gen
#DeFi
apps and legacy finance.
In collaboration with
@ether_cards
and
@chainlink
,
@MELOD1P
became the first athlete to launch a collection of dynamic
#NFTs
that reflect real-time career highlights. Ball talked to
#Chainlink
Today about his inspiration and the auction of his rarest NFT.
AI researcher
@lexfridman
and
@chainlink
Co-Founder
@SergeyNazarov
explored how blockchain and private keys allow humans to benefit from AI without giving it free rein. Read the fascinating conversation highlights on
#Chainlink
Today.
“The value and the message moving together is revolutionary. That’s a real breakthrough.”
ANZ’s Nigel Dobson explained how
#Chainlink
CCIP facilitates exciting new use cases for tokenized assets during a fireside chat with Sergey Nazarov at
#Sibos
.
.
@chainlink
awarded a Community Grant to
@GreenWorldOrg
in support of
#AIRS
, a hybrid smart contract application powered by
#Chainlink
oracles, which uses satellite data to automate rewards for regenerative agriculture practices that fight climate change.
In July,
@chainlink
announced a record-breaking 62 new integrations across
#DeFi
, gaming, insurance and
#NFTs
as the
#Chainlink
community plans
#SmartCon
watch parties around the world. Read July’s highlights on Chainlink Today!
Today
@chainlink
announced the new and improved
#Chainlink
VRF v2, with efficiency upgrades that will pave the way for a new generation of increasingly sophisticated, fair and transparent blockchain-based games and dynamic
#NFTs
.
“It is a privilege to be able to integrate
#Chainlink
into the BENQI protocol from Day One.” –
@BenqiFinance
’s Hansen Niu said that by launching on
@avalancheavax
with
@chainlink
oracles, BENQI established security and ease-of-use as its top priorities.
“We need to get the next million developers coming into the blockchain industry to build the way they are used to building in the web industry.”
@SergeyNazarov
said
#Chainlink
CCIP brings the speed, quality, and efficiency of Web2 to
#Web3
developers.
June was a big month for
@chainlink
, with 52 new integrations, the launch of
#Chainlink
Keepers in Open Beta, the expansion of social impact grants &
@Smart_Contract
's
#1
spot on
@flexjobs
' list of top companies hiring for remote work. Read the full recap:
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“There will be a point in history where people say there was ‘before’ cryptographic truth and there was ‘after.’” –
#Chainlink
Co-founder
@SergeyNazarov
introduced
#CCIP
as a monumental step toward “one of the largest transitions in history” at
#SmartCon
.
“If DeFi isn’t a concern for banks, but they are feverishly getting custody solutions in place, then I think they’re missing a step.” –
#Chainlink
's
@SergeyNazarov
told Base Layer host
@DavidNage
that banks should plan to interact with
#DeFi
protocols now.
.
@irisnetwork
integrated with
@chainlink
so developers can build dApps and enterprise blockchain applications that span across multiple blockchains & incorporate secure, reliable data feeds from trusted off-chain sources.
“We are confident that the launch of stc Bahrain’s
#Chainlink
node will serve as a catalyst to bolster adoption of
#DeFi
and
#web3
applications in the region.” – Saad Odeh, Chief Wholesale Officer at
@STC_BHR
Leading regulated blockchain infrastructure and tokenization platform
@Paxos
integrated
#Chainlink
’s new
@PayPal
USD Price Feed to secure its PYUSD stablecoin while accelerating tokenized RWA adoption and scaling onchain finance to billions of users.
September brought monumental growth to the
@chainlink
ecosystem with 84 new integrations including
@Cardano
and
@Gemini
– and October promises another exciting month for
#DeFi
with the beginning of the
#Chainlink
Fall 2021 Hackathon.
The
@chainlink
ecosystem added more than 100 integrations in just over a month, topping 900 total integrations. Check out October highlights, including the launch of
@AP
's
#Chainlink
node and Chainlink-powered
#NFT
projects
@metasaurs
and
@TheGreatsArt
.
“If we’re going to build a better financial system, one without the shenanigans of Wall Street, we need to achieve fair ordering.” – Chief Scientist
@AriJuels
explained the importance of Fair Sequencing Service (FSS) during a
#Chainlink
2.0 Research Panel.
“CCIP seeks to do what TCP/IP did for the internet.”
#Chainlink
Co-founder
@SergeyNazarov
explains how CCIP will enable a multi-chain world of cross-chain smart contracts.
“Together, Solana and Chainlink will bring high-speed price oracles at lower costs and faster latency to DeFi developers.”
A
@solana
spokesperson said
#Chainlink
’s decentralized price oracles will open up new opportunities for
#DeFi
development.
“I think Chainlink is definitely taking a good, important part of the oracle design space. I’m definitely happy that there’s that project taking the task on.” –
@VitalikButerin
talked about
#Chainlink
and hybrid smart contracts on
@lexfridman
’s podcast.
Jarvis CEO Pascal Tallarida talked to
#Chainlink
Today about how
@Jarvis_Network
protocols are universalizing traditional financial products and markets on-chain with
@chainlink
OCR reducing operating costs by 90%.