All the latest news and key insights you need from Chainlink
Chainlink is a decentralized oracle network that enables smart contracts to securely interact with real-world data and systems outside the blockchain. While smart contracts are powerful, they are isolated by design and cannot access external data on their own. Chainlink solves this by providing tamper-proof, decentralized data feeds that connect blockchains to external APIs, payment systems, IoT devices, and more. Its core value proposition lies in bridging on-chain and off-chain environments while maintaining the security and trustless nature of blockchain technology.
Smart contracts revolutionized the way agreements are executed—automated, trustless, and transparent. However, they suffer from a critical limitation: they cannot fetch external data like asset prices, weather updates, or sports scores without outside help. Relying on a single, centralized source of data creates a point of failure and defeats the purpose of decentralization.
Chainlink was created to overcome this "oracle problem." It provides a decentralized network of oracles that deliver accurate, real-time data to smart contracts from multiple sources. This eliminates data manipulation risks, enhances security, and allows blockchain applications to respond to real-world events.
$LINK is the native token used within the Chainlink ecosystem. It plays several key roles:
The decentralized oracle network went live on Ethereum.
Chainlink 2.0 whitepaper released, outlining the vision for a fully decentralized oracle network.
$LINK staking v0.1 launched to enhance security and participation.
Successful integration test with SWIFT for tokenized asset transfers.
ROI | PRICE | MARKET CAP | INVESTMENT |
---|---|---|---|
1xx | $16.00 | $10.9B | |
0.00xx | $0.01 | $10.0M | $0.461 |
0.00xx | $0.04 | $25.0M | $1.151 |
0.00xx | $0.07 | $50.0M | $2.303 |
0.01xx | $0.15 | $100.0M | $4.606 |
0.02xx | $0.37 | $250.0M | $11.514 |
0.05xx | $0.74 | $500.0M | $23.028 |
0.07xx | $1.11 | $750.0M | $34.541 |
0.09xx | $1.47 | $1.0B | $46.055 |
0.28xx | $4.42 | $3.0B | $138.165 |
0.46xx | $7.37 | $5.0B | $230.276 |
ATHx | $52.70 | $35.8B | $1,646.875 |
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