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    Chainlink

    Chainlink is a blockchain oracle network. It acts as a bridge between a blockchain and off-chain systems. Sergey Nazarov and Steve Ellis created it in 2017.

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    Co-founder
    Sergey Nazarov

    Leadership

    Sergey Nazarov, Co-founder. Sergey Nazarov is a co-founder of Chainlink.

    Key facts

    Created
    2017, by Sergey Nazarov and Steve Ellissource
    Network launch
    formally launched in 2019source
    Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP)
    introduced in 2023source
    Government data
    In 2025, the United States Department of Commerce used Chainlink to publish U.S. government macroeconomic data on blockchainssource

    WYDE coverage of Chainlink

    WYDE Newsroom has published 10 articles about Chainlink, from Jun 24, 2026 to Sep 25, 2026. Chainlink is the subject of 10 stories. The most recent is Aave Lets Users Borrow Against Tokenized Stocks on Base for the First Time.

    Crypto & DeFi

    Aave Lets Users Borrow Against Tokenized Stocks on Base for the First Time

    Aave V4's new Equities Hub on Base lets users borrow USDC against Coinbase-issued tokenized shares of Apple, Nvidia, Tesla and four other stocks priced by Chainlink.

    Sep 25, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    Crypto & DeFi

    Wyoming Moves Its FRNT Stablecoin From LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP After a Security Review

    The Wyoming Stable Token Commission migrated its state-issued Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) from LayerZero to Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol across eight networks after a security review, a move LayerZero's CEO publicly disputed.

    Sep 17, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    WYDE Weekly

    Revolut and Block Cleared US Bank Charters, AI Proved Fermat and Navier-Stokes, and the CLARITY Act Hits the Senate Monday. Over 65,400 Meals.

    Revolut and Block clear OCC bank paths, Wyoming puts its stablecoin reserves onchain, AI checks proofs of Fermat and Navier-Stokes, the CLARITY Act hits the Senate, and creators can now get paid to end hunger.

    Sep 12, 2026 · 5 min read · Subject of the story

    Crypto & DeFi

    Wyoming Adopts Chainlink Proof of Reserve for Its State-Issued FRNT Stablecoin

    The Wyoming Stable Token Commission adopted Chainlink Proof of Reserve for its state-issued Frontier Stable Token (FRNT), adding near real-time onchain reserve verification on top of daily attestations and the GENIUS Act baseline.

    Sep 11, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    Crypto & DeFi

    Chainlink Partners With Swift Provider Bottomline to Move Bank Payments Onchain for 600 Banks

    Bottomline, a top-three Swift service provider that moves more than $16 trillion in payments a year, will use Chainlink's CCIP and Runtime Environment to offer cross-chain, cross-border settlement to its 600-plus bank customers while staying compatible with existing Swift and ISO 20022 systems.

    Sep 11, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    Crypto & DeFi

    Five Institutional Crypto Deals Landed in 48 Hours as the CLARITY Act's Senate Clock Runs Out

    Ripple, BlackRock, BitGo, BNY, and Western Union all shipped crypto infrastructure this week, none of it waiting on Congress, while the CLARITY Act sits without a cloture motion days before the Senate leaves for its August recess.

    Aug 4, 2026 · 3 min read · Subject of the story

    Crypto & DeFi

    BitGo Moves $7.3 Billion of Wrapped Bitcoin Off LayerZero, Pushing the Chainlink Migration Tally Near $15 Billion

    BitGo will make Chainlink CCIP the exclusive cross-chain provider for WBTC, joining Mantle, Kelp, Kraken and others in an exodus triggered by April's $292 million Kelp bridge exploit.

    Aug 4, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    Crypto & DeFi

    A DeFi Attacker Inflated a Tokenized Google Stock 7,700% to Drain a Lending Pool

    Edel Finance paused its lending protocol after an attacker manipulated how a wrapped tokenized Google share was priced, inflating collateral about 78 times and leaving roughly $403,000 in bad debt.

    Jul 1, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    WYDE Weekly

    Big Tech moved $1.5B into giving. A judge saved SNAP. Roubini went onchain. 58,300 meals.

    WYDE Weekly: Intercept's $500M fund, Evan Spiegel's $550M medical-debt erase, the US $800M WFP pledge, Project Pangea, and the EAT Card beta.

    Jun 27, 2026 · 6 min read · Subject of the story

    Crypto & DeFi

    Chainlink and 50-Plus Banks Launch Project Pangea for Instant Cross-Border Settlement

    Chainlink joined Project Pangea with more than 50 banks holding over 10 trillion dollars in assets to test T+0 cross-border FX settlement using compliant euro and Korean won stablecoins on existing Swift and ISO 20022 rails.

    Jun 24, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

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