Chainlink news

Chainlink’s native token LINK jumped 5.2% to $16.66, then retreated after profit taking. The rally broke the $16.00 level with a 1.82 million‑token volume spike, but failed to hold above $16.50, signaling short‑term exhaustion. Volume spiked again after 14:00 UTC, pulling LINK back to around $16. The breakout collapse leaves $16.47 as support and $16.50 as immediate resistance. Chainlink’s Rewards Season 1 will launch Nov. 11, offering stakers token rewards from partner projects.

Chainlink announced an exclusive partnership with SBI Digital Markets, the Japanese SBI Group’s digital asset arm managing $78.65 bn, to deploy Chainlink’s Cross‑Chain Interoperability Protocol for tokenised real‑world assets across public and private blockchains. The deal arrives alongside Chainlink’s rollout of its Runtime Environment and the forthcoming Confidential Compute, expanding infrastructure even as LINK’s exchange supply hits a multi‑year low and price nudges higher after a month’s decline. Institutional confidence is rising, with whale holdings and token scarcity increasing, but whether this translates into sustained price momentum remains uncertain.

Tokenized equity firm Dinari has partnered with Chainlink and S&P Dow Jones Indices to launch the S&P Digital Markets 50 Index, a blockchain‑focused benchmark that will include 35 US‑listed companies with blockchain ties and 15 major digital assets. The index is expected to debut before year‑end. Dinari will tokenize the index through its dShares platform, providing a 1:1 tokenized representation held with a regulated custodian, while Chainlink’s oracle network will supply real‑time pricing and performance data to create a verifiable on‑chain benchmark.

Chainlink and Apex Group completed a pilot with the Bermuda Monetary Authority to test on‑chain stablecoin compliance. The testnet, unveiled at Chainlink’s SmartCon, used Chainlink Proof of Reserve, Secure Mint, ACE, and Cross‑Chain Token standards to give regulators continuous visibility into reserves and circulation. Hacken added real‑time compliance monitoring and Bluprynt linked issuers to minting wallets via an identity layer, enabling automated on‑chain enforcement of Bermuda’s stablecoin rules. The pilot supports institutional adoption of tokenized assets, with Chainlink’s Runtime Environment already used by banks such as JPMorgan and UBS.

Dinari is using Chainlink’s decentralized oracle network to tokenize the S&P Digital Markets 50 Index, which tracks 35 blockchain‑focused companies and 15 top cryptocurrencies. The index will be issued as 1:1 dShares backed by the underlying securities and held by a regulated custodian, giving investors exposure to both traditional finance and crypto in a single digital asset. Chainlink’s real‑time data ensures on‑chain transparency for the new TradFi‑crypto hybrid.

Chainlink's native token LINK fell 6% to below $14.50 on Tuesday after breaking key support at $15.26. The slide came with a 57.8% volume surge versus a seven‑day average, indicating aggressive selling rather than thin‑market pressure. The price carved a descending channel, ending at $14.70 on the final hour. The fall came despite major institutional moves. UBS completed the first end‑to‑end tokenized‑fund transaction using Chainlink’s Digital Transfer Agent standard, and FTSE Russell announced plans to bring its indices onto blockchain using DataLink services. Technical weakness outweighed these developments, leaving LINK facing further downside toward $14.00.

Chainlink has launched the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE), a platform that lets institutions deploy smart contracts across public and private blockchains with built‑in compliance, privacy and data‑integration tools. Announced at SmartCon, CRE aims to be core infrastructure for banks and other financial entities moving into blockchain‑based rails. Major players such as JPMorgan, UBS and Mastercard are already using CRE, with JPMorgan’s Kinexys and Ondo completing a cross‑chain settlement and UBS Tokenize and DigiFT executing the first on‑chain redemption of a tokenized fund. Chainlink says CRE can cut deployment times from months to days and will add confidential‑computing privacy features in early 2026.

UBS completed the first on-chain redemption of a tokenized fund using Chainlink's Digital Transfer Agent in a live Ethereum transaction, marking a milestone for the $100 trillion fund industry. The tokenized UBS USD Money Market Investment Fund Token (uMINT) was redeemed via DigiFT as on-chain distributor, with UBS's systems initiating the process and Chainlink executing it. This move demonstrates how smart-contract standards can reduce operational complexity and open new product possibilities.

FTSE Russell will publish its global equity, FX and digital asset benchmarks on blockchain via Chainlink’s DataLink service, making indices continuously available on more than 50 networks and over 2,000 apps. The move turns traditional reference indices into programmable, verifiable financial primitives, enabling developers to build index‑tracking vaults, options and tokenized products with on‑chain price feeds backed by a $18 trillion benchmark provider.

FTSE Russell partners with Chainlink to publish benchmark equity and digital asset indexes on blockchain via DataLink, making Russell 1000, 2000, 3000, FTSE 100 and digital asset benchmarks available on multiple chains. The move supports FTSE Russell’s tokenization strategy and follows earlier collaborations with SonarX, Grayscale; institutions like JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Citi and Citigroup are exploring blockchain for tokenization, settlement and stablecoins.