company
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.
Chief executive officer, Chainlink Labs
Sergey Nazarov
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
Crypto & DeFi
Aave Lets Users Borrow Against Tokenized Stocks on Base for the First Time
Sep 25, 2026 · 2 min read
Crypto & DeFiWyoming Moves Its FRNT Stablecoin From LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP After a Security Review
Sep 17, 2026 · 2 min read
NewsletterRevolut and Block Cleared US Bank Charters, AI Proved Fermat and Navier-Stokes, and the CLARITY Act Hits the Senate Monday. Over 65,400 Meals.
Sep 12, 2026 · 5 min read
Crypto & DeFiWyoming Adopts Chainlink Proof of Reserve for Its State-Issued FRNT Stablecoin
Sep 11, 2026 · 2 min read
Crypto & DeFiChainlink Partners With Swift Provider Bottomline to Move Bank Payments Onchain for 600 Banks
Sep 11, 2026 · 2 min read
Crypto & DeFiFive Institutional Crypto Deals Landed in 48 Hours as the CLARITY Act's Senate Clock Runs Out
Aug 4, 2026 · 3 min read
Crypto & DeFiBitGo Moves $7.3 Billion of Wrapped Bitcoin Off LayerZero, Pushing the Chainlink Migration Tally Near $15 Billion
Aug 4, 2026 · 2 min read
Crypto & DeFiA DeFi Attacker Inflated a Tokenized Google Stock 7,700% to Drain a Lending Pool
Jul 1, 2026 · 2 min read
NewsletterBig Tech moved $1.5B into giving. A judge saved SNAP. Roubini went onchain. 58,300 meals.
Jun 27, 2026 · 6 min read
Crypto & DeFiChainlink and 50-Plus Banks Launch Project Pangea for Instant Cross-Border Settlement
Jun 24, 2026 · 2 min read
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