Chainlink Latest Partnerships & Integrations: Expanding Onchain Data and Cross-Chain Capabilities

Chainlink continued to expand its footprint across multiple blockchain ecosystems, providing secure and reliable oracle services for a variety of applications. Recent integrations demonstrate its growing role in onchain finance, cross-chain interoperability, AI-powered Web3 solutions, and decentralized finance (DeFi). 

From European regulated capital markets to multi-chain DeFi ecosystems in Asia and the Middle East, Chainlink’s infrastructure is enabling developers and institutions to access verified, real-time data and execute complex workflows securely.

Chainlink and 21X: Onchain Market Data for Tokenized Securities

21X, the first blockchain-based exchange for tokenized securities licensed under the EU’s DLT regime, recently integrated Chainlink to deliver market data onchain. This integration allows users to access verifiable real-time data for tokenized equities, debt securities, and funds, now publicly available on the Polygon blockchain.

How Chainlink Powers 21X

Through the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE), 21X can:

• Provide best bid and ask prices with quantities.
• Track last traded prices for all listed securities.
• Publish machine-readable, standardized formats accessible on Polygon.

Market participants, custody providers, and DeFi protocols can directly consume this verified data. 

“By integrating Chainlink into our regulated DLT trading venue, we’re delivering the transparency, auditability, and collateral utility that institutions require to move onchain,” said, Max Heinzle, CEO of 21X.

Expanding Use Cases

With Chainlink data feeds, 21X tokenized securities can be used for:

• Collateral in lending protocols: Enabling DeFi platforms to accept tokenized equities.
• Automated portfolio management: Feeding algorithmic trading and investment strategies.
• Risk monitoring: Supporting institutional risk systems with real-time pricing.

Fernando Vazquez, President of Banking & Capital Markets at Chainlink Labs, noted

"With Chainlink making 21X's EU-regulated tokenized securities more usable across the onchain economy and helping bring institutional-grade assets to DeFi protocols across the globe, this is a pivotal moment for the blockchain economy,” Fernando Vazquez, President of Banking & Capital Markets at Chainlink Labs, noted.

Saudi Awwal Bank: Adopting Chainlink for Onchain Financial Innovation

Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB), one of the largest banks in Saudi Arabia with over $100 billion in assets, has partnered with Chainlink to develop blockchain-based financial applications. The bank leverages:

• Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP): Securely transfers tokens and data between blockchains.
• Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE): Orchestrates verifiable workflows across blockchains, APIs, and legacy systems.

SAB’s adoption aims to:

• Enable tokenized deposits and bonds.
• Automate cross-border settlements.
• Integrate blockchain-based compliance and identity systems.
• Connect to global tokenized capital markets.

CCIP and CRE provide SAB with secure interoperability and reliable data exchange, critical for deploying institutional-grade blockchain applications.

Chainlink and Web3 AI: Joining Aethir’s AI Unbundled Alliance

Chainlink joined Aethir’s AI Unbundled Alliance to support AI-powered Web3 infrastructure. Through CRE, developers can orchestrate verifiable workflows across chains, APIs, and external systems. CRE combines:

• Programmable triggers and modular capabilities (compute, data fetch, chain read/write).
• Full developer tooling including SDKs, CLI, and observability.
• Deterministic orchestration for AI-driven applications.

By providing early access to CRE, Chainlink ensures AI builders can rely on secure, verifiable data for high-frequency trading, autonomous bots, and algorithmic decision-making. This integration addresses fragmented tooling and trust issues in Web3 AI development.

Taiko Integration: Chainlink Data Streams for DeFi Applications

Taiko, an Ethereum-aligned L2 based rollup, has integrated Chainlink Data Streams on its Alethia network. The integration provides:

• Highly granular, tamper-proof market data.
• Liquidity-weighted bid-ask spreads for better risk management.
• Flexible report schemas for advanced analytics.

Joaquin Mendes, COO of Taiko, stated that Chainlink Data Streams enable secure, high-fidelity data delivery, accelerating institutional adoption and supporting advanced DeFi applications, including lending protocols and derivatives platforms.

Kaia and Fragmetric: Cross-Chain Connectivity via CCIP

Chainlink’s CCIP is now live on Kaia, the high-performance Layer 1 blockchain in Asia, supporting all Kaia apps and wallets. Key features include:

• Enterprise-grade reliability and fast transactions.
• EVM compatibility with Solidity support.
• VRF-based committee selection and Byzantine Fault Tolerance consensus.

Fragmetric’s liquid staking token, wfragSOL, became a Cross-Chain Token (CCT) with CCIP, enabling transfers across Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Solana. This enhances adoption and interoperability for multi-chain DeFi ecosystems.

LYS Labs: Machine-Ready OS for Onchain Markets

LYS Labs joined Chainlink Build to integrate Price Feeds into its machine-ready operating system for onchain markets. Key use cases include:

• Feeding AI agents, bots, and traders with tamper-proof data.
• Supporting high-frequency trading and autonomous DeFi interactions.
• Enabling semantic, structured signals for real-time execution.

As part of Build, LYS gains technical mentorship, go-to-market resources, and access to alpha and beta releases for Chainlink products.

Avant Protocol: Cross-Chain Transfers and Secure Collateral Pricing

Avant Protocol, a $140M+ TVL DeFi platform, integrated:

• Chainlink CCIP: Enabling cross-chain transfers of avETH, avETHx, and savETH across Avalanche and Ethereum.
• Chainlink Data Feeds: Supporting accurate and secure collateral pricing.

This ensures consistent and verified market data for yield-generating strategies, enhancing transparency and trust across its multi-chain ecosystem.

Conclusion

Recent Chainlink integrations show its growing strength across multiple blockchain sectors. It delivers verifiable, real-time market data for tokenized securities while enabling secure cross-chain interoperability for both DeFi and enterprise-grade applications. The network also supports AI-powered Web3 workflows with verifiable execution layers and provides standardized, auditable data for developers, institutions, and protocols. Chainlink's commitment to providing secure, reliable data and cross-chain execution forms a technical backbone for regulated capital markets, institutional DeFi, and AI-driven Web3 applications.

Resources:

1. Press release from Chainlink and 21X: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/first-eu-regulated-onchain-exchange-21x-adopts-chainlink-live-in-production-302556265.html

2. Chainlink X platform: https://x.com/chainlink

3. About Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE): https://blog.chain.link/introducing-chainlink-runtime-environment/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

4. Announcement: Chainlink Joins Aethir’s AI Unbundled Alliance for Web3 AI: https://aethir.com/blog-posts/chainlink-joins-aethirs-ai-unbundled-alliance-for-web3-ai

5. Announcement about Taiko integrating Chainlink data streams: https://taiko.mirror.xyz/s45LBZf_0OwIRc4j2kJv0hFAJG1hEvxL4g94OcXraiI