In 2025, Chainlink solidified its position as the go-to infrastructure for onchain finance, with wide adoption by governments, banks, and asset managers to move real-world financial activities onto blockchains. The U.S. Department of Commerce partnered with Chainlink to publish macroeconomic data onchain, marking progress in government use of blockchain infrastructure.

Chainlink’s oracle and interoperability standards gained prominence in 2025, becoming embedded in public- and private-sector financial systems for various purposes such as government data publication and institutional tokenized funds. Co-founder Sergey Nazarov engaged in high-level policy discussions in Washington, reflecting growing coordination between policymakers and blockchain infrastructure providers.

Financial institutions globally increasingly relied on Chainlink to execute onchain workflows, with partnerships like Mastercard allowing over three billion cardholders to purchase crypto assets directly onchain. Asset managers expanded tokenized offerings, with UBS completing the world’s first live tokenized fund workflow using Chainlink’s Digital Transfer Agent standard.

In 2025, decentralized finance and tokenization platforms scaled adoption of Chainlink, with platforms like Coinbase selecting Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) as the exclusive bridge infrastructure for wrapped assets. New platform capabilities like the Runtime Environment and Automated Compliance Engine were introduced to support privacy-preserving and compliant onchain applications.

Chainlink anticipates further acceleration in tokenization adoption in 2026, positioning the network as core infrastructure for the global shift towards onchain capital markets. The company emphasizes alignment with governments, financial institutions, and market infrastructures around Chainlink standards, indicating a turning point for onchain finance.

Read more at Yahoo Finance: Chainlink Extends Lead in Onchain Finance as Institutional Adoption Grows