DustinS

4th industrial revolution

[stake.link @stakedotlink]

@SmartCon_Drums @DrReefer @swissborg @CCIPMetrics @CoreyCaplan3 .@stakedotlink: $LINK Staking with the largest node operators in the @chainlink Network.

[Sylvarant ⬡ | The future is onchain @SylvarantLINK]

This is what winning looks like: a monumental success and victory on the @stakedotlink side, a DAO completely dedicated to providing a new layer of utility on-top of Chainlink Staking.

Congratulations!

[LinkPool @linkpoolio]

$LINK Staking is coming to European wealth management and meta-exchange platform @swissborg in Q1 2025.

1,000,000+ European users will soon be able to gain access to $LINK Staking directly from the interface of an exchange for the first time.

This is what adoption looks like🤝

[joseph @FreepanO]

@stakedotlink @swissborg @CCIPMetrics If this proposal goes through, you'll be making close to 1m+ crypto investors very happy.
Our $LINK holders have been wanting to have an onchain yield strategy for a loooog time :-)
(that includes me)

[LinkPool @linkpoolio]

For the 1st time, ⬡$LINK Staking⬡ is coming to an Exchange!

@swissborg is a leading crypto wealth management platform & meta-exchange based out of Europe with $2.1b in AUM & >1.3m $LINK tokens.

@swissborg users will soon be able to stake $LINK directly from the @swissborg app.

We’re excited to continue collaborating with @swissborg to make participation in securing the @chainlink Network more accessible than ever.

Read more about the strategic partnership between Liquid Staking Protocol @stakedotlink & @swissborg below👇

[joseph @FreepanO]

I vote Yes!

[Chainlink @chainlink]

2024 has been a year of progress and collaboration within the Chainlink Build and Scale programs.

This post covers important highlights and adoption metrics from the programs.

Build and Scale teams—share your key highlights and milestones from 2024 in the comments ↓

Scale Program Highlights

The Scale program has seen exceptional growth this year, with 16 chains now part of the initiative and an impressive 4,000+ developers actively building across these networks using the Chainlink standard.

• The adoption and usage of Scale blockchains continues to rise, with more than 300M Total Verified Messages (TVM) across all chains.

• Hackathons have proven to be a great way to engage the community and drive the development of novel applications. This year, 1,878 hackathon participants have contributed to 176 projects across Scale chains.

Build Program Highlights

The Build program has continued to be a catalyst for innovation, with 41 new teams joining this year.

• Momentum threads have reached 1.45M impressions, demonstrating the program’s visibility and growing influence.

• 81 speaking opportunities have been secured for Build members, enabling them to showcase their project development at major conferences and panels.

• 10+ collaborations between Build teams.

• 7 of the 16 Scale chains now have Build projects innovating within their ecosystems.

The progress we’ve seen from the Build and Scale programs in 2024 speaks volumes about the incredible dedication and innovation of the teams involved. It’s not just about individual milestones—this is a year of collaboration, growth, and community.

As we look ahead, we’re excited to continue to see these programs evolve and drive innovation within the onchain industry.

[David Miller ⬡ @CryptoDavid_]

DTCC moving forward fast to production (March '25) for the Fedwire Migration to ISO 20022.

DTCC ongoing testing with all its clients where DTCC require their banks to become "testing certified". New testing deadline is 30Jan.

🚨JUST TO BE EXTRA CLEAR 1: Using messaging standard ISO20022 means that #chainlink is being used as infrastructure under the hood.

🚨JUST TO BE EXTRA CLEAR 2: this means $LINK is actively used for that. (or payment abstraction which automatically converts to $LINK).

🚨JUST TO BE EXTRA CLEAR 3: The big flip is being switched ON for $LINK once ISO20022 is enabled.

[stake.link @stakedotlink]

The @chainlink Network will power it all.

@stakedotlink will secure it all via $LINK Staking.

• Enterprise Systems
• Derivatives
• AI and Data
• Capital Markets
• Carbon Credits
• Payments
• Real Estate
• Payments
• Global Insurnace

[Crypt⬡sho 2.0 : CCIP @LogicalLarry]

Picture this:

You're a seasoned investor, riding out your final years in the market with a comfortable nest egg stashed in blue-chip stocks or a steady CD. You’ve played it safe, done all the right things, and now you're gearing up to enjoy your golden years.

It’s Thanksgiving dinner, a typical family gathering. But this time, your son-in-law casually mentions how he’s made a small fortune off something called FartCoin. Everyone bursts out laughing at the ridiculousness of it, cracking jokes and rolling their eyes. But you’re not laughing.

Instead, you're stuck on one thing: how has this kid, who barely knows the difference between a 401(k) and an IRA, made gains in a few months that outpace your lifetime of steady investing? Intrigued and maybe a little annoyed, you decide to dig in.

You start researching crypto, not because you’re convinced, but because you’re curious. Bitcoin catches your attention. So does Ethereum. But they’re already household names. You want to know what’s next. Then, almost by accident, you stumble onto something called Chainlink.

At first, it doesn’t make sense. But then you see the names attached to it:
SWIFT
JP Morgan
Fidelity
Citi
BNY Mellon
State Street

These aren’t startups or fringe players—they’re the titans of finance, the institutions that have managed trillions for decades. And they’re partnering with Chainlink? Why?

Then it clicks.

You dig deeper and realize Bitcoin is digital gold. Ethereum builds the foundation for smart contracts. But Chainlink? Chainlink is the bridge connecting the digital world to real-world data, enabling the very future of decentralized finance, gaming, insurance, and more. Without it, the blockchain revolution doesn’t work.

And then you hear the news. Major investment platforms, even ones tied to political heavyweights, are going in hard on Chainlink. The parallels to early Apple or Amazon are unmistakable except this time, you’re ahead of the curve.

Suddenly, you see the bigger picture.

This isn’t just another stock or a speculative gamble. This is an opportunity to be part of the backbone of the future financial system. As you sit there, weighing your options, you realize you’re not just investing in crypto. You’re investing in the next era of the internet itself.

You decide to dig deeper. Late one night, you pull up the Bitcoin chart. You’ve heard all the stories of how it was once dismissed as a joke, only to become digital gold. You zoom out and see the big picture: a long, flat line for years, followed by an explosive, almost unbelievable rise.

Then you check Ethereum. You remember your son in law calling it vaporware, a solution searching for a problem. But now? It powers an entire ecosystem of decentralized finance. Once again, you zoom out on the chart, and there it is: a nearly identical pattern, years of quiet build-up before the rocket launch

Finally, you turn to Chainlink. You zoom out on the chart, expecting chaos or randomness. But what you see sends a chill down your spine.

It’s eerily familiar. This is where Bitcoin was in 2013 & where Ethereum was in 2017 😲

The pieces come together. Chainlink isn’t just another speculative token. It’s the infrastructure layer for the entire blockchain economy. The partnerships, the real-world use cases, the growing adoption—it’s all there, hiding in plain sight, just waiting for the world to catch on

Your pulse quickens. This isn’t just an aha moment—it’s a revelation. You realize you’ve stumbled onto something few people see, an opportunity so massive that most will only recognize it after it’s too late

Because if history has taught you anything, it’s this: the biggest rewards come to those who see the potential before everyone else does. And now, you can’t unsee it.

And for the first time in years, you feel that spark.

This is it: The chance of a lifetime.

This exact scenario ⤴️ is happening, RIGHT NOW

The question isn’t if you’ll act. It’s whether you’ll regret not acting sooner.

[DustinS @DustinSAF]

@veilGazer @SDLsaylor @stakedotlink I lost zero link through holding LPL, and am currently making higher percentages with SDL than LPL.

[Zach Rynes | CLG @ChainLinkGod]

.@Chainlink is joining the @EmiratesNBD_AE Digital Asset Lab Council as a new member🔥

Emirates NBD is a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye (MENAT) region, with a a combined $260B AUM

Following the signing of a MOU at Abu Dhabi Finance Week, Chainlink will join other Council founding members including @PwC, @FireblocksHQ, @inside_r3, and @chainalysis

Chainlink will support the development of onchain financial applications within the region, powered by the Chainlink standard for data, cross-chain, and compute

[DustinS @DustinSAF]

What is the $link news coming out of Abu Dhabi this week?

CLABS signed MOU with Abu Dhabi >
Abu Dhabi appoints CLABs to a council member position for its Digital Assets Labs>
Chainlink to support Coinbase Project Diamond >
Blackrock & Abu Dhabi to use Coinbase project Diamond

[DustinS @DustinSAF]

Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Middle East, North Africa, and Türkiye (MENAT) region, has announced a fifth council member of its Digital Asset Lab – Chainlink, the standard for onchain finance, verifiable data, and cross-chain interoperability.

$link

[DustinS @DustinSAF]

RT @SergeyNazarov: I see this long list of initial capital markets users and early adopters of multiple Chainlink services as just the begi…

[kenneth ⬡ @UPUPSOON]

#chainlink MOU signing ceremony tickets are sold out.
$LINK

[Zach Rynes | CLG @ChainLinkGod]

$XRP army unhappy with this tweet, so here’s more of my thinking

If institutions want to one day adopt XRPL, that’s great, but looking at its current level of adoption, I hard to justify $XRP’s $230 billion FDV valuation compared to other established blockchain ecosystems

The $XRP ‘bridge currency’ use case didn’t gain meaningful traction with banks, XRPL’s DeFi ecosystem is minuscule just rank #57 on @DefiLlama, and Ripple has largely pivoted to already well-established concepts (stablecoin, EVM sidechain, AMM DEX, custody, CBDC private chains, etc)

Have nothing against $XRP or the Ripple personally, and this could all change in the future, but today I find there’s a massive disconnect between the narrative around the asset and the reality that’s difficult to reconcile and worth analyzing

For example, Swift is verifiably working with Chainlink on enabling 11,500+ banks to connect to blockchains using their existing infrastructure, this product is now in pre-production

Yet, if you ask the average $XRP holder, they’ll say Swift is obviously going to $XRP, or that $XRP is going to replace Swift, neither of which is true, with no knowledge of what Swift is actually doing with Chainlink

Chainlink doesn’t compete with Ripple, XRPL, XRP, as it doesn’t compete with any blockchain

Reality is that Chainlink can accelerate the adoption of the XRPL ecosystem in a meaningful and tangible manner, but it’s at this stage it’s undeniable which ecosystem is moving the needle on institutional blockchain adoption

But take this as you want, and come to your own conclusions

[LinkDrake @DrakeLinked]

@SMQKEDQG SWIFT are using Chainlink, the influencers lied to you. SWIFT-LINK goes live next year.

[S3xyDutchm4n (🟢,⚫️) Redemption Arc @S3xyDutchm4n_]

Chainlink is the next in line for the ETF now who is surprised? Literally not a single marine because we all had a basic idea on the main criteria and which coins it would instantly eliminate. $LINK and $AVAX gon get it

[DustinS @DustinSAF]

$XRP
“Microsoft is pleased to be working with the Central Bank of Brazil, Banco Inter, 7COMm and Chainlink Labs on Brazil’s DREX digital currency,” said João Aragão, innovation specialist for financial services at Microsoft.

I thought XRP was the banking coin?
$LINK