"Owning a stock today is owning a static database entry. Tokenization means the entire representation of that asset becomes software — and software can interact with other software."
- Ryan Lovell (EP.491)
Modern finance runs on invisible plumbing—and Chainlink is upgrading the pipes. A conversation with Ryan Lovell of Chainlink Labs on tokenization, stablecoin, institutional adoption, and how blockchains (and AI) create a single source of truth for financial transactions.
https://t.co/SZGGyveHHV
Institutions won’t replace their decades-old systems.
Chainlink connects those systems to blockchains so they don't have to.
"I think we finally found our use case for crypto"—@awealthofcs & @michaelbatnick with Ryan Lovell on the Animal Spirits Podcast: https://t.co/kEYSy5LCO2
LINK TOKENIZED RWAS.
LINK DECENTRALIZED IDENTITY.
LINK DEFI.
LINK DERIVATIVES.
LINK SYNTHETIC ASSETS.
LINK DNFTS.
LINK LAYER 2S.
LINK DEPIN.
LINK SOCIALFI.
LINK CROSS-CHAIN.
LINK GOVERNMENTS.
LINK ZERO-KNOWLEDGE PROOFS.
LINK STABLECOINS.
LINK CROSS-BORDER PAYMENTS.
LINK EXISTING SYSTEMS INTEGRATION.
LINK DIGITAL ASSETS.
LINK NAV.
LINK INFRASTRUCTURE.
LINK DATA.
LINK NFTS.
LINK TOKENIZED FUNDS.
LINK DIGITAL TRANSFER AGENTS.
LINK PRIVATE SMART CONTRACTS.
LINK PREDICTION MARKETS.
LINK LSTS/LRTS.
LINK OEV.
LINK UNIFIED GOLDEN RECORDS.
LINK ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS.
LINK DECENTRALIZED INSURANCE.
LINK SUPPLY CHAIN.
LINK DAOS.
LINK IOT.
LINK GLOBAL TRADE.
LINK GAMEFI.
LINK AI.
LINK BTCFI.
LINK EVERYTHING.
THE ROAD TO SMARTCON STARTS NOW
• What others announce in a year, we’re shipping in 3 weeks
• A rapid expansion of Chainlink’s massive ecosystem converging TradFi & DeFi
• Each week builds on the last, with all roads leading to SmartCon
See every announcement so far 🧵⬇️
When TradFi steps into Web3, they need infrastructure they can trust!
@SergeyNazarov compares @chainlink not just to AWS, but to Microsoft, Linux, and TCP/IP combined
Why? Because it’s everywhere, it’s reliable, and it works together
Chainlink isn’t just one tool - it’s a growing set of open standards (data, cross-chain, identity) with a network effect that compounds
Each new adopter adds value to the whole system
That’s what makes it the default for institutions entering crypto
Podcast out this week!
In under a week, Chainlink:
✅ Launched the strategic LINK token Reserve
✅ Announced a major collaboration with Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)
✅ Reached ATH in Total Value Secured (TVS) at $93B+
Accelerate.
Chainlink has hit a new all-time high in Total Value Secured (TVS), reaching $93+ billion across hundreds of DeFi protocols.
Chainlink: The standard for onchain finance.
Moments ago at the White House (@WhiteHouse), Chainlink’s @SergeyNazarov joined senior government and digital asset leaders as U.S. President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump) signed the GENIUS Act into law.
From representing the blockchain industry at key public and private government events to shaping crypto policy through countless meetings across the Senate, House, and regulators including the SEC, Chainlink is actively immersed in U.S. digital asset policy.
Next step: Power hundreds of trillions in regulated assets onchain via the Chainlink standard.
Excited to see our industry reaching new heights and getting global adoption from governments because of the fundamental value that our technology provides.
The GENIUS Act is a huge step forward for stablecoins, forming the basis of on-chain payments for retail users in both highly developed and emerging markets. With even more fiat value now going on-chain, we are now off to the next stage of our industry's development, a Real World Asset (RWA) Tokenization boom phase.
I'm excited and grateful to be at the white house today to witness the historic signing of the GENIUS Act into law by the president. This administration is doing amazing things for our industry and we should all be very grateful for how supportive they are being. Thank you @realDonaldTrump, the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Senate for supporting our industry at this critical time.