Overview
- A new Grayscale report describes Chainlink as the “critical connective tissue” and essential infrastructure for blockchain‑based finance.
- The research spotlights oracle data feeds, compliance tooling, and Chainlink’s CCIP for cross‑chain token and message transfers.
- Cited pilots include a delivery‑versus‑payment test linking J.P. Morgan’s Kinexys network with Ondo Finance using Chainlink services.
- Grayscale has applied to convert its $29 million Chainlink Trust into an NYSE Arca ETF under the ticker GLNK, which could include staking features pending regulatory approval.
- Grayscale notes integrations with S&P Global and FTSE Russell as institutional on‑ramps, while estimating tokenized assets at about $35 billion, roughly 0.01% of global fixed income and equities.