Grayscale Calls Chainlink Key Bridge Between Crypto and Traditional Finance as LINK Tests $11.65 Floor
2025-11-22 16:55
Grayscale Research has released a new report arguing that Chainlink’s technology now sits at the center of efforts to connect public blockchains with traditional financial infrastructure. The paper, titled “The LINK Between Worlds,” describes Chainlink as “critical connective tissue” between on-chain and off-chain systems and says its software could be essential for tokenization and decentralized finance (DeFi). Chainlink Positioned as Core Plumbing for Tokenization In the report, Grayscale analysts say public blockchains cannot support large-scale finance unless they reliably talk to real-world data and existing institutions. Chainlink’s tools, they argue, provide that missing connection layer for everything from asset prices to settlement events. Chainlink Tokenization Bridge. Source: Grayscale on X The research notes that most financial assets still live off-chain today. Tokenized versions account for only about 0.01% of the combined value of global equity and bond markets, leaving “enormous” room for expansion as more instruments move onto blockchains. Tokenized...
