Chainlink Marks 8 Years Since Whitepaper Release and Plans Onchain Expansion
On September 4, 2025, Chainlink celebrated eight years since the release of its whitepaper, establishing itself as a leading oracle platform. The protocol aims to “bring the whole world onchain,” enhancing its role in connecting traditional finance with decentralized systems.
The Chainlink Journey in 8 Years
- Chainlink has evolved into a dominant oracle platform, facilitating tens of trillions in transaction value and securing nearly $100 billion for DeFi markets.
- In June, Chainlink partnered with Mastercard to allow 3 billion cardholders to buy cryptocurrencies directly on-chain.
- Sergey Nazarov, co-founder of Chainlink, emphasized this partnership as a convergence of traditional and decentralized finance.
- Institutional interest in LINK is rising; Caliber, a Nasdaq-listed asset manager, approved a strategy to acquire and stake LINK tokens.
- Bitwise Asset Management submitted an S-1 filing to the SEC for a spot Chainlink ETF, linking its NAV to the CME CF Chainlink-Dollar Reference Rate.
- Chainlink plans to leverage this adoption to innovate Real World Asset (RWA) tokenization.
PepeNode Presale Updates
PepeNode (PEPENODE), a mine-to-earn meme coin, has raised over $579,000 during its presale, indicating strong market interest.
PepeNode’s Current Presale Stats
- Current price: $0.0010407
- Amount raised: $579K
- Ticker: PEPENODE