Chainlink Partners With Polymarket For Real-Time Prediction Markets On Polygon

Chainlink and Polymarket Partnership

  • Chainlink, a provider of decentralized oracle solutions, has partnered with prediction market platform Polymarket.
  • This integration is live on the Polygon mainnet, enabling secure, real-time prediction markets focused on asset pricing, including cryptocurrency pairs.
  • The collaboration aims to reduce reliance on social voting by using Chainlink Data Streams and Automation for accurate and automated market resolutions.
  • Sergey Nazarov, Co-Founder of Chainlink, highlighted the partnership as transformative for prediction market reliability by utilizing high-quality data.

Chainlink's DeFi Impact

  • Chainlink secures nearly $100 billion in total value across DeFi applications, facilitated by its decentralized network of node operators.
  • Polymarket, launched in 2020, acquired QCEX for $112 million, aiming to re-enter the US market, and partnered with X (formerly Twitter) for integrated market insights.
  • Market analysts predict Chainlink's adoption might lead to surpassing XRP in significance by 2030, evolving into a dominant platform for on-chain financial workflows.

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Market Movement

  • Chainlink’s token, LINK, surged by 5% to $24.70, outperforming peers like Bitcoin, which saw an 87% gain compared to LINK's 133% year-to-date increase.