The blockchain oracle network Chainlink (LINK) has announced the official launch of its 24/7 (5 days a week) U.S. Equities Streams data feed for the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.
The official statement claimed that this development would move the $80 trillion US stock market to the blockchain.
The new solution includes data for US stock markets, including pre-market, regular session, after-market, and overnight trading.
According to Chainlink, the data streams include price, bid/ask, trading volume, market conditions, and additional contextual indicators. This comprehensive dataset opens the door to DeFi applications focused on US stock perpetual products, prediction markets, synthetic stocks, lending, structured products, and other real-world asset-backed services (RWA).
The company argued that its 24/5 US Stock Services not only provides mid-range pricing but also advanced metrics such as last trade price, volume, market condition flags, and staleness indicators. This, they stated, allows developers to build more sophisticated logic, implement stronger risk controls, and ensure more secure execution.
Chainlink also noted that the solution has already been adopted by the ecosystem. Platforms like Lighter, BitMEX, ApeX, and Orderly Network have begun using these data streams to support perpetual RWA marketplaces.
*This is not investment advice.