Core Insights - Grayscale Investments has launched the Grayscale Chainlink Trust ETF (GLNK), which is now trading on NYSE Arca, providing investors access to the foundational infrastructure of tokenization and decentralized finance (DeFi) across public blockchains [1][4] Company Overview - Grayscale is the largest digital asset-focused investment platform globally, managing approximately $35 billion in assets as of September 30, 2025 [5][6] - The company aims to simplify digital asset investing and has a history of pioneering investment vehicles in the cryptocurrency space, including the first widely available Bitcoin and Ethereum products [5] Product Details - GLNK is an exchange-traded product that holds LINK, the cryptocurrency associated with Chainlink's decentralized oracle platform, but it is not a direct investment in LINK [2][5] - The product was initially launched as a private placement in February 2021 and began trading on OTC Markets in May 2022 [5] Industry Context - Chainlink is recognized as the most widely used decentralized oracle platform, securing tens of billions in value for various applications, including DeFi, NFTs, insurance, and gaming [3][4] - The platform facilitates cross-chain interoperability and connects legacy systems to blockchains, positioning itself as a critical component of the emerging Web3 ecosystem [3][4] Market Position - Chainlink's decentralized oracle network is setting the standard for verifiable data and cross-chain connectivity, essential for the growth of tokenization and DeFi [4] - As the demand for secure links to off-chain data and systems increases, Chainlink is positioned as a vital infrastructure provider in the tokenized economy [4]

Aave DAO voting on shutting down zkSync, Metis, and Soneium instances.All future deployments must generate at least $2m USD. https://t.co/12GmNstbtU ...

#BitMart announces the listing of Rayls (RLS) @RaylsLabs 🔥Rayls is a blockchain ecosystem designed to connect Traditional Finance and DeFi in a compliant, scalable and privacy-preserving way. Its purpose is to let banks and regulated institutions issue and settle digital assets securely while enabling DeFi builders and crypto users to access institution-grade liquidity, stable infrastructure and trusted assets. Rayls combines a high-performance public EVM Layer-1 with independently run private chains, allow ...

DeFi on Kraken today 👀 https://t.co/brEPvqiITu ...

Solana launched unique innovations but what happened to:- network extensions (aka L2s)- Blinks (X integration)- token extensionsI guess token extensions functions like transfer hooks or confidential transfers are common while Blinks or network extensions are rare? ...

My wishlist stats for Ethereum L1- 1 second bloc time- 1 block finality- up to 650 tps (hard ask?)- $0.01 tx cost (already happening)Then all Defi and retail swapping can happen on the L1.Liquidity on AMMs and Defi wouldn’t be fragmented and network effects would grow.L2s would still be needed for perps, gaming etc that require higher tps and lower costsBut they would not canibalize on the L1.Is it too much too ask?vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin):You can just build on L1. ...

BEE NETWORK'S NEW DEFI PLATFORM - Few expected @Beenetworkintl to announce this product, but here's what you need to know about it... https://t.co/3eE5TCk9fO ...

Chainlink, the oracle standard powering DeFi, now trades at 0% fees on MEXC. @chainlink👇 Your 0-fee run starts now. ...

⚡ Builders Ship Through the Drawdown🔹 Coinbase Ventures doubled down on AI infra, RWA perps and DeFi.🔹 Virtuals Protocol addressed a ~$500K rogue-agent exploit.🔹 GraphAI integrated Fetch.​ai’s ASI:One to power on-chain AI data agents.6/7 ...

The Uniswap Protocol launched 2,586 days agoToday, it crossed $4T in all-time volumeDeFi is eating the world 🦄 https://t.co/LYsKyJhMeK ...