Regulatory Landscape & Industry Growth - The US stance on cryptocurrencies and digital assets is a key factor determining the speed of industry growth [1] - Understanding in DC is growing that the industry's value extends beyond speculative coins to rebuilding the financial system [1] - The White House is actively involved in stable coin legislation and broader digital asset regulation [1] - There's a 70-80% chance of the Clarity Act happening before the midterms [4] - SEC and CFTC are showing unprecedented support for the crypto industry, potentially issuing guidance and rules even if the market structure bill fails [4] Chainlink's Role & Technological Advancements - Chainlink enables automated compliance and proactive regulation by codifying regulatory rules into smart contracts [1] - Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) simplifies the development of institutional smart contracts, reducing the time and number of developers needed [2] - Chainlink's confidential compute enables private smart contracts, unlocking trillions of dollars in transactions by allowing verification without disclosing sensitive data [3] - Chainlink is positioned to connect DeFi, traditional finance, and the blockchain world, managing complexity through CRE workflows [8][9] Tokenization & Market Dynamics - Tokenization, especially of assets beyond cash like stocks, bonds, and real estate, is expected to go mainstream next year [3] - The industry needs a flywheel of commercial and market success with high-quality assets on-chain and active trading [3][4] - DeFi's success is driven by a commercial loop, and institutional digital asset tokenization needs a similar pattern [3] - Institutional capital will eventually flow into DeFi, potentially 10x'ing DeFi overnight as clients seek higher yields [6]

$200M+ USDC now lives on Polkadot.Liquidity is moving to Asset Hub ahead of smart contracts. When contracts go live, builders will have stable value ready for payments, DeFi and dapps.This is the foundation for a functional on-chain economy. https://t.co/63Med9Jg7g ...

SMARTCON DAY 2 RECAP:• WisdomTree, global asset manager with $130B+ AUM, has adopted Chainlink to bring institutional-grade NAV data onchain to power subscriptions and redemptions for its tokenized fund.• The largest liquid staking protocol with 28B+ in TVL, Lido, is upgrading to Chainlink CCIP as the official cross-chain infrastructure for wstETH, the biggest LST, across all chains.• In support of the Bermuda Monetary Authority’s embedded supervision initiative, Chainlink and Apex Global successfully compl ...

SERGEY NAZAROV SMARTCON 2025 KEYNOTEThe infrastructure to unify global finance is now live.Today, @SergeyNazarov announced that the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) is live, marking the start of a new era in onchain development by enabling anyone to build institutional-grade smart contracts with data, interoperability, compliance, and privacy.Sergey also announced Chainlink Confidential Compute, a technical breakthrough that unlocks previously-impossible onchain privacy use cases such as private transact ...

Am i too bullish? Or?THE HUNTER ✴️ (@TrueGemHunter):Why I’m all in on @wardenprotocol 🤯✨ Smart contracts just got smart Warden turns them into verified, autonomous agents that work across Cosmos, EVM & Solana.💡 Build anything • Reach anyone • Run everywhere 🌐🚀 Millions are already interacting, and the network is ready https://t.co/AAf5wejKWd ...

RT THE HUNTER ✴️ (@TrueGemHunter)Why I’m all in on @wardenprotocol 🤯✨ Smart contracts just got smart Warden turns them into verified, autonomous agents that work across Cosmos, EVM & Solana.💡 Build anything • Reach anyone • Run everywhere 🌐🚀 Millions are already interacting, and the network is ready to scale big.✅ With SPEX verification, every AI decision onchain is fully trustworthy bridging Web3 and AI like never before.The Agent economy is here and growing fast. Are you plugged in yet? ⚡ ...

RT THE HUNTER ✴️ (@TrueGemHunter)Why I’m all in on @wardenprotocol 🤯✨ Smart contracts just got smart Warden turns them into verified, autonomous agents that work across Cosmos, EVM & Solana.💡 Build anything • Reach anyone • Run everywhere 🌐🚀 Millions are already interacting, and the network is ready to scale big.✅ With SPEX verification, every AI decision onchain is fully trustworthy bridging Web3 and AI like never before.The Agent economy is here and growing fast. Are you plugged in yet? ⚡ ...

You can't be missing out FRTHE HUNTER ✴️ (@TrueGemHunter):Why I’m all in on @wardenprotocol 🤯✨ Smart contracts just got smart Warden turns them into verified, autonomous agents that work across Cosmos, EVM & Solana.💡 Build anything • Reach anyone • Run everywhere 🌐🚀 Millions are already interacting, and the network is ready https://t.co/AAf5wejKWd ...

[RE-AIR] CoinDesk Live at Chainlink's SmartCon 2025 | Day One https://t.co/KmhIGHaPRa ...

SMARTCON DAY 1 RECAP:• Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) now live—the all-in-one orchestration layer powering the next massive leap in onchain finance.• UBS has completed the world’s first in-production, end-to-end tokenized fund workflow leveraging the Chainlink DTA technical standard.• Introduced Chainlink Confidential Compute, a breakthrough service that unlocks private smart contracts on any blockchain.And much more ↓https://t.co/EcPEI5xNKa ...