Chainlink launches 24/5 U.S. equities data streams for $80T stock market
Chainlink launched 24/5 U.S. Equities Streams on Jan. 20, providing DeFi applications with around-the-clock market data covering pre-market, after-hours and overnight trading for the approximately $80 trillion U.S. stock and ETF market, the project announced. The feeds deliver high-frequency, cryptographically signed data five days a week, including mid prices, bid-ask quotes, volumes, latest trade prices, market status flags and freshness indicators to support on-chain trading, clearing and risk management. The streams are live on more than 40 blockchains and can power U.S. equity perpetuals, prediction markets, synthetic stocks, lending and structured products, with platforms including Lighter, BitMEX, ApeX and Orderly Network adopting the feeds. Chainlink said the launch addresses the structural mismatch between limited U.S. stock trading hours and blockchain's 24×7 operations, marking a step toward institutional-scale tokenization of U.S. equity assets.