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Chainlink

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Crypto / Stablecoin

Embedded-finance provider tracked in the Embedded Finance Index — disclosed by 5 companies across 1 category.

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CategoriesCrypto / Stablecoin
Rank#17 of 58 in Crypto / Stablecoin
Buyers5 companies
HeadquartersGrand Cayman, Cayman Islands (registered); San Francisco, CA (operations)
Founded2017
FoundersSergey Nazarov, Steve Ellis

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Founders & story · from Chainlink’s own dossier

Founded in 2017 as a decentralized oracle network solving the 'oracle problem' for smart contracts, Chainlink grew to become the dominant price-feed infrastructure for DeFi. By 2023–2024 it pivoted decisively upmarket toward institutional capital markets, launching CCIP for cross-chain interoperability, and then a full institutional stack (CRE, Privacy Standard, ACE, DTA, DataLink, SmartData) aimed at tokenized asset workflows, stablecoin settlement, and regulatory compliance for TradFi institutions. Today Chainlink positions itself as the all-in-one oracle and orchestration platform enabling the convergence of traditional financial market infrastructure (Swift, DTCC, Euroclear, J.P. Morgan) with on-chain markets.

Recent developments
  • 2026-06Chainlink and multinational banking consortia launch Project Pangea for T+0 FX settlement. source ↗
  • 2026-05SGX FX adopts Chainlink oracle infrastructure. source ↗
  • 2026-04AWS Marketplace adds Chainlink data standards, enabling developers to link traditional computing services and blockchains. source ↗
  • 2026-04SIX and Chainlink bring data of Swiss and Spanish equities with a combined market value of €2 trillion on-chain. source ↗
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Who uses Chainlink
5 companies disclose Chainlink in their stack
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DTCCBlackRockJ.P. MorganGoldman SachsVanguard
Buyer mix · 2 of 5 classified
Bank / National · 1Fintech / Investment · 1
US · 2
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Where Chainlink’s buyers are
1 country with a disclosed buyer HQ
2 classified buyers, shaded by concentration — heaviest in 🇺🇸 United States (2). HQ country, not where Chainlink operates.
Fewer
MoreNo disclosed HQ
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Alternatives to Chainlink

Other Crypto / Stablecoin providers in the index, by the number of companies that disclose them. A count of public disclosures, not a ranking of the products.

Zero Hash25 buyers →Circle21 buyers →Bridge18 buyers →Tempo14 buyers →BVNK13 buyers →Fireblocks13 buyers →Lightspark9 buyers →MoonPay9 buyers →
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Ranked #17 of 58 in Crypto / Stablecoin — Embedded Finance Index 2026
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Chainlink — frequently asked

Which companies use Chainlink?

5 companies are linked to Chainlink in the Embedded Finance Index 2026, through their own public disclosures or Chainlink's published customer list, including DTCC, BlackRock, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Vanguard.

What does Chainlink do?

Chainlink is an embedded-finance provider in Crypto / Stablecoin. It ranks #17 of 58 Crypto / Stablecoin providers by linked companies.

What are the alternatives to Chainlink?

The most-named Crypto / Stablecoin alternatives to Chainlink are Zero Hash (25 buyers), Circle (21 buyers), Bridge (18 buyers), Tempo (14 buyers), BVNK (13 buyers) and Fireblocks (13 buyers).

Who founded Chainlink?

Chainlink was founded by Sergey Nazarov and Steve Ellis and is founded in 2017, headquartered in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (registered); San Francisco, CA (operations).

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