Chainlink Launches Data Streams for U.S. Equities and ETFs To Power Secure Tokenized RWA Markets Onchain

Chainlink Data Streams are now live, delivering real-time, high-throughput pricing for U.S. equities and ETFs likeSPY, CRCL, QQQ, NVDA, AAPL, MSFT, and more across 37 blockchains. This onchain market data enables tokenized trading and fuels the convergence of traditional finance with DeFi innovation.

“With Chainlink Data Streams’ fast, reliable, and context-rich market data, production-ready tokenized financial products tied to U.S. equities and ETFs can now be launched directly onchain. This is a significant leap forward for tokenized markets—closing a critical gap between traditional finance and blockchain infrastructure. We’re excited to be collaborating with Kamino and GMX, two of the most forward-thinking DeFi teams whose work continues to accelerate the convergence of traditional and decentralized finance.”—Johann Eid, Chief Business Officer at Chainlink Labs

Developers can now access real-time, context-aware data for U.S. equities and ETFs directly onchain, enabling tokenized stock trading, perpetual futures, and synthetic ETFs—all with institutional-grade reliability. This breakthrough unlocks a new era of advanced financial products by bringing capital markets data onchain, along with unique features like market hours enforcement, staleness detection, and high-frequency pricing from premium data providers. Ultimately, these Chainlink Data Streams are accelerating the convergence of traditional finance and onchain innovation.

“Chainlink Data Streams for equities and ETFs mark a major milestone in delivering decentralized, institutional-grade pricing infrastructure that’s foundational to expanding DeFi beyond crypto-native assets. Via the highly reliable Chainlink data standard, we can enable the creation of perpetual markets on a wider range of high-quality assets that our community and issuers want to support. This unlocks entirely new trading opportunities while enhancing platform security and deepening user trust.”—Jone Zee, GMX Communications

“Bringing tokenized U.S. equities onchain—particularly for use cases like lending on Solana—requires high-frequency, reliable market data. Chainlink Data Streams deliver the performance and decentralization that top DeFi teams like Kamino need to build with confidence. By leveraging Chainlink Data Streams, we can create a seamless user experience without compromising on security or trust. The launch of Data Streams for U.S. equities and ETFs is a critical milestone toward a truly composable onchain financial system that matches the scale and sophistication of traditional markets.”—Thomas Short, Co-Founder Kamino

With the tokenized RWA market projected to reach $30 trillion by 2030, this launch marks a critical step in building the infrastructure needed to scale secure, high-performance financial markets onchain. Just as Chainlink Price Feeds were foundational to DeFi’s early growth, Data Streams is accelerating the growth of onchain tokenized equity markets, unleashing a new wave of financial innovation.

With new U.S. legislation, such as the GENIUS Act, signaling that the blockchain industry is ready to scale, the launch of Data Streams for U.S. equities and ETFs comes at a critical inflection point. Institutions are actively entering the tokenized asset industry, and the infrastructure is now ready to bring capital markets onchain. Chainlink Data Streams is set to power this next wave of growth, helping bring all of capital markets onchain.

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With Chainlink Data Streams now powering onchain pricing, developers can create treliable, real-time tokenized markets that connect blockchain and capital markets.