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CHAINLINK LAUNCHES REAL-TIME DATA STREAMS FOR U.S. EQUITIES AND ETFS TO POWER TOKENIZED RWA MARKETS - @Chainlink has unveiled real-time Data Streams for U.S. equities and ETFs, marking a groundbreaking advancement in the tokenized real-world asset (RWA) market. - The launch introduces context-rich, high-throughput financial data that is now available onchain to support the creation of secure, compliant, and composable financial products built on blockchain technology. Key Details: - The newly launched Chainlink Data Streams provide real-time, sub-second latency pricing for major equities and ETFs such as SPY, QQQ, AAPL, MSFT, and NVDA. - These data feeds are currently available across 37 blockchain networks, making it possible to build tokenized stock trading platforms, perpetuals, synthetic ETFs, and more. - Several leading DeFi protocols, including @GMX_SOL, @KaminoFinance, and @GMX_IO, are already integrating the data streams into their platforms, enabling new use cases like lending, structured products, and yield strategies powered by U.S. equities onchain. - According to Chainlink Labs' Chief Business Officer Johann Eid, “Production-ready tokenized financial products tied to U.S. equities and ETFs can now be launched directly onchain. He added that, “This is a significant leap forward for tokenized markets—closing a critical gap between traditional finance and blockchain infrastructure.” - Chainlink’s solution addresses long-standing barriers to institutional-grade tokenization. Traditional data feeds often lack market context, such as trading hours or event-based signals. - Chainlink Data Streams fix this with features like market status indicators, staleness detection, circuit breaker readiness, and timestamped updates. - The breakthrough, which can be said to be timely, coincides with growing institutional interest in onchain markets and favorable legislation such as the GENIUS Act, which signals regulatory readiness to accommodate tokenized finance on a large scale. - Future plans include broader asset class support (including commodities, OTC, and forex), expanded equities coverage, developer SDKs, and more granular contextual data—all designed to facilitate the next phase of financial innovation onchain. [Image obtained from X]