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Breaking the "Closing Means Stopping" Curse! Chainlink Brings the $80 Trillion US Stock Market into the 24/5 Continuous On-Chain World

In the traditional finance circle, traders have long been accustomed to the rhythm of "closing means off work." But the world of DeFi never sleeps—the blockchain operates 7×24 hours, and this "time difference" has long made the large-scale on-chain integration of the US stock market seem almost like a fairy tale.

However, just today, this structural issue has been completely shattered.

Chainlink has officially launched the 24/5 US stock and ETF data stream, bringing complete real-time and encrypted pre-market, after-hours, and overnight US stock market data on-chain for the first time. This means that approximately $80 trillion of the US stock market can finally achieve "quasi-all-weather" operation on-chain, perfectly synchronized with the blockchain's ceaseless operation.

This is not just a price number. The data stream provides a high-frequency, fully encrypted set of market "context": buy and sell order prices and depths, latest transaction prices, transaction volumes, and even market status indicators... from mid-prices to risk indicators, everything is included.

More importantly, it has already gone live on more than 40 mainstream blockchains. Leading trading platforms like Lighter, BitMEX, and ApeX have rapidly onboarded. On-chain US stock perpetual contracts, synthetic stocks, structured products—these innovative plays that were previously limited by a "data vacuum" now finally have a solid data foundation.

This step by Chainlink completes the last puzzle piece between traditional US stocks and the on-chain world. When $80 trillion of market assets are no longer bound by "trading hours," the wave of RWA (real-world assets) on-chain can finally be said to have ushered in its "Age of Discovery." $BTC $ETH $BNB #比特币2026年价格预测