Chainlink in 2025: Strengthening partnerships, ETF, and ambitions to reach a new price peak

On August 11, Chainlink announced a strategic partnership with Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) – the group that owns the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). This agreement aims to integrate foreign exchange and precious metals data from ICE's Consolidated Feed into Chainlink's Data Streams system, marking a significant advancement in bringing traditional market infrastructure onto the blockchain.

Not stopping there, on August 28, Chainlink continued to attract attention when it was selected by the U.S. Department of Commerce to deploy macroeconomic data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) onto the blockchain. Six data groups have been integrated, including real GDP and the personal consumption expenditures index (PCE).

This move not only opens up new application potentials for blockchain, from automated trading strategies to digital asset management, but also enhances the connectivity and value of tokenized assets.

Chainlink becomes a key factor in the trend of tokenizing RWA, attracting ETF interest

xStocks on Solana (SOL) are tokenized versions of real-world stocks and ETFs, opening up a new avenue for the digital asset market. Introduced by Backed at the end of June, xStocks allows investors outside the United States to access U.S. stocks without intermediaries, while also providing the advantage of 24/7 trading — something traditional markets have yet to achieve.

In this ecosystem, Chainlink serves as the official oracle infrastructure, providing price data and important business information such as dividends or stock splits, ensuring transparency and accuracy for all operations.

The positive news chain continues to pour in: SBI Holdings has announced a strategic partnership with Chainlink to promote the adoption of digital assets within the institutional space, while Bitwise has also just filed for the launch of an ETF fund dedicated to LINK.

In the oracle market, Chainlink still maintains a dominant position with a Total Value Secured – TVS of (, reaching 60.4 billion USD, equivalent to nearly 62% market share. With a series of supportive signals, Chainlink is emerging as a strong candidate for attracting capital flow, especially from altcoin investors.

![link-tang])https://img-cdn.gateio.im/webp-social/moments-c4496f21f4a6fcdda0f57b865dacc89e.webp(Source: DefiLlamaA social media analyst on X stated that the historical peak of 52.7 USD could become a potential price target for LINK before the end of 2025. However, the price increase journey of this coin still faces numerous challenges.

On the weekly frame, the market structure is clearly leaning towards an upward trend. Buying pressure dominates as the CMF indicator remains at +0.08, while the RSI index surpasses the neutral threshold of 50, further reinforcing the optimistic signal.

![link-tang])https://img-cdn.gateio.im/webp-social/moments-91067eb2cf362f187d65410c93450ae7.webp(Weekly LINK/USDT chart | Source: TradingViewHowever, the important resistance zones at 25 USD and 29.3 USD – formed from the last rally of 2024 – have yet to be conquered. Investors who bought LINK during that period may look to take profits as the price approaches the 30 USD mark.

Therefore, analysts believe that the safest scenario is to wait for LINK to break through the 30 USD level and turn it into a solid support zone, before hoping for a stronger and more decisive acceleration.

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