April was a busy month full of huge news for Chainlink. The much-anticipated Chainlink 2.0 whitepaper is an exciting 136-page look at the next few years of innovation from Chainlink, including new concepts like super-linear staking, Keepers and Fair Sequencing Service (FSS). Chainlink integrated with 36 teams, rounding out the month by announcing that a Chainlink Community Grant will be awarded to support the UNICEF Innovation Fund and the UNICEF CryptoFund.
The Chainlink Community Grant will help support startups building blockchain-based solutions with UNICEF by offering funding, mentorship and access to Chainlink’s expertise. The grant’s big-picture goal is to accelerate blockchain as a force for good, especially in developing regions of the world where innovative blockchain solutions are needed most.
In the grant’s official announcement, Director of UNICEF’s Office of Innovation Thomas Davin said, “We are grateful that Chainlink is contributing to our work geared towards showing how blockchain and cryptocurrency can drive more transparent and globally accessible investment in open-source solutions that solve the most pressing challenges facing children.”
The UNICEF CryptoFund supports initiatives like “applying AI analytics to public services in Argentina, making sensitive clinical data portable and private in Mexico, using an interactive voice response platform in Cambodia to educate people about Covid-19, and improving food and vaccine distribution in India.”
Here’s a complete list of April’s integrations.
HaykerDAO, an on-chain, DAO-run stablecoin protocol, integrated Chainlink Price Feeds on the Huobi ECO Chain (Heco) mainnet. (Twitter @HaykerDAO_en)
Nomics will run a Chainlink node to supply professional-grade trade, order book and transaction data for over 147,000 markets, enabling the creation of highly secure on-chain financial products backed by tamper-proof price data. (Twitter @NomicsFinance)
OKExChain natively integrated Chainlink, enabling smart contract developers to build high-throughput DeFi applications directly on OKExChain using Chainlink Price Feeds for high-quality data. (Twitter @OKExChain)
Liquidity integrated Chainlink’s ETH/USD Price Oracle on mainnet to price collateral. This allows Liquidity to create a reliable and tamper-proof mechanism for issuing loans and liquidating undercollateralized positions. (Twitter @LiquityProtocol)
Saffron Finance, an asset collateralization and customized risk protocol for DeFi, is using Chainlink Price Feeds on mainnet to settle and manage tranches that provide users with liquidity deployment strategies based on different risks/rewards. (Twitter @saffronfinance_)
Everest, a global banking and digital ID platform, will integrate Chainlink Price Feeds to accurately calculate USD conversions on its DEX; it will also launch a Chainlink node to securely feed KYC, AML and KYB data to smart contracts across multiple chains. (Twitter @EverestDotOrg)
Taraxa will integrate a Chainlink timestamp oracle to provide Taraxa developers with a decentralized and trusted source of time for all informal transactional agreements, enabling functions like time-based payment schedules. (Twitter @taraxa_project)
CipherTrace, a leading crypto risk intelligence company, launched a Chainlink node to support CipherTrace DeFi Compli, a compliance oracle solution that makes key OFAC compliance data available on-chain for easy integration within existing DeFi frameworks. (Twitter @ciphertrace)
Edgeware will natively integrate Chainlink, enabling Edgeware developers to build externally connected, decentralized applications and establish built-in support for Chainlink Price Feeds. (Twitter @HeyEdgeware)
PolkaFoundry, a Polkadot production hub, will integrate Chainlink Price Feeds as its recommended oracle solution for developers building DeFi and NFT-based decentralized applications that require accurate, up-to-date and tamper-proof price oracles. (Twitter @PolkaFoundry)
Auric Network will use the Chainlink XAU/USD Price Feed on xDai mainnet to determine the magnitude of rebases for its elastic supply cryptocurrency AUSCM. Chainlink will ensure Auric has price data with wide market coverage and robust oracle security. (Twitter @auric_network)
CryptOrchids, an NFT game, has integrated Chainlink VRF on mainnet to mint provably rare species of digital orchids that players must nourish. (Twitter @CryptOrchidsNFT)
Flux Protocol, a DeFi lending protocol, is using Chainlink Price Feeds on BSC mainnet to determine collateralization ratios when issuing loans and triggering liquidations, ensuring users get fair market value and robust protection against downtime and manipulation. (Twitter @zero1_flux)
Centaur, a DeFi protocol, is using Chainlink Price Feeds to power their new price derivation algorithm designed to mitigate impermanent loss for DEX LPs. Chainlink’s volume-adjusted aggregated prices ensure readjustments reflect global market conditions. (Twitter @OfficialCentaur)
Polkamon is using Chainlink VRF on Polygon mainnet to determine the rarity of newly minted Polkamon monster NFTs. Chainlink VRF ensures provably fair distribution of rare traits to users, guaranteeing the integrity of its digital collectibles game. (Twitter @Polkamonorg)
Oddz, an options protocol, will use Chainlink Implied Volatility (IV) Data Feeds across multiple blockchain networks. Chainlink’s high-quality data and tamper-proof infrastructure ensure options contract premiums are calculated accurately and securely. (Twitter @oddz_finance)
New Change FX, a premium data provider, will make its regulated benchmarks available to smart contracts through the Chainlink Network, enabling developers to create DeFi apps based on high-quality data from traditional markets, precious metals and crypto assets. (Twitter @NewchangeFX)
Linkflow, a crypto prime brokerage service, integrated Chainlink Price Feeds on mainnet for their multi-functional DeFi platform, enabling secure crypto-to-fiat exchanges fully supported by Chainlink’s tamper-proof and hyper-reliable price reference data. (Twitter @LinkFlow2)
CardStarter, a Cardano launchpad platform, will integrate Chainlink VRF to access a secure and verifiable source of on-chain randomness, enabling the selection of random IDO participants from the Deuces staking pool in a provably fair and tamper-proof manner. (Twitter @CardStarter)
Bookmaker Ratings, the largest sports betting media outlet in Russia and Eastern Europe, has launched a Chainlink node on mainnet to bring premium sports odds and match results data to leading blockchains, enabling prediction markets, sport-based NFTs and more. (Twitter @bookierating)
Technoking of Beats, a DeFi-based NFT game, is using Chainlink VRF to randomly determine the Beats NFT a user receives upon triggering the minting process. With a strict supply of only 3,000 Beats NFTs, Chainlink VRF ensures a provably fair distribution model. (Twitter @technokingbeats)
Lepricon, a blockchain-based gaming platform, will use Chainlink VRF for its Lucky Pot O’ Gold NFT draw. The tamper-proof and verifiable nature of Chainlink VRF ensures Lepricon provides all early NFT purchasers provably fair results. (Twitter @lepriconio)
Option Panda is using Chainlink Price Feeds on BSC mainnet for timely premium quotations and secure settlement prices. This allows Option Panda to obtain high-quality data while avoiding single points of failure during data procurement and transmission. (Twitter @option_panda)
Gaugecash, a decentralized monetary system, is upgrading its oracle solution to Chainlink. Chainlink nodes’ credential management capabilities enable the creation of a high-quality decentralized Price Feed for GAU – a weighted average index of 35 fiat currencies. (Twitter @GAUGECASH)
Karura, a DeFi parachain built on Kusama, has integrated Chainlink Price Feeds using the Substrate-based Chainlink Oracle Pallet. This provides Karura developers with tamper-proof, hyper-reliable and accurate price data for building DeFi apps. (Twitter @KaruraNetwork)
JustBet, a decentralized gaming platform, will use Chainlink VRF and Price Feeds on Polygon. With both Chainlink services already live on Polygon mainnet, JustBet is able to obtain time-tested oracle solutions through a seamless integration process. (Twitter @JustBetOfficial)
Ethernity Chain will use Chainlink VRF and Price Feeds to provide provably fair minting and exchange rates for its Authenticated NFT platform. aNFTs are designed by globally recognized artists and creators, with a portion of sales going to charitable causes. (Twitter @EthernityChain)
Dusk Network will integrate Chainlink Price Feeds, enabling developers to combine Dusk’s privacy-focused blockchain with Chainlink’s secure and reliable market data to create confidential DeFi applications that are responsive to real-world data and events. (Twitter @DuskFoundation)
Pancake Swap has integrated Chainlink’s BNB/USD Price Feed on BSC mainnet to secure their newly launched Prediction product, ensuring Prediction has access to Chainlink’s reliable and tamper-proof price reference data for the closing of each round. (Twitter @PancakeSwap)
PolkaCover will use Chainlink to secure all oracle functions on its Polkadot-based decentralized insurance platform. Chainlink Price Feeds allow PolkaCover to accurately price and pay out insurance policies according to current fair market exchange rates. (Twitter @PolkaCover)
Badger DAO is using a new DIGG/BTC Chainlink Price Feed to secure the daily rebases of its elastic supply token DIGG. Chainlink’s combination of extensive market coverage and decentralized oracle infrastructure ensures DIGG rebases operate as intended. (Twitter @BadgerDAO)
Nord Finance is using Chainlink Price Feeds on Ethereum to power Nord Savings – a multi-chain yield aggregator for stablecoins. Chainlink ensures secure and timely deployment of user funds while enabling Nord to quickly expand support for BSC and Polygon. (Twitter @Nord_Finance)
Prospect Now will launch its own Chainlink node to sell premium real estate data across leading blockchains, enabling novel DeFi products, such as derivatives based on future property valuations and real estate NFTs tied to the average price per square foot. (Twitter @ProspectNow)
Vesper Finance will integrate Chainlink to determine the fiat-denominated value of Total Value Locked within Vesper’s yield-generating DeFi pools. Chainlink’s high-quality data and decentralized oracle infrastructure ensure accurate, tamper-proof TVL data feeds. (Twitter @VesperFi)
BORA, a Korea-based digital content and gaming platform, will integrate Chainlink VRF to enhance its dynamic NFT Metaverse, enabling new functions like minting random items for completed objectives and distributing rare characters as community rewards. (Twitter @bora_ecosystem)
UNICEF received a Chainlink Community Grant for its Innovation Fund and CryptoFund. The grant will provide social impact-driven startups with funding and mentorship for building blockchain-based and open-source solutions for emerging markets. (Twitter @UNICEF)
