The gap between Wall Street and blockchain finance is narrowing fast. Chainlink has launched 24/5 U.S. Equities Streams, a new on chain data product that gives decentralized applications continuous access to U.S. stock and ETF prices beyond standard market hours.
The move addresses a long-standing problem in on chain trading of real-world assets. Until now, most decentralized platforms relied on price feeds that shut down once U.S. markets closed.
Why 24-hour equity data matters
Earlier, stock price feeds typically stopped after regular trading hours. That left decentralized exchanges and derivatives platforms operating with outdated or missing data.
This made overnight or early trading risky and inefficient. Liquidity dried up. Pricing errors increased. Risk management became harder.
With the new service, Chainlink now provides pricing during pre market, post market, and overnight sessions, helping decentralized platforms offer smoother trading and more reliable liquidity.
The company said the goal is to deliver accurate pricing and a better trading experience for users interacting with tokenized stocks and ETFs in the DeFi ecosystem.
Live across 40 plus blockchains
Chainlink said the new equities streams are now live on more than 40 blockchains and cover all major U.S. stocks and ETFs.
The service offers sub second price updates even when traditional markets are closed.
Beyond headline prices, the feeds include bid and ask quotes, trade volume, last trade prices, and information on which market is open and trading.
This gives decentralized platforms a clearer picture of market activity and helps them manage risk and liquidity around the clock.
Fixing a critical gap in real world asset adoption
Continuous and verifiable pricing has been one of the missing pieces in the on chain adoption of real world assets.
U.S. stocks alone represent an asset base of more than $80 trillion, according to market data providers.
Without reliable off hours pricing, many decentralized products struggled to scale. That was especially true for derivatives trading, lending protocols, and synthetic equity products.
Chainlink’s new data feeds aim to remove that friction.
Comes as traditional exchanges explore tokenization
The launch comes just one day after the New York Stock Exchange said it plans to roll out a 24/7 blockchain based platform for tokenized stocks and ETFs later this year.
Together, the developments point to growing momentum behind round the clock equity trading and tokenization, both on chain and within traditional financial markets.
DeFi platforms already adopting the streams
Several decentralized platforms have already integrated Chainlink’s new data.
Lighter, the second largest perpetual futures decentralized exchange by volume, is using the feeds to offer equity perpetuals beyond standard trading hours.
BitMEX has adopted the service to improve real time risk controls for its equity derivatives during extended sessions.
Other platforms using the streams include ApeX, HelloTrade, Decibel, Monaco, Opinion Labs, and Orderly Network.
Chainlink said the rollout builds on its earlier launch of real time U.S. equity price feeds in August 2025.
According to the company, developers looking to bring U.S. stock exposure into decentralized applications can begin using the new data sources immediately.
