This is truly interesting for $LINK
The U.S. Department of Commerce + Chainlink — this is no longer just another partnership. Chainlink is used as infrastructure to publish U.S. economic data on-chain.
The point here is not the publication of the data itself. More important is that government data is starting to become part of blockchain infrastructure.
If this approach is scaled to other government and financial sources, the role of $LINK may gradually shift from an oracle for DeFi to a foundational layer for on-chain finance
The U.S. Department of Commerce + Chainlink — this is no longer just another partnership. Chainlink is used as infrastructure to publish U.S. economic data on-chain.
The point here is not the publication of the data itself. More important is that government data is starting to become part of blockchain infrastructure.
If this approach is scaled to other government and financial sources, the role of $LINK may gradually shift from an oracle for DeFi to a foundational layer for on-chain finance