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Chainlink: Polymarket expands oracle partnership beyond crypto - 30 Oct 2026
On 30 Oct 2026, Polymarket expanded its partnership with Chainlink, its official oracle infrastructure, to extend high-speed 15-minute markets beyond crypto. Chainlink is now the official oracle for Polymarket's 15-minute gold and silver markets, with equities and forex planned next.
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What happened
On 30 Oct 2026, Polymarket expanded its partnership with Chainlink, its official oracle infrastructure, to extend high-speed 15-minute markets beyond crypto. Chainlink is now the official oracle for Polymarket's 15-minute gold and silver markets, with equities and forex planned next.
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Global impact / market context
Chainlink earns fees by supplying price data that settles trades, so adding gold, silver and later equities widens its addressable market beyond crypto. More data types used by a large prediction market can raise transaction volume and revenue, even though no direct change to LINK's token economics was announced.
Analyst inference
Polymarket is pushing short-duration markets into traditional assets, which puts it closer to established derivatives and betting venues. For Chainlink, winning oracle work in precious metals and eventually equities signals its data network is being used for settlement outside crypto, a potential driver of investor interest in LINK.
Analyst inference
What to watch
- Polymarket's 15-minute gold and silver markets are now live with Chainlink as the official oracle, according to the announcement dated 30 Oct 2026. Confirmed
- Polymarket plans to add more commodities, with equities and forex markets to follow, which would broaden Chainlink's oracle role into new asset classes. Proposed
- Watch whether these new markets attract trading volume, since higher volume means more oracle data use and potentially more fee revenue for Chainlink. Analyst inference
Affected assets
- BTC — Bitcoin
- LINK — Chainlink