Chainlink in Plain English
San Francisco • Apr 30, 2026
As blockchain technology moves farther into the mainstream of finance, the need for blockchains to understand and interact with the real world is critical.
Chainlink solves this need. Its market-leading platform offers a diverse array of software and infrastructure solutions that help blockchains and crypto applications connect to the real world. Today, more than 70 of the largest financial institutions, as well as roughly 70% of DeFi, rely on Chainlink to enable blockchain-based financial services.
That makes Chainlink mission-critical infrastructure for the crypto ecosystem.
In this white paper paper, we outline the wide range of services Chainlink provides, how they work, and what it means for Chainlink investors.
Read White PaperBitwise Asset Management is a global crypto asset manager with $11 billion in client assets and a suite of over 70 investment products spanning ETFs, separately managed accounts, private funds, hedge fund strategies, and staking. The firm has an eight-year track record and today serves more than 5,000 private wealth teams, RIAs, family offices and institutional investors as well as 21 banks and broker-dealers. The Bitwise team of over 200 technology and investment professionals is backed by leading institutional investors and has offices in San Francisco, New York, and London.
