LINK traded around $11.36 after the CustodySync launch, staying under the $12 resistance level as the wider crypto market slipped ahead of the Federal Reserve decision. Derivatives volume rose, while LINK ETFs saw no net inflows, CoinGape reports.
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Chainlink introduced CustodySync, which connects qualified digital asset custodians with DeFi lending markets so institutions can borrow against assets without moving them out of custody. Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered digital asset bank in the U.S., is the launch partner.
Chainlink's Q3 review says more than $15 billion in token value migrated to its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) in 2026, and that CCIP 2.0 added new security, compliance and settlement controls. Chainlink also cited new Swift and DTCC integrations and more than $36 trillion in cumulative transaction value enabled.
LG CNS, the technology arm of South Korea's LG Group, has partnered with Chainlink to build regulated digital asset solutions for Korea's $70 billion market. LG CNS is leading the Bank of Korea's Project Hangang digital currency platform.
Chainlink Labs, the Cardano Foundation, Hedera, Aptos Labs, Ava Labs and the Stellar Development Foundation sent a joint letter urging the SEC to formally classify digital commodities as non-securities. The letter came as the SEC's public consultation on proposed crypto rules closed.
