Chainlink News: Prediction Markets Cross $40B as Hyperliquid Expands

Chainlink News: Which Prediction Platforms Use Its Infrastructure?

Today's Chainlink news covers two separate milestones the network flagged within a day of each other: prediction markets running on Chainlink's oracle infrastructure processed more than $40 billion in monthly volume — surpassing every US sportsbook combined — while tokenized US stocks and ETFs went live on Hyperliquid, powered by Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP).

Prediction Markets Just Beat U.S. Sportsbooks

Per Chainlink's own announcement, prediction markets saw more than $40 billion in volume last month — more than the combined total of every legal US sportsbook over the same period. Chainlink is framing this as evidence of a "DeFi moment for prediction markets," positioning its oracle infrastructure as the layer enabling that growth through faster market resolution and instant payouts.

The trajectory backing this claim is well documented across recent months:

• Polymarket's user base grew from 867,000 to 1.26 million in 2026, with trading volume rising from $11.3B to $23.5B over the same stretch

• Chainlink-powered short-duration crypto markets on Polymarket recorded a 7.5x increase in trading volume over six months

• Chainlink-powered Polymarket markets have processed more than $9 billion in cumulative volume since new settlement infrastructure went live

• Prediction-market volume overall reached roughly $25.7 billion in a single month as recently as March 2026 — meaning the sector has grown by more than half again in a few months to cross the $40 billion mark

A key technical piece behind this growth: on August 7, 2026, Polymarket switched its short-duration crypto industry— five-minute, 15-minute, and four-hour windows — away from resolving on a single price snapshot, adopting Chainlink's time-weighted average price (TWAP) feeds instead. Five-minute marketplace now use a 30-second averaging window, while 15-minute and four-hour market use a 60-second window. This change makes markets more resistant to last-second price manipulation at settlement, a structural fix Chainlink and Polymarket say directly supports the kind of volume growth being reported today.

Which Platforms Are Actually Involved

Chainlink's own post lists twelve platforms now using its infrastructure for market resolution and payouts: Polymarket, World App, Predictstreet, Jupiter Predict, P2P.me, Limitless, Myriad Markets, Predict.fun, Opinion Labs, XO Market, Vault777, and Forkast. Separate reporting specifically confirms Predictstreet was selected as the exclusive oracle provider for 2026 FIFA World Cup prediction market, one of the more concrete named use cases behind the broader volume figure.

Tokenized Stocks Arrive on Hyperliquid

Separately, Chainlink confirmed that tokenized spot exposure to US stocks and ETFs is now live on Hyperliquid, powered by xStocks and CCIP. Per multiple independent reports:

xStocks has powered nearly $40 billion in cumulative transaction volume across blockchain ecosystems since its June 2025 launch, and the broader tokenized-stock market cap has grown more than 140% in 2026, from roughly $800 million to about $2.37 billion. Chainlink frames the long-term opportunity as part of the $150 trillion global equity sector moving onchain, with perpetual futures traders and spot holders now operating within the same Hyperliquid ecosystem for the first time.

LINK Price Snapshot Today

According to CoinMarketCap, LINK trades at $8.78, up 1.05% over the past 24 hours, with a market cap of approximately $6.57 billion. Trading volume over the past 24 hours sits at $221.92 million, down 9.63% from the prior day. Fully diluted valuation stands at $8.78 billion, against a fixed 1 billion total and max supply, with circulating supply at roughly 748.09 million LINK.

Conclusion

Today's Chainlink news pairs a genuinely large sector milestone — prediction market outpacing US sportsbooks on infrastructure Chainlink says it's actively driving — with a concrete, independently confirmed integration on Hyperliquid bringing tokenized equities into the same trading ecosystem as its perpetuals market. Both developments reinforce Chainlink's expanding role connecting fast-growing onchain markets to reliable, real-world data and cross-chain settlement.

Disclaimer

This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial or investment advice. Details are based on Chainlink's official statements and independent reporting from publicly available news coverage, alongside market price data, current as of August 14, 2026. Cryptocurrency and tokenized asset markets are volatile. Always conduct independent research before making any investment decision.