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<h1>2022</h1>
<h1>2022</h1>
<big>'''December'''</big>
* '''14 Dec 22.''' Chainlink [[Keepers|Automation]] goes live on [[Arbitrum]] One. Read the full announcement [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chainlink-automation-is-now-live-on-arbitrum-one-301703078.html HERE].
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* '''06 Dec 22.''' '''Chainlink [[staking]] goes live.''' Read the full announcement [https://blog.chain.link/chainlink-staking-early-access-now-live/ HERE].
<big>'''November'''</big>
* '''01 Nov 22.''' Chainlink launch a US$120K '''[https://code4rena.com/ Code4rena]''' crowdsourced audit of [[Staking]] v0.1. Read the full announcement [https://blog.chain.link/chainlink-staking-crowdsourced-audit/ HERE].
<big>'''October'''</big>
* '''05 Oct 22.''' '''[https://poundtoken.io/ Poundtoken]''' integrates Chainlink's [[PoR|Proof of Reserve (PoR)]], enabling real-time visibility of GBPT reserves (a fully backed GBP stablecoin regulated in the British Isles). Read the full announcement [https://poundtoken.io/poundtoken-is-integrating-chainlink-proof-of-reserve-to-help-secure-gbpt-minting-and-enhance-collateral-transparency/ HERE].
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* '''03 Oct 22.''' Chainlink announce early access eligibility for '''[[staking]]''' v0.1. Read the full article [https://blog.chain.link/chainlink-staking-early-access-eligibility-app/ HERE].
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<big>'''September'''</big>
* '''28 Sep 22.''' '''[https://smartcon.chain.link/ SmartCon]''' 2022. Day 1 recap can be found [https://blog.chain.link/smartcon-2022-recap/ HERE]. Research and product development highlights can be found [https://blog.chain.link/smartcon-research-updates/ HERE].
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* '''02 Sep 22.''' '''[https://bmm.com/ BMM Testlabs]''' Grants the First Compliance Certification in the BlockChain Industry to Chainlink [[VRF]]. Read the full announcement [https://bmm.com/bmm-testlabs-grants-the-first-compliance-certification-in-the-blockchain-industry-to-chainlink-vrf/ HERE].
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* '''14 Oct 22.''' Chainlink Fall [[Hackathons|Hackathon]] 2022 begins.
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<big>'''August'''</big>
* '''03 Aug 22.''' Chainlink [[Market & data feeds|price feeds]] go live on '''[[Metis]]'''.  Read the full announcement [https://metisdao.medium.com/chainlink-price-feeds-are-now-live-on-metis-helping-provide-our-defi-ecosystem-with-high-quality-6bb6de14a558 HERE].
<big>'''July'''</big>
* '''31 Jul 22.''' '''[[Keepers]]''' surpass the 100 project integration mark. Read the announcement Tweet [https://twitter.com/chainlink/status/1553429464117170178 HERE].
<big>'''June'''</big>
* '''29 Jun 22.''' Chainlink [[Keepers]] and Chainlink [[VRF]] go live on '''[[Fantom]]'''.  Read the full announcement [https://fantom.foundation/blog/chainlink-keepers-and-vrf-now-live-on-fantom/ HERE].
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* '''29 Jun 22.''' '''[https://www.oasis-open.org/ OASIS]''' launches PRVD Open Project. Chainlink is brought on board to support the opensource initiative. Read the full announcement [https://www.oasis-open.org/2022/06/28/oasis-launches-prvd-open-project-to-advance-production-grade-reference-implementation-of-the-baseline-protocol/ HERE].
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* '''28 Jun 22.''' Chainlink announces that it powers [[Integrations|'''1000+''']] unique decentralized oracle networks ([[Glossary#DONs|DONs]]). Read the announcement Tweet [https://twitter.com/chainlink/status/1541493980990521349 HERE].
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* '''15 Jun 22.''' Chainlink [[Market & data feeds|price feeds]] go live on '''[[Moonbeam]]'''. Read the full announcement [https://moonbeam.network/announcements/chainlink-price-feeds-live-on-moonbeam/ HERE].
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* '''09 Jun 22.''' Chainlink [[Keepers]] and Chainlink [[VRF]] go live on '''[[Avalanche]]'''.  Read the full announcement [https://avalancheavax.medium.com/chainlink-keepers-and-chainlink-vrf-go-live-on-avalanche-3ebee050ebef HERE].
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* '''07 Jun 22.'''  '''[https://infura.io/ Infura]''' joins the Chainlink network as a [[Node operators|node operator]].  Read the full announcement [https://blog.infura.io/post/infura-joining-the-chainlink-network-as-a-node-operator HERE].
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* '''07 Jun 22.''' Chainlink release the article entitled "Chainlink '''[[Staking|Staking]]''': Exploring the Long-Term Goals, Roadmap, and Initial Implementation."  Read the full article [https://blog.chain.link/chainlink-staking-roadmap/ HERE].
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* '''06 Jun 22.''' '''[[Linkpool]]''' launches [https://market.link/overview Chainlink Market] v2. Read the full announcement [https://linkpool.io/resources/launching-the-chainlink-market-v2/ HERE].
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* '''04 Jun 22.''' Chainlink launches [[Market & data feeds|price feeds]] on '''[[Solana]]''' mainnet. This represents the first native integration on a non-EVM chain. Read the full announcement [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chainlink-price-feeds-go-live-on-solana-mainnet-301560626.html HERE].
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<big>'''May'''</big>
<big>'''May'''</big>
* '''26 May 22.''' Chainlink announces '''[[VRF v2]]''' is live on [[Polygon]].  Read the announcement Tweet [https://twitter.com/chainlink/status/1529524501570113537 HERE].  
* '''31 May 22.''' '''[[VRF v2]]''' is live on [[Polygon]].  Read the full announcement [https://blog.polygon.technology/chainlink-vrf-v2-is-now-live-on-polygon/ HERE].  
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* '''16 May 22.''' [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kemalelmoujahid '''Kemal El Moujahid'''], former director of product management for [https://www.tensorflow.org/ TensorFlow] at Google, joins Chainlink Labs as chief product officer (CPO). Read the full announcement [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chainlink-labs-welcomes-new-chief-product-officer-301547695.html?tc=eml_cleartime HERE].
* '''16 May 22.''' [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kemalelmoujahid '''Kemal El Moujahid'''], former director of product management for [https://www.tensorflow.org/ TensorFlow] at Google, joins Chainlink Labs as chief product officer (CPO). Read the full announcement [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chainlink-labs-welcomes-new-chief-product-officer-301547695.html?tc=eml_cleartime HERE].
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<big>'''April'''</big>
* '''22 Apr 22.''' Chainlink Spring 2022 '''[[Hackathons|Hackathon]]''' begins. Watch the Hackathon opening ceremony [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v0vhdPh1m4&list=PLVP9aGDn-X0RXx1y3-GdzLWfetXiNqNiE&index=2 HERE].
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<big>'''March'''</big>
<big>'''March'''</big>
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* '''23 Mar 22.''' [https://www.lemonade.com/blog/crypto-climate-coalition/ '''Lemonade Crypto Climate Coalition''']. Chainlink joins the Lemonade Crypto Climate Coalition, a [[Glossary#DAO|Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO)]] dedicated to building and distributing at-cost, instantaneous, parametric weather insurance to subsistence farmers and livestock keepers in emerging markets. Read the CoinDesk announcement [https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/22/lemonade-is-working-with-avalanche-chainlink-on-weather-insurance-for-farmers/ HERE].
* '''23 Mar 22.''' [https://www.lemonade.com/blog/crypto-climate-coalition/ '''Lemonade Crypto Climate Coalition''']. Chainlink joins the Lemonade Crypto Climate Coalition, a [[Glossary#DAO|Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO)]] dedicated to building and distributing at-cost, instantaneous, parametric weather insurance to subsistence farmers and livestock keepers in emerging markets. Read the CoinDesk announcement [https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/22/lemonade-is-working-with-avalanche-chainlink-on-weather-insurance-for-farmers/ HERE].
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* '''11 Mar 22.''' '''[[VRF|BNB - VRF v2]]'''. [https://twitter.com/chainlink/status/1501967870619635739 Chainlink] brings [[VRF|VRF v2]] to [https://twitter.com/BNBCHAIN Binance BNB chain]. Read the full BNB announcement [https://www.bnbchain.world/en/blog/chainlink-vrf-v2-is-live-on-bnbchain/ HERE].
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<big>'''February'''</big>
<big>'''February'''</big>
* '''28 Feb 22.''' '''[https://www.stc.com.bh/ stc Bahrain]''' becomes the first telecommunications provider and digital enabler in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to launch an official Chainlink [[Node operators|node]]. Read the announcement [https://wholesale.stc.com.bh/stc-insights/details/leading-digital-enabler-stc-bahrain-joins-chainlink-network HERE].
* '''28 Feb 22.''' '''[https://www.stc.com.bh/ stc Bahrain]''' becomes the first telecommunications provider and digital enabler in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to launch an official Chainlink [[Node operators|node]]. Read the announcement [https://wholesale.stc.com.bh/stc-insights/details/leading-digital-enabler-stc-bahrain-joins-chainlink-network HERE].
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* '''25 Feb 22.''' '''[[VRF|BNB - VRF v2]]'''. [https://twitter.com/chainlink/status/1501967870619635739 Chainlink] brings [[VRF|VRF v2]] to [https://twitter.com/BNBCHAIN Binance BNB chain]. Read the full BNB announcement [https://www.bnbchain.world/en/blog/chainlink-vrf-v2-is-live-on-bnbchain/ HERE].
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* '''16 Feb 22.''' '''[[VRF|Ethereum - VRF v2]]'''. [[VRF|VRF v2]] [https://blog.chain.link/vrf-v2-mainnet-launch/ launched] on [[Ethereum]] mainnet. Read the official announcement from [https://blog.chain.link/vrf-v2-mainnet-launch/ Chainlink]
* '''16 Feb 22.''' '''[[VRF|Ethereum - VRF v2]]'''. [[VRF|VRF v2]] [https://blog.chain.link/vrf-v2-mainnet-launch/ launched] on [[Ethereum]] mainnet. Read the official announcement from [https://blog.chain.link/vrf-v2-mainnet-launch/ Chainlink]
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<h1>2018</h1>
<h1>2018</h1>
* '''01 Nov 18.''' Chainlink acquires '''[[Town Crier]]''', a hardware-based oracle system, from [https://www.tech.cornell.edu/ Cornell Tech] and [https://www.initc3.org/ IC3].  Read the full announcement [https://www.forbes.com/sites/darrynpollock/2018/11/01/cornells-town-crier-acquired-by-chainlink-to-expand-decentralized-oracle-network/?sh=6f1da45f2854 HERE].
* '''01 Nov 18.''' Chainlink acquires '''[[Town Crier]]''', a hardware-based oracle system, from [https://www.tech.cornell.edu/ Cornell Tech] and [https://www.initc3.org/ IC3].  Read the full announcement [https://www.forbes.com/sites/darrynpollock/2018/11/01/cornells-town-crier-acquired-by-chainlink-to-expand-decentralized-oracle-network/?sh=6f1da45f2854 HERE].
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* '''19 Aug 18.''' '''[https://accordproject.org/ Accord Project]''' partners with ⁦Chainlink⁩ to create an industry-led [[Glossary#Open source|open-source]] implementation for the use of oracle data in smart legal contracts. Read the announcement Tweet [https://twitter.com/AccordHQ/status/1031022745835003905 HERE], and the announcement article [https://web.archive.org/web/20181029235944/https://medium.com/@accordhq/smart-legal-contracts-and-oracles-36d4eb538a92 HERE].
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<h1>2017</h1>
<h1>2017</h1>

Latest revision as of 01:56, 15 December 2022

Chainlink Timeline Overview

A chronological overview of key Chainlink developments, milestones, announcements and integrations from project inception to the present day. Each timeline entry contains a URL that expands on the events described.

2022

December

  • 06 Dec 22. Chainlink staking goes live. Read the full announcement HERE.

November

  • 01 Nov 22. Chainlink launch a US$120K Code4rena crowdsourced audit of Staking v0.1. Read the full announcement HERE.

October

  • 05 Oct 22. Poundtoken integrates Chainlink's Proof of Reserve (PoR), enabling real-time visibility of GBPT reserves (a fully backed GBP stablecoin regulated in the British Isles). Read the full announcement HERE.
  • 03 Oct 22. Chainlink announce early access eligibility for staking v0.1. Read the full article HERE.

September

  • 28 Sep 22. SmartCon 2022. Day 1 recap can be found HERE. Research and product development highlights can be found HERE.
  • 02 Sep 22. BMM Testlabs Grants the First Compliance Certification in the BlockChain Industry to Chainlink VRF. Read the full announcement HERE.
  • 14 Oct 22. Chainlink Fall Hackathon 2022 begins.

August

July

  • 31 Jul 22. Keepers surpass the 100 project integration mark. Read the announcement Tweet HERE.

June

  • 29 Jun 22. OASIS launches PRVD Open Project. Chainlink is brought on board to support the opensource initiative. Read the full announcement HERE.
  • 28 Jun 22. Chainlink announces that it powers 1000+ unique decentralized oracle networks (DONs). Read the announcement Tweet HERE.
  • 07 Jun 22. Chainlink release the article entitled "Chainlink Staking: Exploring the Long-Term Goals, Roadmap, and Initial Implementation." Read the full article HERE.
  • 04 Jun 22. Chainlink launches price feeds on Solana mainnet. This represents the first native integration on a non-EVM chain. Read the full announcement HERE.

May

  • 16 May 22. Kemal El Moujahid, former director of product management for TensorFlow at Google, joins Chainlink Labs as chief product officer (CPO). Read the full announcement HERE.

April

  • 22 Apr 22. Chainlink Spring 2022 Hackathon begins. Watch the Hackathon opening ceremony HERE.

March

  • 29 Mar 22. Former LinkedIn Vice President Mike Derezin joins Chainlink Labs in the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Read the full announcement HERE.
  • 23 Mar 22. Startup with Chainlink. Chainlink launches "Startup with Chainlink", an enablement program for early-stage Web3 startups. Read the official Chainlink announcement HERE.

February

  • 28 Feb 22. stc Bahrain becomes the first telecommunications provider and digital enabler in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to launch an official Chainlink node. Read the announcement HERE.

January

  • 28 Jan 22. Diem co-creator & chief economist Christian Catalini joins Chainlink as an advisor. Read the full announcement HERE.
  • 28 Jan 22. Stanford cryptographer Dan Boneh joins Chainlink as an advisor. Read the full announcement HERE.
  • 02 Jan 22. In his speech entitled "The Future of Chainlink", Sergey Nazarov (Co founder of Chainlink) announced that 2022 will see the launch of CCIP and the implementation of staking. View the entire video HERE. Time stamp 58min.

2021

December

  • 01 Dec 21. Moonbeam, the Ethereum-compatible (EVM) smart contract platform on Polkadot, announces the native integration of Chainlink price feeds on Moonriver. Read the announcement HERE.

November

October

  • 21 Oct 21. The Associated Press. AP launches an official Chainlink node (Official Tweet) to bring high-quality economic data, sports outcomes, and business financials onto blockchains to support smart contract innovation. Read the official announcement from AP

Spetember

August

  • 05 Aug 21. Swisscom (a major telecommunications provider in Switzerland) joins the Chainlink ecosystem as a node operator. Read the full announcement HERE.

July

June

  • 07 Jun 21. Chainlink Keepers open Beta goes live. Read the announcement HERE.

May

  • 28 May 21. NBA star LaMelo Ball announces release of limited-edition dynamic NFTs that leverage Chainlink oracles and the Ether cards. Read the full announcement HERE.
  • 14 May 21. Chainkink joins the GoodFi advisory board. Along with other stakeholders, Chainlink aims to help GoodFi achieve their goal of getting 100 million users into DeFi by 2025. Read the announcement HERE.

April

  • 15 Apr 21. Chainlink release whitepaper v2.0. Chainlink 2.0: Next Steps in the Evolution of Decentralized Oracle Networks. Authored by Lorenz Breidenbach, Christian Cachin, Benedict Chan, Alex Coventry, Steve Ellis, Ari Juels, Farinaz Koushanfar, Andrew Miller, Brendan Magauran, Daniel Moroz, Sergey Nazarov, Alexandru Topliceanu, Florian Tram`er, Fan Zhang.

March

February

  • 23 Feb 21. Chainlink VRF goes live on Polygon. Read the announcement HERE.

January

2020

December

  • 09 Dec 20. The World Economic Forum (WEF) in conjunction with Chainlink release a paper entitled, "Bridging the Governance Gap: Interoperability for Blockchain and Legacy Systems". In the paper, the WEF lays out a new standard for integrating traditional infrastructure with blockchain technology. Read the full paper HERE.

November

  • 19 Nov 20. Matic/Polygon announces the launch of 5 Chainlink price feeds on mainnet. Read the full announcement HERE.

October

  • 22 Oct 20. VRF goes live on Ethereum mainnet. Read the announcement HERE.

August

  • 30 Aug 20. Ari Juels joins Chainlink Labs as its Chief Scientist. Read the announcement HERE.

July

  • 22 Jul 20. Deutsche Telekom’s T-Systems MMS IT Services group joins the Chainlink ecosystem as a node operator. Read the full announcement HERE.
  • 03 Jul 20. Huobi becomes first major exchange to run a Chainlink node. Read the announcement HERE.

June

March

  • 04 Mar 20. Chainlink announces it will serve on the technical steering committee of the Baseline Protocol. Read the full announcement HERE.

2019

October

  • 14 Oct 19. First Chainlink Hackathon begins. Hackathon runs from the 14th to the 31st of October. Read the full announcement Here.

September

  • 10 Sep 19. Chainlink launches the official Chainlink Discord channel. Read the announcement HERE.

June

  • 28 Jun 19. Coinbase announces support for Chainlink (LINK) at Coinbase.com and in the Coinbase Android and iOS apps. Read the full announcement HERE.
  • 14 Jun 19. Google releases article in which it details how Google Cloud users can use Chainlink to connect to their data analytics platform BigQuery. Read the full article HERE.

May

2018

  • 19 Aug 18. Accord Project partners with ⁦Chainlink⁩ to create an industry-led open-source implementation for the use of oracle data in smart legal contracts. Read the announcement Tweet HERE, and the announcement article HERE.

2017

September

  • 08 Sep 17. Evan Cheng (Director of Engineering at Facebook) joins ChainLink as a technical advisor. Read the announcement HERE.
  • 04 Sep 17. Chainlink releases its Whitepaper v1.0 "ChainLink A Decentralized Oracle Network". Authored by Steve Ellis, Ari Juels, and Sergey Nazarov.

July

  • 20 Jul 17. Steve Ellis (Co founder of Chainlink) proposes the addition of a new function to the ERC20 (Ethereum Request for Comments) token contracts. ERC677. Read the full ERC677 standard proposal HERE.
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