Chainlink (LINK) and The Graph (GRT) have announced a major partnership aimed at driving enterprise blockchain adoption by addressing critical data infrastructure needs. The collaboration, unveiled at Chainlink's flagship SmartCon event in New York, focuses on enabling institutions to securely bring, query, and scale data onchain.
The partnership is a response to the growing institutional demand for verifiable onchain data across industries. Chainlink, specializing in secure data delivery via decentralized oracles, will handle the process of bringing real-world data onchain. The Graph, a decentralized indexing and query network, will then make this data easily accessible and usable by allowing developers and institutions to query it efficiently using GraphQL via its subgraphs.
"I see the relationship between Chainlink and The Graph as very collaborative. Somehow, we’ve got to get the world’s data onchain. That’s a huge task, and Chainlink is leading the way and doing remarkable work there," stated Nick Hansen, team lead at The Graph Foundation, who announced the partnership. "Once this data is onchain, users require protocols that allow them to access, read and utilize it. This is what The Graph offers."
This is not the first collaboration between the two projects. Their initial integration dates back to June 2020, when The Graph began using Chainlink oracles to allow indexed data to access smart contracts securely. The renewed and expanded partnership in 2025 is driven by increased institutional demand for standardized data infrastructure.
A significant development in 2025 has been the enhancement of cross-chain capabilities. The Graph adopted Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), enabling GRT to become a cross-chain token with transfers available on networks like Arbitrum, Base, and Solana. This interoperability supports multi-chain institutional strategies by allowing assets and data to move securely across networks, reducing operational complexity for enterprises.
The institutional focus was highlighted at SmartCon 2025, where The Graph and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), a crucial financial market infrastructure provider, presented a joint demonstration of compliant blockchain data access. This collaboration aims to establish verifiable institutional data standards that meet regulatory expectations, with data access security being a vital priority for financial institutions.
Analysts see the partnership as a long-term play targeting the multi-trillion-dollar real-world asset (RWA) tokenization market, which requires accurate data and interoperability. By providing the foundational infrastructure for compliance, transparency, and security, Chainlink and The Graph are positioning themselves as essential bridges between traditional finance and Web3, enabling institutional-grade blockchain adoption.
