There is an interesting thing I just realized about Chainlink's direction this year. When Sergey Nazarov and his team started implementing major connections with traditional financial institutions, it seems like a turning point is happening.

Looking back at last year, Chainlink signed strategic partnerships with Swift, DTCC, UBS, and even the US government. These are not small names. These connections are creating bridges to bring real-world assets onto the blockchain, and that's something many have been waiting for a long time.

The numbers Sergey Nazarov and Chainlink are achieving are also quite impressive — the network's oracles have supported over $27 trillion in on-chain data transactions. And if you follow DeFi, you'll know that Chainlink currently supports about 70% of this sector.

But what’s truly remarkable is what’s happening now, in 2026. Sergey Nazarov predicted that this would be the year when traditional finance and DeFi truly converge. And from what I see in the market, it seems that prediction is not overly optimistic. The connections Chainlink built last year are now beginning to bear fruit.