Chainlink, the popular oracle network, has reached a new milestone by surpassing $100 billion in total value secured across decentralized finance. This achievement comes as the cryptocurrency market experiences a resurgence, with altcoins rising alongside Bitcoin surpassing $115,000.
The increase in Chainlink’s Total Value Secured (TVS) highlights the growing adoption and confidence in the platform’s decentralized infrastructure. This metric represents the total value of assets protected by Chainlink’s oracle solutions, indicating a significant growth in the platform’s usage across both DeFi and traditional finance sectors.
In 2025, Chainlink’s TVS has seen a remarkable jump of over 100%, rising from around $38 billion to the previous all-time high of $93 billion in mid-August. With the continuous growth in the number of DeFi protocols and enterprise users utilizing Chainlink’s services, the platform has now secured over $100 billion worth of assets.
One of the key partnerships that have contributed to this milestone is with Intercontinental Exchange, which has led to the integration of foreign exchange and precious metals rates into Chainlink’s Data Streams. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s decision to leverage Chainlink for bringing economic data on-chain further validates the platform’s reliability.
According to data from DeFiLlama, the lending protocol Aave accounts for the largest share of Chainlink’s TVS, exceeding $70.9 billion with a market dominance level of 70.75%. This value is distributed across 17 chains, with Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Base being the top networks on Aave v3. Other notable lending protocols that contribute to Chainlink’s TVS include Maple, Compound v3, SparkLend, and Kamino, a Solana-based protocol.
As the TVS continues to rise, Chainlink’s native cryptocurrency, LINK, has also seen an uptick in value. On September 12, LINK was trading at around $24.70, marking a nearly 5% increase in the past 24 hours and an 11% surge over the past week.
Overall, Chainlink’s achievement of surpassing $100 billion in total value secured demonstrates the platform’s growing importance in the cryptocurrency ecosystem. With a strong focus on security and reliability, Chainlink continues to play a crucial role in enabling decentralized applications to access real-world data seamlessly.