Blockchain markets operate continuously, but the traditional assets they track do not. Stock exchanges close at night, on weekends, and on holidays, leaving on-chain applications without reliable pricing during off-hours. Chainlink has launched Chainlink 24/7 to address this gap by providing continuous price feeds for tokenized stocks, commodities, and other assets.
The service combines two pricing sources. During regular trading hours, it uses quotes from standard and extended market sessions. When exchanges close, it switches to an off-hours reference built from perpetual futures quotes across multiple venues. The system filters stale data and limits the influence of outliers, though weekend prices reflect derivatives trading rather than actual closed-market transactions.
How the Service Works
Lending protocols can access prices directly on-chain through Data Feeds, while trading platforms and prediction markets can use Data Streams for faster updates. Data Streams also indicate the current market session, allowing applications to adjust risk settings accordingly.
Aave is the launch partner, integrating the feeds into Horizon, its lending platform for institutions. Horizon enables qualified investors to borrow against tokenized assets, with the initial rollout covering tokenized versions of heavily traded US stocks. Reliable weekend pricing is particularly important for lenders, as collateral values must remain current to manage liquidation risk even when exchanges are offline.
Expanding Coverage
This launch follows Chainlink's January introduction of 24/5 pricing for US stocks and ETFs, which covered pre-market, regular, post-market, and overnight sessions. According to Chainlink, its weekday infrastructure now supports over $1.6 billion in tokenized stocks. The new weekend layer represents a step toward continuous coverage as tokenized equities and real-world assets continue to expand on-chain.
