Chainlink & ICE (NYSE Parent) Disrupt TradFi: Forex and Gold Data Go On-Chain
Chainlink just pulled Wall Street onto the blockchain—again. The oracle giant partnered with Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), NYSE’s $75B parent company, to pipe real-world forex and precious metals data into smart contracts. No more 'trust us, it’s accurate' from legacy finance.
Why it matters: Price feeds for assets like gold and EUR/USD are now as tamper-proof as Bitcoin’s ledger. ICE’s clout means institutional adoption just got a turbocharge—even if banks still think DeFi stands for 'definitely frightening.'
The cynical take: Nothing says '2025 finance' like using blockchain to verify… *checks notes*… the price of literal ancient money (gold) and fiat pairs. Progress, we guess?