PANews January 21 News, according to CoinDesk, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan stated that Chainlink might be one of the most underestimated crypto assets. He described it as a critical infrastructure connecting blockchains with real-world data, assets, and compliance systems, rather than just a price data oracle.
Hougan pointed out that Chainlink provides indispensable external data services for applications such as stablecoins, asset tokenization, decentralized finance, and on-chain derivatives, and has become a core middleware integrating traditional financial institutions with the crypto ecosystem. Institutions including SWIFT, JPMorgan Chase, Visa, and Fidelity have adopted its services. He believes that as the adoption of stablecoins, asset tokenization, and real-world crypto progresses, Chainlink as the underlying connectivity layer will be at the center of all these trends, and its importance will continue to be highlighted.