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Chainlink Economics

Sustainable growth. Cryptoeconomic security. Deep value capture for the Chainlink Network.

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Introducing Chainlink Rewards

Chainlink Rewards is a community engagement and rewards program designed to incentivize active participation in the Chainlink Network. The program enables Chainlink Build projects to make their native tokens claimable by Chainlink ecosystem participants, including eligible LINK Stakers.
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A virtuous cycle of adoption and value capture

Chainlink Economics 2.0 creates a virtuous cycle that increases value capture of the Chainlink Network, fueling the adoption of decentralized services and the growth of the Web3 ecosystem.

Economic advancements

Chainlink Economics involves numerous initiatives designed to enhance the long-term utility and sustainability of Chainlink oracle services.

Chainlink Staking

A cryptoeconomic security layer in the Chainlink Network, where ecosystem participants stake LINK to help increase the security guarantees and user assurances of oracle services.

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Chainlink Rewards

Chainlink Rewards is a community engagement and rewards program designed to incentivize active participation in the Chainlink Network. The program enables Chainlink Build projects to make their native tokens claimable by Chainlink ecosystem participants, including eligible LINK Stakers.

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Build Program

Chainlink Build accelerates the growth of early-stage and established projects in the Chainlink ecosystem by providing enhanced access to Chainlink services and technical support. In exchange, projects commit a percentage of their total token supply to service providers in the Chainlink ecosystem, such as LINK Stakers.

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Scale Program

Chainlink Scale enables blockchain ecosystems to offset the operating costs of Chainlink oracles operating on their network for a period of time, accelerating their ecosystem’s developer growth while supporting the economic sustainability of Chainlink services.

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Payment Abstraction

Chainlink Payment Abstraction reduces payment friction by enabling users to pay Chainlink Service fees in alternative assets, which are then automatically converted into LINK using a combination of Chainlink Automation, Price Feeds, CCIP, and a decentralized exchange (DEX).

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Chainlink Economics Deep Dives

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Introducing Chainlink Rewards: Season Genesis

Chainlink Rewards is a community engagement and rewards program for Build projects to make tokens claimable by eligible LINK Stakers, starting with Space and Time.

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Chainlink Payment Abstraction Is Now Live: SVR Fee Conversion and User Fee Staking Rewards

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Introducing the Chainlink Staking Platform: v0.2 Upgrade and Launch Details

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Sustainable Oracle Economics Are Critical to the Success of Web3