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Chainlink adds weekend pricing for tokenized assets, with Aave as launch partner

The service uses perpetual futures quotes to update reference prices when traditional markets close.

By RWA Crypto Watch Editorial Team · Published Oct 29, 2026, 2:15 PM UTC · Updated 2026-10-29 · Risk level: medium
Sources checked: Oct 29, 2026, 3:29 PM UTC

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What happened

The service uses perpetual futures quotes to update reference prices when traditional markets close.

Reported details

  • Chainlink’s 24/7 pricing could enhance DeFi’s reliability and appeal by ensuring continuous asset valuation, potentially boosting institutional adoption.
  • Chainlink has launched Chainlink 24/7 for continuous pricing of tokenized real-world assets, naming Aave as an adopter, as it brings equities and commodities data through weekends and market holidays. Chainlink announced the service at Link:NYC on Oct. 29, saying it…

Why this matters

This reads as a change in infrastructure rather than a move in price, and that distinction decides what is worth verifying: whether the underlying record moved, or only the interface around it. If a ledger, custodian or settlement term is unchanged, then anything built on top of it behaves the same too, however the announcement is framed. Subject of the report: Chainlink.

Evidence boundary

On Chainlink, the scope is limited to what the linked 3 reports state, and where they diverge both positions are recorded without either being picked in advance; the headline figure is what to check first.

What to verify

If Chainlink points at a contract or a chain, verify the deployed address and version there. If it describes an internal or corporate change with no on-chain component, the chain is the wrong place to look.

Sources and editorial check time

This information is educational and is not financial, legal, or tax advice.

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