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Chainlink ($LINK) is a decentralized oracle network that provides real-world data to smart contracts on the blockchain. Chainlink provides tamper-proof inputs, outputs, and computations to support advanced smart contracts on any blockchain.

Quick Facts

Chainlink is a decentralized oracle network
Chainlink utilizes a “Proof of Stake” (POS) consensus mechanism
Chainlink is purpose built with fundamental scalability, powered by its PoS consensus mechanism; it has a theoretical limit of - -Transactions Per Second (TPS)
Chainlink’s average Cost Per Transaction (CPT) is $0.40
Chainlink’s White Paper 📄

Technical Specifications

(as of 4/17/22)

Performance Data

Metric	Value
Active Transactions Per Second (TPS)	--
Max Theoretical TPS	--
Average Cost Per Transaction (CPT)	Submit data
Block Height	--
Environmental Impact	∙ How Green World Campaign Is Leveraging Chainlink to Distribute Global Capital Towards Regenerative Stewardship Rewards
Bridges	∙ Bondly Cross-Chain Bridge Connecting Cardano and Ethereum is Now Open

Github Activity

Metric	Value
Stars	6,254
Watchers	64
Forks	362
Contributors	233
Merged Pull Requests	12,133
Closed vs Total Issues	2,123 out of 6,262

Financial Ecosystem

(as of 4/17/22)

Metric	Value
LINK Price	$14.49
Market Cap	$6,766,080,677
Ecosystem Ranking by Market Cap	#23
Token Trading Volume – 24hr	$348,059,915
Total Value Locked (TVL)	--
Liquidity	--
Number of Active Wallets	658,269
Number of Unique Wallets	Submit data
Circulating Supply	467,009,549.52 LINK
Total Supply	1,000,000,000 LINK
Node Count	27 validator nodes
Inflation Rate	Submit data