Chainlink Launches $1M Reserve to Sustain Network Growth

- Chainlink introduces a strategic reserve funded by converting service revenues into LINK. - The reserve has already secured over $1 million in LINK, reflecting growing institutional adoption. On August 7, 2025, The Block reported that Chainlink launched a strategic LINK reserve to strengthen the long-term sustainability of its decentralized oracle network. Chainlink funds the reserve by converting on-chain service revenue and off-chain enterprise payments into LINK tokens, a strategy aimed at supporting the technology's adoption and scalability. The reserve has already acquired over $1 million in LINK during its initial phase, and Chainlink expects it to grow gradually as it converts more revenue streams. This initiative aligns with the increasing integration of Chainlink by major institutions and also supports Chainlink's payment abstraction model, which programmatically swaps payments like stablecoins into LINK tokens. Sergey Nazarov, Chainlink’s co-founder, explained the reserve's vital role, stating that it demonstrates how off-chain revenue and large-scale institutional adoption contribute to the Chainlink standard's growth, security, and sustainability. The company plans to let the reserve expand for several years without any withdrawals, ensuring its long-term growth. As more institutions adopt Chainlink’s services, the company anticipates the reserve will scale further and reinforce the network’s ecosystem. According to market data from August 7 at 19:14 UTC, Chainlink (LINK) was trading at $17.976, and its 24-hour trading volume had increased by 7.036%.