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Chainlink Puts US GDP and Inflation Data On-Chain for Prediction Markets and DeFi

2026-09-02CryptoProductLast updated: 2 Sept 2026, 7:52 am
Original sourceCryptotimes

Summary

The U.S. Department of Commerce has expanded on-chain access to official BEA economic data via Chainlink on 10 blockchains (Ethereum, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base, Linea, Mantle, Optimism, Sonic, zkSync, etc.), providing six data feeds covering real GDP, PCE price index, and private final sales. Data…

Key points

  • Developers can build more reliable on-chain applications using official macroeconomic data.
  • Official economic data on-chain will improve the accuracy of on-chain financial products.
  • Prediction markets and DeFi products can react in real-time to economic data, increasing transparency.
  • This expands on the partial BEA data on-chain from August 2025.
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