Chainlink is positioning itself as a foundational platform for the digital asset economy both in the United States and globally, working closely with U.S. policymakers to support regulatory oversight and compliance. Sergey Nazarov, a key figure at Chainlink, emphasized the company's goal to establish Chainlink as a standard in the industry. The platform provides essential infrastructure including data delivery, cross-chain functionality, legacy system connectivity, and compliance tools that enable the full utility of digital assets throughout their lifecycle. This decentralized infrastructure offers continuous proof of asset backing, addressing the demand for reliable oversight in a tokenized dollar future. Other developments in the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem include Avalanche integrating Chaos Labs’ Proof of Reserves for on-chain verification of bridged assets like BTC.b and WETH.e, enhancing transparency and trust. Euler Finance has become the first lending protocol to integrate EtherFi's weETH on Avalanche, allowing it to be used as collateral. Additionally, platforms like Sturdy Finance are offering AI-optimized lending yields on Ethereum assets, highlighting growing opportunities in DeFi.