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Chainlink claims to have secured trillions — roughly 10 trillion in transaction value — by turning price feeds into full oracle networks that verify off‑chain data, identity, computation (randomness, automation, Functions), and cross‑chain messages. Proof of Reserves runs live for years and expands to “proof of everything.” CCIP launches as a cross‑chain bridge supporting programmable token transfers. Predicts enterprises and banks will run private L2s that interconnect to public Ethereum for settlement and data.

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1. 0:00Welcome Sergey Nazarov to Pragma London
2. 0:58How Chainlink got started and smart contracts' gaps
3. 2:31Oracle networks vs. simple data feeds
4. 3:39Chainlink’s early role in powering DeFi
5. 4:56Beyond price feeds: Expanding oracle use cases
6. 6:10Chainlink’s evolution and new data categories
7. 7:18Proof of Reserves and the path to proof of everything
8. 8:23Adding trust-minimized computation and automation
9. 9:32Launch of CCIP for cross-chain communication
10. 10:37Chainlink’s role: moving data in/out/between chains
11. 11:12CCIP features and programmable token transfers
12. 12:14Real-world asset adoption and private L2s
13. 13:48Prediction: All banks will run their own L2s
14. 14:33Enterprise L2s connecting to Ethereum
15. 15:39Net new value: onboarding institutions and users
16. 16:14Three types of participants in the ecosystem
17. 17:52Infrastructure vs. application builders
18. 19:24Why normies still struggle with crypto UX
19. 20:58Improving trust, security, and experience
20. 22:05Web3 must match or beat Web2 UX
21. 23:01Why verifiable applications are the end goal
22. 24:06From niche use cases to a global default
23. 25:06Chainlink’s view on reaching escape velocity
24. 26:08Learning from security and data failures
25. 27:07Reflections from the pre-Ethereum era
26. 28:13How we move faster vs. taking decades
27. 28:43The exponential growth of the ecosystem
28. 29:15Final words and appreciation for builders

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