Chainlink is widening its outreach within the U.S. federal government, pursuing partnerships with multiple agencies beyond its recent deal with the Department of Commerce, company co-founder Sergey Nazarov said in a video interview with Decrypt.
Nazarov described the early phase as practical and low-risk: Chainlink will start by delivering public economic data — including GDP, inflation and economic-demand figures — into decentralized finance (DeFi) markets. Those feeds, already in use with the Commerce Department, aim to make on-chain markets more accurate by tying contracts and derivatives to verified government statistics. Chainlink’s oracle platform currently supports integrations across more than 14 blockchains.
While initial pilots focus on transparent datasets, Nazarov signaled broader ambitions. He said Chainlink is discussing cross-chain initiatives and working with other federal and several state governments on similar programs, though timelines and details remain fluid.
Looking further ahead, Nazarov flagged a more controversial, long-term objective: using oracle and blockchain systems to verify identity and results in U.S. elections. He argued the technical tools are ready to go, but that implementation would hinge on political will rather than engineering. Identity, privacy and state-level control over voting logistics are likely to complicate adoption and spark policy debates.
Why it matters: linking trusted government data to smart contracts can reduce disputes and improve market transparency. But efforts to apply blockchain to elections would touch sensitive policy areas, raising legal, privacy and political risks that could delay or block real-world deployment.
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