FTSE to begin publishing indices and benchmark data directly on blockchains via Chainlink

FTSE has announced that it will be publishing its indices and benchmark data directly onto ￰1￱ firm has collaborated with Chainlink to achieve the initiative, with its new publishing service, ￰2￱ collaboration will allow data for the Russell 1000, Russell 2000, Russell 3000, FTSE 100, WMR FX benchmarks, FTSE DAR Digital Asset Prices, and the FTSE Digital Asset Indices to be listed across more than 40 public and private blockchains via ￰3￱ indices support over $18 trillion in assets under management (AUM) ￰4￱ means some of the most trusted tools in equities and digital asset analysis will now be available natively within blockchain ￰5￱ says the integration is a ‘landmark moment’ for the DeFi industry Fiona Bassett, CEO at FTSE, revealed that the collaboration enables innovation around tokenized assets, ETFs, and emerging financial ￰6￱ added that DataLink allows FTSE Russell to securely distribute the underlying data of some of the most trusted benchmarks ￰7￱ believes that the collaboration enables institutions and developers to access the same high-quality data that powers traditional finance (TradFi).

We’re excited to announce that @FTSERussell , a leading global index provider with $18T+ in AUM benchmarked, is collaborating with Chainlink to publish its world-leading global indices onchain for the first time via DataLink. ￰0￱ With this integration, the… ￰8￱ — Chainlink (@chainlink) November 3, 2025 Chainlink Co-Founder Sergey Nazarov called the integration “a landmark moment for the industry.” Nazarov said that DataLink allows globally recognized providers to deliver institutional-grade data directly into blockchain-native ￰9￱ acknowledged the collaboration with FTSE Russell, noting that it was a step toward enabling the next generation of data-driven financial products and tokenized ￰10￱ to Chainlink’s PR release , bringing the indices on-chain means developers can build DeFi products with real-time, tamper-proof data verified by a global, trusted index ￰11￱ added that the collaboration will fast-track the adoption of digital asset-backed instruments, tokenized ETFs, and ￰12￱ to Gerald Toledano, head of Russell’s expansion program into digital assets, the lack of trust in financial benchmarks marks as the biggest challenge for institutional adoption of DeFi in decentralized ￰13￱ believes the latest development reduces the barrier and coils fundamentally change how compliant on-chain financial instruments are structured, priced, and executed.

DataLink, launched earlier this year on Chailink as a turnkey platform that enables providers to publish data securely without requiring proprietary blockchain ￰14￱ uses Chainlink’s decentralized oracle network, which hosts over $100 billion in DeFi total value locked (TVL) and more than $25 trillion in on-chain transaction value to ￰15￱ Russell uses Chainlink’s DataLink for on-chain integration By integrating with DataLink, FTSE Russell can maintain complete control over how its data is distributed and commercialized, while tapping into over 2,000 on-chain applications across more than 60 ￰16￱ on on-chain data, real-world assets are showing promising growth areas in the blockchain ecosystem, currently at $35 billion, representing a 7% growth over the past 30 ￰17￱ anything from ￰18￱ to fine art, nearly $7 trillion in asset classes are projected to be tokenized by 2030, according to Goldman ￰19￱ most preferred products are index-backed products, which developers and investors seek to build new platforms capable of operating in both regulated and unregulated decentralized ￰20￱ far, FTSE Russell data is available to blockchain-native users 24/7, opening up new opportunities beyond trading to risk modeling, market analytics, and regulatory compliance tied to tokenized ￰21￱ Russell 1000 and 2000 represent the most referenced indices for large and small-cap stocks in the ￰22￱ FTSE 100, on the other hand, is the defining benchmark for ￰23￱ collaboration has now expanded into decentralized ecosystems that may reshape the future of cross-border investment vehicles and real-time risk ￰24￱ reiterated that the future of finance will be hybrid, meaning it will combine the integrity of decentralized networks with the performance of traditional finance benchmarks, and he believes this is just the ￰25￱ $50 free to trade crypto when you sign up to Bybit now