The stock exchange shuts. Chainlink’s reference price keeps going.

Chainlink launched its 24/7 market-data service on 29 October, extending coverage for traditional assets into weekends and holidays. It says Aave is using the feeds for tokenised collateral in Horizon, beginning with high-volume US equities.

Outside ordinary sessions, the reference draws on multiple perpetual-futures venues. Chainlink says it filters stale inputs and limits outliers, with different delivery methods for applications such as lending and derivatives. That gives protocols a moving reference when the underlying cash market is closed.

A reference price during the weekend is not a new trade on a closed stock exchange. It reflects available off-hours markets and their conditions. That difference matters when software values collateral or decides whether a position can be liquidated. Continuous data can help applications respond to changing conditions; it does not guarantee deep liquidity, an executable exit at the displayed price or freedom from price gaps.