Chainlink's native token LINK gained 22.05% over the week to reach $11.45 on TradingView, as capital momentum built around the project's expansion into artificial intelligence and growing engagement with U.S. regulators. Chainlink for Agents, launched in mid-August under the mission "The Onchain Engine for the Agentic Economy," is designed to let AI agents settle stablecoin transactions through CCIP (Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol), a network for transferring data and value across blockchains. The platform addresses payment limitations faced by AI systems and robots operating continuously, and Robinhood and BitGo have begun integrating it. At a CFTC (U.S. derivatives regulator) advisory committee hearing, Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov presented smart-contract architecture as a way to protect financial markets from algorithmic manipulation and advanced AI attacks. Chainlink communications director Chris Barrett highlighted the changing U.S. policy debate, while also writing, "You can't spell Chainlink without AI." Chainlink's oracle network carries U.S. Department of Commerce macroeconomic data, and the Bermuda Monetary Authority uses its tools for embedded supervision. The project is also being used by Project Pangea, DTCC, UBS, Amundi, JPMorgan and CME to settle real-world assets, reinforcing the market view that Chainlink could become core infrastructure for traditional finance.