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XDC Network and Chainlink side by side: live price and market cap, consensus, speed, smart contracts, fees, supply and what each actually has to do with ISO 20022. Every fact links its source.
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| Fact | XDC Network | Chainlink |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Layer-1 blockchain (EVM-compatible) xinfin.org | Oracle and interoperability network; LINK is an ERC-677 token on Ethereum docs.chain.link |
| Launched | Mainnet 1 June 2019 xinfin.org | 30 May 2019 chain.link |
| Consensus | XDPoS 2.0: delegated proof of stake with 108 masternodes, Chained HotStuff BFT (since 30 Sep 2024) xdc.org | Not a blockchain: oracle networks serve other chains chain.link |
| Block / ledger time | About 2 seconds xdc.org | Not applicable |
| Finality | About 6 seconds (three blocks), deterministic xdc.org | Not applicable |
| Smart contracts | EVM (Solidity) docs.xdc.network | Not applicable; supplies data and cross-chain messaging (CCIP) to smart contracts chain.link |
| Fees | Paid in XDC. Since the Cancun upgrade (30 Jan 2026) the base fee of every transaction is burned; the tip goes to the block producer. xdc.dev | Users pay node operators; CCIP fees are paid in LINK or in native gas tokens docs.chain.link |
| Maximum supply | None: supply is uncapped (37.5 billion XDC at genesis, plus masternode rewards) xinfin.org | 1 billion LINK docs.chain.link |
| Who develops it | XinFin Fintech Pte. Ltd. (Singapore, 2017); XDC Foundation (Cayman Islands, 2021) xinfin.org | Chainlink Labs chain.link |
| Stated focus | Trade finance, real-world asset tokenization and enterprise applications xdc.org | Oracle platform connecting blockchains and existing systems chain.link |
"Cryptocurrencies are not inherently ISO 20022 compliant. There is a lot of confusion and misleading information on the web referring to ISO 20022 compliant cryptocurrencies but those statements are not correct. The cryptocurrencies are not managed and not registered by ISO 20022."
ISO 20022 Registration Authority iso20022.org
Documentation and an ecosystem messaging API; no formal role in the standard and no bank integration named in primary sources.
No formal role; took part in SWIFT pilots that used ISO 20022 messaging around blockchain transfers.
Facts checked 3 Oct 2026 against each project's own documentation; each fact links its source. Prices: CoinGecko, live.
Yes. Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) is live on XDC mainnet, listed in Chainlink's CCIP directory.
XDC Network is layer-1 blockchain (evm-compatible) focused on trade finance, real-world asset tokenization and enterprise applications. Chainlink is described by its developers as: oracle and interoperability network; link is an erc-677 token on ethereum, with a focus on oracle platform connecting blockchains and existing systems.
"ISO 20022 coin" is a market label, not a certification: the ISO 20022 Registration Authority says cryptocurrencies are not registered by the standard (iso20022.org FAQ). For Chainlink: No formal role; took part in SWIFT pilots that used ISO 20022 messaging around blockchain transfers.
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