# Chain link

By [shashi](https://paragraph.com/@shashi) · 2023-03-22

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Co-founded in 2014 by Sergey Nazarov and Steve Ellis, Chainlink has emerged to become the first to connect to off-platform sources to integrate data into smart contracts. Both the co-founders have a profound experience with decentralized systems. As Chainlink is a dominant force in a growing market, you can trust this investment blindly.

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*Originally published on [shashi](https://paragraph.com/@shashi/chain-link)*