$LINK is central to the value capture of the @Chainlink network, both accelerating and benefiting from protocol adoption The newly introduced Chainlink Reserve (strategic $LINK reserve) creates a powerful flywheel effect: • An increase in protocol adoption (across both DeFi and TradFi) leads to increased onchain & offchain revenue • This revenue flows onchain through Payment Abstraction and is programmatically converted into $LINK (if not already in LINK) via a DEX for on-market purchases • This revenue fuels the growth of the Chainlink Reserve, creating an onchain accumulation machine of $LINK fueled by protocol adoption • In multiple years when the Reserve is used, these financial resources can be used to expand the protocol's utility and value for users (fee-driven network sustainability) • A more useful and valuable network attracts more users and adoption, leading to more revenue, a growing Reserve, and the flywheel accelerates In a future world where there's trillions of $$ in tokenized assets onchain and Chainlink is the global standard for modern finance... The Chainlink Reserve can then accumulate $LINK faster than they are withdrawn, creating a growing token sink (in addition to staking)