Despite ongoing volatility in crypto markets, the blockchain sector continues to advance through significant partnerships and infrastructure projects. In October 2025, two notable developments—
Deloitte's rollout of Oracle AI agents
in the Middle East and
Ondo Finance teaming up with Chainlink
—underscore the industry's commitment to institutional integration and technological progress.
Deloitte Middle East has introduced a Centre of Excellence for
Oracle
AI Agents, serving as a specialized center to speed up the implementation of autonomous AI systems across industries such as finance, retail, and telecom,
as reported by Reuters
. This project merges Deloitte’s international experience with Oracle’s cloud and SaaS strengths, with the goal of driving customer experience (CX) transformation through secure, tailored workflows. Unlike conventional AI, agentic AI empowers systems to make independent decisions, making it a valuable tool for automating intricate tasks and delivering personalized services at scale. For example, Oracle Analytics in the telecom sector has shown how AI-driven insights can identify customers at risk of leaving and launch targeted retention campaigns.
Alongside these AI initiatives,
Ondo
Finance, a pioneer in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), has joined forces with
Chainlink
to broaden institutional participation in onchain markets. Chainlink will act as Ondo’s official oracle, providing pricing and event information for tokenized equities and ETFs,
according to Bitcoin.com
, while its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) will enable asset movement across different blockchains,
as detailed in a PR Newswire announcement
. This partnership seeks to create standardized pricing and corporate action tracking, addressing the urgent need for transparency in the RWA market, which could reach $16 trillion by 2030. Ondo’s Global Markets platform already features more than 100 tokenized assets with $300 million in total value locked (TVL), and integrating Chainlink’s technology is viewed as a step toward institutional-grade tokenization.
The growing adoption of blockchain is further illustrated by tZero Group’s intention to go public in the U.S. in 2026. Based in New York, tZero enables trading of tokenized securities in compliance with U.S. regulations and is preparing to benefit from the rising interest in tokenized assets. Supported by major investors such as ICE, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, tZero aims to harness blockchain to transform capital markets by offering faster and more transparent transactions, as highlighted when
tZero eyes 2026 IPO
.
At the same time, regulatory changes in Kyrgyzstan are reshaping blockchain’s global landscape. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has joined the country’s National Council for
Virtual
Assets, promoting clearer regulations and blockchain infrastructure;
CZ joined Kyrgyzstan's crypto council
as the nation considers launching a state-backed cryptocurrency reserve and mining projects, reflecting its goal to become a digital innovation leader in Central Asia.
However, these advancements come with ongoing challenges. Observers point out that both asset tokenization and agentic AI demand strong security measures, especially in highly regulated sectors like finance. Deloitte’s Middle East Centre of Excellence stresses the importance of “responsible scaling” for AI agents to address ethical issues, while the Ondo and Chainlink alliance incorporates compliance protocols to meet institutional requirements.
