Im honestly surprised that no one has spoken about this yet In a recent tweet by the official Chainlink Twitter account they announce the upcoming release of Link Staking and the use of the Chainlink as an abstraction layer by Web 2.0 and enterprises.
https://twitter.com/chainlink/status/1477323856176111619
What is staking and how does it work.
Staking is a way of earning rewards for holding certain crypto currencies. This happens via a staking pool.
coinbase.com/learn/crypto-basics/what-is-staking