Chainlink price

in USD
Top market cap
$20.7
-$0.283 (-1.35%)
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Market cap
$14.06B #9
Circulating supply
678.1M / 1B
All-time high
$52.99
24h volume
$303.18M
4.1 / 5

About Chainlink

LINK, the native cryptocurrency of the Chainlink ecosystem, plays a vital role in connecting blockchain-based smart contracts to real-world data, events, and systems. Chainlink is a decentralized oracle network designed to solve one of blockchain’s key limitations: its inability to access off-chain data. By securely bridging on-chain and off-chain environments, LINK enables smart contracts to execute based on real-world inputs like market prices, weather data, or government statistics. Key use cases include powering decentralized finance (DeFi), tokenized assets, and cross-chain interoperability. As institutions and developers increasingly adopt Chainlink’s solutions, LINK becomes integral to ensuring the reliability and functionality of blockchain applications across industries. Explore LINK to unlock the potential of blockchain-connected ecosystems.
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Chainlink’s price performance

51% better than the stock market
Past year
+61.38%
$12.83
3 months
+54.80%
$13.37
30 days
-11.70%
$23.44
7 days
-10.32%
$23.08
80%
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Bách Khoa
Bách Khoa
🍀 Crypto Space over the last 5 years – How can we survive and seek for opportunities ? Back in early 2020, the entire market had just under 10,000 crypto projects. It can be said that the period of 2020-2021 was the best time for Crypto investors. The market was healthy, the number of listed projects was very small, Backers were active and serious in finding quality projects to join. As a market researcher and writer, at that time I could cover all the projects that had launched, were about to launch or had just raised capital, from Docs to their activities with the community and development roadmaps associated with many great missions. And up to now, the entire market has had more than 30 million Crypto projects. A very massive number in the past 5 years. I don't think I can learn about all the projects, absolutely impossible. There was a time when I was caught up in the whirlwind of new projects, as well as projects on Decentralized Exchanges. Until now, after experiencing and witnessing many opportunities and mistakes of those participating in Crypto, this article will provide the most general view so that everyone can find your own Investment Thesis. 1. Why do we see such a huge number of projects launched? I can answer this question, based on 2 main factors, 2 reasons that have made the crypto market very fragmented. • Launching tokens is not regulated by any authority The issuance of tokens too easily has caused chaos in the market, led by platforms like Pumpfun. I myself am also an investor who has bought meme tokens, but I will argue if you think that meme is a part of Crypto and Blockchain. Meme is only similar in form to Crypto and Blockchain, but the purpose has been completely deviated. I am not talking about iconic memes with established communities like $DOGE or $SHIB. • Social media and tweets from KOLs make the community FOMO We cannot stop the community's FOMO in front of multiple gain opportunities. However, Researchers and KOLs have taken things too far. Advertising projects with extremely low liquidity and market cap with "promising theses" has exhausted and fragmented the market's cash flow. 2. Current Crypto narratives only last a few weeks, even a few days. Why? Back in 2020-2021, investors often followed and held a very long narrative, up to several months. Newcomers to the market may not know “Play-to-earn”, but it was a huge narrative in the summer of 2021. We had a few brilliant months, led by $AXS, along with many other quality projects, with a huge price increase. So why is the trend shorter now than before? Except for #AI and #RWA which are fueled by traditional finance from #NVIDIA and #Blackrock, the remaining trends are very short. There are 2 reasons for this problem: • A large number of projects: as mentioned in point 1, if there is a project in the trend 2x in 1 day. But, which project will you choose to buy, among thousands of projects? • The role of Market Maker (MM) is larger than the old cycle: admit that, a project in a 2x trend in 1 day, mostly comes from the MM of that project, not from the objective motivation of that narrative to pull the entire ecosystem up. It is simply the game of a top gain project, not the real strong growth of a narrative. 3. How can we survive and seek for opportunities? • We need to redefine our investment mindset to have a reasonable plan - The Crypto market is cyclical, although the current cyclical nature is no longer effective to base on, but it is still true, at least with $BTC. If you are not a good trader or a technical analyst, you should choose the right time to invest and only focus on $BTC and a few projects in the top market cap. Now it's 2025, similar to 2021, whether or not there is another growth pulse of the market, the market will enter a downtrend cycle. This is not the time to invest large capital in the market anymore. - When the whole market goes into a downtrend, when everything is no longer too hype, that's when we need to act. $BTC $ETH and $LINK will be 3 safe and profitable choices for you in the next cycle. I recommend you pay attention to projects that have launched #ETF if you have to choose, because in fact, the cash flow running in #ETF fund and running in the Crypto market are different, and only #ETF can attract real cash flow from fertile markets like the United States. Even if the market launches many more projects, we will still have to talk about Top market projects, because that is the core, what has shaped the market, what Blockchain needs, and will increase in price. • Reasonable capital allocation along with DCA plan for each project in the Portfolio - Reasonable capital allocation is always correct, applicable to all markets and types of financial investment. We cannot know in advance which project will gain or lose, or even be delisted, so we have to allocate investment capital. My familiar investment allocation method is always 80-20. 80% using for tokens, 20% remaining for stablecoins. If you do not have a certain amount of stablecoins in your wallet, you will always be in a state of anxiety when the market drops, leading to panic, and the cycle of panic sell panic buy keeps repeating. - DCA is a classic method, and I recommend everyone to seriously apply it. You cannot all-in at a specific price and think that is the bottom of the market. That is what you think, but the market has never gone in the direction you want, that is why we have to DCA to avoid pressure when holding assets. Many people underestimate and ignore DCA, but believe me, the more profitable your investment is, the more you must have a reasonable DCA plan. • What should we do when holding tokens? - There is a way to reduce your distraction, avoid selling this project and buying another project arbitrarily, that is, focus on other money-making niches in the Crypto market. I find that SocialFi with Kaito is currently an effective solution, both financially and helping you discover more quality projects. In addition, #SoSoValue and some other projects also have very good programs for articles. Do serious researches and share your thoughts, you will be welcomed, along with a stable economy to overcome the harsh days of holding Tokens - If you want to FOMO a certain narrative that is hyping, note that you should only spend a maximum of 5% of your total assets. Not controlling your emotions and not having discipline is what will get you off the track the fastest. • Don't be pressured by top market and large capitalization projects -  There is a truth about investor psychology, based on greed and lack of understanding of the market. Everyone thinks that top market projects is not attractive to increase as low cap projects. But everyone’s wrong. Let’s see projects in top 10 Coinmarketcap, except USDT and USDC, they’re all have the average of 5x on return when you bought in 2023. Isn't this price increase, isn't this profit? - Back to Point 3, the first thesis. The most important thing to consider about is buying timing. Buy when no one is talking about market, when no one is excited about it, and based on 4-year cycle with detailed plan for DCA and allocation, you will be relax on investment journey. This is all I have learned after many years of investing, researching, collaborating with many projects as well as running a small crypto organization. Simple but not everyone can understand and execute it. I hope everyone can find my article helpful. #Tokenbar #SoSoScholar More in
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Wintermute Major Rebalancing (Sep 28 5:00AM UTC) #WintermuteWatch Increased positions 📈: $ETH, $WLFI, $Pepe, $Link, $Eigen, $ENA, $LDO, $Zora, $WLD, $Kaito Reduced positions 📷: $AVNT, $Mog, $SNX, $AERO, $AEVO
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🚀 Crypto Update $ETH $4012.40 📈 $XRP $2.79 📈 $BNB $972.81 📉 $ADA $0.78 📈 $SOL $201.71 📈 $AVAX $28.31 📈 $TRX $0.34 📈 $XLM $0.36 📈 $SUI $3.15 📉 $LINK $20.79 📈 $TON $2.69 📈 $DOGE $0.23 📉 📈 Up 📉 Down ➖ Steady

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Chainlink FAQ

Chainlink is a decentralized oracle network that connects the blockchain ecosystem to the real world. Chainlink enables the operation of complex smart contracts that require off-chain data to function. Consider it a blockchain-based data protocol that allows independent data providers to relay data to smart contracts.

Chainlink began as a verifiable off-chain data provider but has since expanded its services to include more functionality in blockchain smart contracts. Chainlink products include high-quality data feeds for all types of real-world information, a random number generator called Chainlink VRF, Keppers to automate smart contract functions, Proof of Reserve, which allows project owners to publish transparent reports about their on-chain and off-chain reserves, and Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), which assists developers in developing interoperable decentralized applications.

Easily buy LINK tokens on the OKX cryptocurrency platform. Available trading pairs in the OKX spot trading terminal include LINK/USDT, LINK/USDC, LINK/ETH, and LINK/BTC.

You can also buy LINK with over 99 fiat currencies by selecting the "Express buy" option. Other popular crypto tokens, such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Tether (USDT), and USD Coin (USDC), are also available.

Swap your existing cryptocurrencies, including XRP (XRP), Cardano (ADA), Solana (SOL), and Chainlink (LINK), for LINK with zero fees and no price slippage by using OKX Convert.

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Currently, one Chainlink is worth $20.7. For answers and insight into Chainlink's price action, you're in the right place. Explore the latest Chainlink charts and trade responsibly with OKX.
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Thanks to the 2008 financial crisis, interest in decentralized finance boomed. Bitcoin offered a novel solution by being a secure digital asset on a decentralized network. Since then, many other tokens such as Chainlink have been created as well.
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Dive deeper into Chainlink

Chainlink is a decentralized oracle network that enables blockchain-based smart contracts to access reliable real-world data stored off-chain. To accomplish this, Chainlink rewards data providers, known as oracles, for providing accurate and valuable data in exchange for Chainlink's native ERC-20 cryptocurrency, LINK.

Chainlink comprises nearly 1,000 independent decentralized oracle networks that provide crypto market data, FX rates, indices, weather readings, sports stats, election results, flight information, and other information to smart contracts on over 12 blockchain networks. Arbitrum, Avalanche, Ethereum, Fantom, Harmony, and Polygon are among the blockchains supported by Chainlink.

To become an oracle in the Chainlink ecosystem, data providers must first stake a predetermined number of LINK tokens to maintain the integrity of the network. If data providers are found to be involved in jeopardizing the network's viability, Chainlink will reduce its stakes.

Beyond being a provider of decentralized data, Chainlink offers several services, such as Verifiable Random Function (VRF), Keepers, Proof of Reserve (PoR), and Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). The network's Off-Chain Reporting (OCR) also enables nodes to provide ten times more data to smart contracts while reducing operating costs by 90%.

LINK price and tokenomics

Chainlink's supply is hard-capped at 1 billion LINK tokens. Investors received 35% of the total supply, while node operators and ecosystem rewards received 35%. Chainlink's parent company, SmartContract.com, received 30% of LINK supply. LINK tokens enter circulation when node operators receive LINK as a reward, investors who hold LINK, or projects that receive LINK as an acquisition or sell them on the open market.

About the founders

Chainlink was founded in 2017 by serial entrepreneur Sergey Nazarov and software engineer Steve Ellis. Before launching Chainlink, Nasarov worked on several projects centered on peer-to-peer technology. He co-founded ExistLocal, a peer-to-peer marketplace for tourists, in 2009. He was instrumental in the launch of CryptaMail, a fully decentralized mail service, five years later. Nazarov also collaborated with Steve Ellis to launch two other companies in 2014, including SmartContract.com.

Chainlink's technical advisors include prominent figures inside and outside the blockchain industry. Eric Schmidt, former chairman, and CEO of Google, Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn, and Tom Gonser, co-founder of DocuSign, are among those on this list. According to Crunchbase, Chainlink has raised $32 million from investors such as Fundamental Labs, Andreas Schwartz, and Nirvana Capital.

Chainlink highlights

Chainlink integrates weather data from Google Cloud

Since 2019, Google Cloud and Chainlink have been working together to allow Chainlink to incorporate Google Cloud data. Chainlink has now fully integrated decentralized weather data from the Google Cloud in 2021. The Google Chainlink integration employs an oracle node, which continuously sends data from the outside world into the Chainlink network. This data is then combined and made accessible in aggregate form for blockchain applications.

Chainlink partners UNESCO and UNICEF

Chainlink joined forces with UNESCO in January 2021 to raise awareness about blockchain technology and support promising contributors. After a few months, Chainlink announced a partnership with UNICEF to fund blockchain applications in developing countries.

Chainlink 2.0

The Chainlink team revealed plans to optimize the protocol in April 2021 via the Chainlink 2.0 whitepaper. According to the whitepaper, the next set of upgrades will focus on enabling a trustless and more decentralized system for running the Chainlink protocol. Notably, a component of this strategy calls for establishing a staking-powered incentive mechanism. As a result, Chainlink can ensure that malicious node operators are penalized while honest data providers are rewarded by implementing a staking economy anchored by LINK.

In June 2022, more than a year after this publication was published, Chainlink announced that Chainlink 2.0 would allow LINK holders to delegate their stake to get more people involved in the protocol's validation process. In addition, the upgrade will include an advanced reputation-tracking system that will generate performance metrics for each node operator.

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Market cap
$14.06B #9
Circulating supply
678.1M / 1B
All-time high
$52.99
24h volume
$303.18M
4.1 / 5
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