Chainlink LINK#14
Live Chainlink (LINK) price, market cap and chart — DeFi. Data via Binance; market cap from live price × curated circulating supply. Updated continuously.
About Chainlink
Chainlink (LINK) is not a blockchain but a network that feeds real-world data to blockchains. Smart contracts are powerful but blind — they cannot see prices, weather, sports results or bank data on their own. Chainlink’s decentralised "oracles" fetch and verify that information and deliver it on-chain, making it critical plumbing for DeFi, where accurate price feeds keep lending and trading protocols solvent. LINK is the token used to pay and secure those data providers.
Chainlink is widely integrated across the industry and has expanded into cross-chain messaging and services aimed at traditional finance. Its challenge is turning that broad usage into sustained value for the LINK token itself, a long-running debate among analysts. LINK is a volatile, high-risk asset whose relevance is tied to the growth of on-chain applications that need trustworthy data.
Chainlink tokenomics
| Market cap rank | #14 |
| Circulating supply | 640.00M LINK |
| Max supply | 1.00B LINK |
| All-time high | $53.00 -85.45% |
| All-time low | $0.000100 |
| Launched | 2019 |
All-time high and low are approximate, derived from Binance market history since LINK listed there.
Chainlink is a decentralised oracle network that delivers verified real-world data (like prices) to smart contracts. It is core infrastructure for DeFi, and LINK pays and secures the data providers.
Chainlink’s strength is how deeply it is embedded — many protocols rely on its price feeds. The watch-items are cross-chain and traditional-finance expansion, and whether that usage translates into demand for the LINK token, a long-standing question. Broad integration is the bull case; token value-capture is the debate. Volatile and high-risk.
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Chainlink vs peers
| Coin | Price | 24h | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chainlink LINK | $7.71 | -1.53% | $4.94B |
| Uniswap UNI | $3.37 | +8.06% | $2.02B |
| Maker MKR | $1,813.70 | +0.76% | $1.64B |
| Aave AAVE | $88.55 | -3.12% | $1.33B |
| Injective INJ | $4.68 | -1.20% | $463.62M |
| Lido DAO LDO | $0.3273 | +18.42% | $292.93M |
Chainlink FAQ
What is Chainlink?
Chainlink is a decentralised oracle network that supplies verified real-world data, such as price feeds, to blockchains and smart contracts. Its token is LINK.
Why do smart contracts need oracles?
Blockchains cannot access outside information on their own. Oracles like Chainlink fetch and verify real-world data so contracts can act on it reliably.
What is LINK used for?
LINK is used to pay and incentivise the node operators that provide and secure Chainlink’s data services.
Where does the LINK price come from?
The live LINK price, 24-hour change and volume come from Binance public market data.