LINK
Chainlink price
Price history, key statistics, and comparable assets for Chainlink.
$8.23
-1.01% ($0.0840)
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Price history
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Key statistics
- 24h previous price
- $8.31
- 24h range
- $8.17 to $8.39
- 52-week range
- $7.20 to $26.45
- 24h volume
- 9.99M
- Market cap
- 6.15B
Profile
About Chainlink
Chainlink (LINK) is classified as Cryptoasset. Its price comes from the timestamped Binance quote shown above; market cap and circulating supply are enriched by CoinGecko when available.
Editorial profile
Chainlink overview
Chainlink is the token used within Chainlink, a network of decentralized oracle services that connect smart contracts with external data, systems, and computation. Chainlink node operators can be paid in LINK, and staking uses LINK to support cryptoeconomic security for selected oracle services. The LINK asset is therefore tied to this specific network, protocol, or issuer function rather than to a generic cryptocurrency category.
SourcesChainlinkChainlinkLINK is an issued token on Ethereum rather than the native coin of an independent Chainlink consensus blockchain. The token contract defines a maximum supply of one billion LINK; distribution and staking move existing LINK rather than mining new blocks. These mechanics describe how LINK is produced, issued, redeemed, burned, or used to secure its network; they do not imply any price outcome or investment view.
SourcesChainlinkChainlinkA distinguishing feature is that Chainlink organizes multiple decentralized oracle networks, each serving particular data or computation requirements, instead of maintaining a general-purpose asset ledger. LINK staking adds explicit cryptoeconomic commitments around supported oracle services. This named mechanism or use case is the asset-specific fact that separates LINK from tokens that may share a broad category but have different issuance, governance, or settlement designs.
SourcesChainlinkChainlink- Asset type
- Token
- Network
- Ethereum
- Supply mechanics
- Maximum token supply of 1 billion LINK; no proof-of-work or protocol block-reward issuance.
- Issuer or steward
- Chainlink ecosystem
Primary sources
- Chainlink platform overview and LINK token reportChainlink · Retrieved 2026-08-10
- Chainlink stakingChainlink · Retrieved 2026-08-10
- Chainlink circulating supplyChainlink · Retrieved 2026-08-10
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LINK questions
Chainlink questions
What is LINK used for?
LINK is used to compensate Chainlink service providers and can be staked to support cryptoeconomic security for covered oracle services.
Does LINK secure its own blockchain?
LINK is an Ethereum-issued token used by Chainlink oracle networks; Chainlink is not a separate general-purpose consensus chain for LINK transfers.
What is the LINK supply limit?
The LINK token contract defines a maximum supply of one billion tokens.
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