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Chainlink’s LINK Token Skyrockets to 24-Month Peak, Here is Why

by Sham
February 7, 2024
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  • A mysterious whale recently withdrew over $27 million worth of LINK tokens from Binance, fueling LINK’s price surge.
  • Chainlink has been forming partnerships to bridge traditional finance and blockchain, signaling increased utility for LINK tokens.
  • While leverage can amplify gains during uptrends, the prevalence of leverage also risks painful liquidations if momentum reverses.

Chainlink‘s native token, LINK, has seen a significant price increase over the past couple weeks. This rise coincides with greater adoption of the network’s cross-chain technology as well as increased whale accumulation.

JUST IN: Chainlink's $LINK hits a 24-month high surging 43% over the last month pic.twitter.com/3rgpmtDpm9

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Whale Activity Behind the Surge

A mysterious whale recently withdrew over $27 million worth of LINK tokens from Binance through 49 newly created wallets. One of the whale’s wallets alone transferred $9 million worth of tokens off the exchange in the past 10 days. This accumulation by potentially institutional players has fueled LINK’s price surge.

In addition, a spike in previously dormant wallet activity has introduced more aged tokens into circulation. This resulted in a record high for Chainlink’s “Age Consumed” metric, indicating long-held coins are now trading hands.

Growing Interest in Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Technology

Chainlink has been actively forming partnerships to bridge the gap between traditional finance and blockchain networks. The project aims to tokenize real-world assets, representing a $16 trillion opportunity by 2030.

Recent integrations include Wemade, New Zealand Banking Group, and Base Protocol. Additionally, Circle utilized Chainlink to bring USDC stablecoin to new blockchains. This growing adoption signals increased utility for LINK tokens.

Speculative Mania Around LINK

LINK’s open interest recently hit an all-time high of $592 million as leverage in crypto derivatives markets climbs. The majority of outstanding contracts are long positions, showing bullish sentiment. While leverage can amplify gains during uptrends, it also risks painful liquidations if momentum reverses.

Conclusion

In summary, renewed whale accumulation coupled with surging demand for Chainlink’s technology has driven LINK to a 2-year high. However, the prevalence of leverage introduces risk. It remains to be seen whether the rally will be sustained or if it is merely speculative mania.

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