LINK · Digital asset
Chainlink
Infrastructure · Decentralized Finance (DeFi) · Oracle
$10.82
Down-$0.56569453 (-5.01%)
Updated Sep 16, 2026, 9:40 AM
- Market cap
- $8.10B
- Market cap rank
- #18
- 24h volume
- $448.87M
- Fully diluted value
- $10.82B
Price performance
LINK price history
Seven-day range · 168 approximate observations
Chainlink moved from $12.489671 to $10.751377 over the selected seven-day window, a decline of 13.92%.
- Latest observation
- $10.751377
- Period change
- -13.92%
- Period low
- $10.751377
- Period high
- $12.489671
View selected price observations
| Time (UTC) | Price |
|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026, 9:40 AM | $10.751377 |
| Sep 16, 2026, 8:39 AM | $10.809461 |
| Sep 16, 2026, 7:39 AM | $10.880919 |
| Sep 16, 2026, 6:38 AM | $10.843086 |
| Sep 16, 2026, 5:38 AM | $10.820235 |
| Sep 16, 2026, 4:38 AM | $10.85579 |
| Sep 16, 2026, 3:37 AM | $10.783124 |
| Sep 16, 2026, 2:37 AM | $10.901696 |
| Sep 16, 2026, 1:37 AM | $10.881821 |
| Sep 16, 2026, 12:36 AM | $10.901066 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 11:36 PM | $10.870514 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 10:36 PM | $10.988443 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 9:35 PM | $11.087698 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 8:35 PM | $11.100104 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 7:35 PM | $11.308498 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 6:34 PM | $11.260515 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 5:34 PM | $11.270518 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 4:33 PM | $11.183014 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 3:33 PM | $11.380179 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 2:33 PM | $11.414628 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 1:32 PM | $11.378351 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 12:32 PM | $11.380469 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 11:32 AM | $11.388359 |
| Sep 15, 2026, 10:31 AM | $11.396889 |
Observation times are inferred because the stored sparkline contains prices without timestamps.
Market performance
Recent price movement from the current market-data snapshot.
- 24h high
- $11.49
- 24h low
- $10.68
- Seven-day change
- -13.90%
- 30-day change
- +14.30%
Supply
Reported token availability across the network.
- Circulating supply
- 748.1M LINK
- Total supply
- 1B LINK
- Maximum supply
- 1B LINK
Historical range
Historical price extremes and current distance from those levels.
- All-time high
- $52.7
- All-time low
- $0.148183
- 24h market-cap change
- -$424.60M
-79.46% from ATH · May 9, 2021
+7204.43% from ATL · Nov 28, 2017
-4.98%
About Chainlink
Chainlink is the industry-standard decentralized oracle network that solves the "oracle problem" by connecting smart contracts with real-world data. Blockchains cannot access external information on their own, so Chainlink acts as a secure bridge, enabling smart contracts to react to real-world events using verified, tamper-proof data. It is widely considered one of the first decentralized oracle networks and is the market leader in bringing off-chain data on-chain. The platform operates through a decentralized network of nodes that fetch, validate, and deliver data to smart contracts. When a contract requests information like a stock price, a committee of independent nodes retrieves and aggregates the data to reach consensus, then delivers a single trustworthy answer. Chainlink offers a suite of services including Data Feeds for asset prices, CCIP for cross-chain token transfers and messaging, Automation for triggering smart contract functions, and Proof of Reserve for verifying asset collateralization. Chainlink has established itself as critical infrastructure for both DeFi and institutional adoption, with partnerships including Swift, Euroclear, Mastercard, UBS, ANZ, Fidelity International, and J.P. Morgan. Its institutional products include the Chainlink Runtime Environment for tokenized asset workflows, Confidential Compute for privacy-preserving computation, and the Automated Compliance Engine for embedding regulatory rules into smart contracts. The LINK token is the native asset used to pay node operators for services, fund subscription accounts, and incentivize network security through staking. Node operators stake LINK as collateral, which can be slashed if they provide inaccurate data. Chainlink was co-founded in 2017 by Sergey Nazarov and Steve Ellis, who co-authored the white paper with Ari Juels, and raised $32 million in its September 2017 ICO.
