Whale Rapidly Accumulating Chainlink: What’s Going On With LINK?
07 February 2024 - 6:00AM
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A mysterious whale is rapidly accumulating Chainlink (LINK).
According to Lookonchain, the unknown entity, possibly an
institution, withdrew over 2.2 million LINK (worth $42.38
million) via 47 new wallets from Binance, the world’s largest
crypto exchange by trading volume, in two days. This sudden block
withdrawal now raises questions about what’s driving the whale’s
interest and what it could mean for LINK in the coming days.
Chainlink Is Key In DeFi And NFTs, Gradually Improving
Chainlink is a popular project that provides secure middleware
services and allows smart contracts to access tamper-proof external
data. For this role, the platform has been adopted by multiple
protocols offering decentralized finance (defi) services in
Ethereum and beyond. Additionally, Chainlink plays a role in
non-fungible tokens (NFTs) through its random number generator
(RNG). It continues to release new products and enhance its
features. Related Reading: Market Dip? Not For Dogecoin Wallets As
Over 400,000 New Users Drive Frenzy Upward To illustrate, in
November, Chainlink upgraded its staking mechanism, releasing v0.2,
which significantly increased the pool size to 45 million
LINK. The platform noted that the decision was to attract
more investors and, more importantly, bolster its security while
concurrently aligning with its broader objective of attaining the
“Economics 2.0” plan. Initially, staking began in December 2022.
The goal was to incentivize participation by expanding the utility
of LINK and allowing stakers to receive rewards. The release
of v0.2 in November means more tokens can be locked, helping make
LINK scarce, considering the role of the token in the vast
Chainlink ecosystem. Trackers show that over 40.8 million
LINKs have been locked so far. Chainlink confirms that anyone can
earn a variable reward rate of 4.32%. Beyond staking, Chainlink’s
Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) is gaining adoption.
To illustrate, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) initiated
its first phase of e-Hong Kong Dollar (e-HKD) trials in November,
integrating CCIP. Related Reading: Ripple Initiates Large XRP
Transactions Post Legal Setback As part of this trial, the
regulator wanted to illustrate the capabilities of programmable
payments enabled by Chainlink via its solution, CCIP. In DeFi,
protocols such as Synthetix and Aave have adopted CCIP. Will
LINK Breach $20? With more protocols and traditional institutions
leveraging the technology, the demand for LINK (and prices) will
likely increase as the fear of missing out (FOMO) kicks in. While
the whale’s motives remain unknown, their large-scale LINK
accumulation suggests they might be bullish on the token. Notably,
it coincides with the sharp expansion of LINK prices in the past 48
hours. So far, the token is changing hands slightly below the
$20 psychological resistance. Any breakout above this level might
lift the token to around $35 in Q3 2021. Feature image from iStock,
chart from TradingView
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