Overview

• LINK peaked near $26.6 early on Aug. 19 before easing to the mid-$20s, marking its strongest level since January after a roughly 130% rebound from June lows.
• Santiment recorded 9,813 addresses making transfers on Aug. 17 and 9,625 new wallets on Aug. 18, the highest daily totals reported in 2025.
• The Chainlink Reserve, launched Aug. 7 via Payment Abstraction, has accumulated over 100,000 LINK with the team indicating no withdrawals for multiple years.
• Nansen and exchange data show large holders added about 1.15 million LINK to roughly 5.43 million while exchange balances fell to about 269.56 million from 280 million over the past month.
• New integrations including ICE’s FX and precious metals data, together with SWIFT and bank pilots, are reinforcing demand, though analysts highlight resistance near $27–$30 and the risk of a short-term pullback.