Overview
- Santiment reports the top 100 Chainlink addresses have resumed accumulation below $13, lifting their combined holdings by about 16.1 million LINK since early November.
- LINK recently traded around $12.33 to $12.65, with reporting pointing to lower daily volume and a decline over the past week.
- Retail investors have been net sellers during recent weakness, while larger wallets increased their share of supply.
- CryptoQuant identifies a 2026 shift from taker-sell to taker-buy dominance for LINK, indicating stronger buy-side activity on exchanges.
- Traders are positioning for CME Group’s planned launch of Chainlink futures on February 9, and at least one analyst has outlined ambitious upside targets that remain speculative.