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Chainlink

Infrastructure · Decentralized Finance (DeFi) · Oracle

$11.06

Up+$0.15805 (+1.47%)

Updated Sep 17, 2026, 1:30 AM

Market cap
$8.27B
Market cap rank
#17
24h volume
$454.99M
Fully diluted value
$11.05B

Price performance

LINK price history

Seven-day range · 168 approximate observations

Chainlink moved from $11.707241 to $11.048076 over the selected seven-day window, a decline of 5.63%.

Latest observation
$11.048076
Period change
-5.63%
Period low
$10.665955
Period high
$12.060627
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Latest 24 approximate price observations for Chainlink
Time (UTC)Price
Sep 17, 2026, 1:30 AM$11.048076
Sep 17, 2026, 12:29 AM$10.882073
Sep 16, 2026, 11:29 PM$10.937493
Sep 16, 2026, 10:28 PM$10.987412
Sep 16, 2026, 9:28 PM$10.917969
Sep 16, 2026, 8:28 PM$10.841198
Sep 16, 2026, 7:27 PM$10.707234
Sep 16, 2026, 6:27 PM$10.727124
Sep 16, 2026, 5:27 PM$10.676938
Sep 16, 2026, 4:26 PM$10.665955
Sep 16, 2026, 3:26 PM$10.702949
Sep 16, 2026, 2:26 PM$10.758297
Sep 16, 2026, 1:25 PM$10.871134
Sep 16, 2026, 12:25 PM$10.808882
Sep 16, 2026, 11:25 AM$10.837037
Sep 16, 2026, 10:24 AM$10.756933
Sep 16, 2026, 9:24 AM$10.751377
Sep 16, 2026, 8:23 AM$10.809461
Sep 16, 2026, 7:23 AM$10.880919
Sep 16, 2026, 6:23 AM$10.843086
Sep 16, 2026, 5:22 AM$10.820235
Sep 16, 2026, 4:22 AM$10.85579
Sep 16, 2026, 3:22 AM$10.783124
Sep 16, 2026, 2:21 AM$10.901696

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
$11.1
24h low
$10.62
Seven-day change
-6.70%
30-day change
+15.50%

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

-79.01% from ATH · May 9, 2021

All-time low
$0.148183

+7365.75% from ATL · Nov 28, 2017

24h market-cap change
$109.40M

+1.34%

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.