cryptodisconnect

Chainlink's Strategic Reserve now holds 1.77 million $LINK tokens, representing a 377% increase year-over-year—one of the most aggressive accumulation strategies in crypto. The reserve is funded through Payment Abstraction, a mechanism that automatically converts enterprise revenue from major clients like UBS, SWIFT, and JPMorgan, plus on-chain service fees, directly into LINK buybacks.

Despite this fundamental strength, LINK's price collapsed from $30.86 in December 2024 to around $12.50 currently—a 59% decline that creates one of crypto's starkest disconnects between on-chain metrics and market valuation. Chainlink secures over $100 billion in Total Value Secured across 452 DeFi protocols and dominates 63-67% of the oracle market, yet the token trades well below its reserve's $18.59 average cost basis.

Whale wallets resumed accumulation below $13, according to on-chain data from Santiment, while Grayscale's recently launched LINK ETF attracted $4.05 million in inflows even as Ethereum ETFs saw $52 million in outflows. The network processed $27.4 trillion in transactions in 2025 and expanded into tokenized real-world assets with clients including the U.S. Department of Commerce.

What's driving the disconnect? Broader altcoin weakness, leverage overhang, and muted spot demand despite strong fundamentals.

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