Schwab officially launched its $1.3 trillion client-asset platform with LINK trades, packaged alongside SOL and AVAX—Chainlink instantly took the center spot as institutions entered the fray.
Today, LINK is up +1.93%, trading at $11.832, with $160 million in volume and 730K trades—definitely not light. The funding rate is only 0.0076%, which is extremely low, indicating this rise is supported by real spot buying rather than leveraged long positions piling up. The market structure is relatively clean.
With open interest at 99.63 million LINK on the books, there’s no obvious signs of a rush for the exits—the derivatives side remains stable.
Macro tailwinds are also favorable: BTC ETFs have seen net inflows for 9 straight days, totaling over $3 billion; Nvidia’s Q2 revenue of $96.2B set a record, and overall risk sentiment has improved across the board. Altcoin trading volume share reached 65%, the highest in two years—capital is rotating into mainstream altcoins.
Chainlink oracles connect traditional finance data with on-chain contracts. For institutional platforms like Schwab to integrate on-chain assets, they’ll be unable to do so long-term without oracle infrastructure. This is a logical closed loop, not hype.
Key levels: $12.051 above is the 24h high and a near-term resistance zone; $11.596 below is support. If BTC doesn’t drop hard, the probability of holding this level is fairly high.
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Today, LINK is up +1.93%, trading at $11.832, with $160 million in volume and 730K trades—definitely not light. The funding rate is only 0.0076%, which is extremely low, indicating this rise is supported by real spot buying rather than leveraged long positions piling up. The market structure is relatively clean.
With open interest at 99.63 million LINK on the books, there’s no obvious signs of a rush for the exits—the derivatives side remains stable.
Macro tailwinds are also favorable: BTC ETFs have seen net inflows for 9 straight days, totaling over $3 billion; Nvidia’s Q2 revenue of $96.2B set a record, and overall risk sentiment has improved across the board. Altcoin trading volume share reached 65%, the highest in two years—capital is rotating into mainstream altcoins.
Chainlink oracles connect traditional finance data with on-chain contracts. For institutional platforms like Schwab to integrate on-chain assets, they’ll be unable to do so long-term without oracle infrastructure. This is a logical closed loop, not hype.
Key levels: $12.051 above is the 24h high and a near-term resistance zone; $11.596 below is support. If BTC doesn’t drop hard, the probability of holding this level is fairly high.
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$LINK
