Chainlink price eyes breakout as LINK outflows hit 2025 highs
Chainlink is drawing fresh market attention after Binance outflow data showed a sharp rise in large LINK withdrawals.
Summary
- LINK exchange outflows reached 2025 highs as investors moved tokens off Binance during May trading.
- Whale wallets holding 100,000 LINK hit a record, adding pressure to the accumulation debate now.
- LINK price remains below $9.87 midline, leaving $9.65 and $8.95 as key levels for traders.
CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost said the top 10 LINK outflow transactions on Binance have climbed to their highest level of 2025.
The analyst said the largest daily outflows averaged more than 3,600 LINK through May, with several days showing more than 5,000 LINK withdrawn. Such moves often suggest investors are moving tokens away from exchanges and into external wallets for longer holding.
The broader altcoin market has also started to recover from its February low. Darkfost noted that Total3, which tracks the total crypto market cap excluding Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins, has risen more than 15% from that local bottom.
Still, the recovery remains uneven. Some tokens have strongly outperformed, while many assets continue to trade far below previous highs.
Chainlink price trades below key recovery level
The crypto.news price page showed Chainlink trading near $9.42, down 82.13% from its all-time high of $52.70 reached on May 10, 2021. Daily trading volume stood at about $293.28 million, with LINK ranking among the most actively traded crypto assets.
The token had a market capitalization of about $6.84 billion and a circulating supply of 727.09 million LINK. Chainlink has a maximum supply of 1 billion LINK, which keeps supply data in focus for long-term investors.
Technical data showed LINK trading below the 20-day Bollinger Band midline at $9.87. The upper band sat near $10.76, while the lower band was near $8.99.
That setup shows the token is stabilizing above lower support, but buyers have not yet gained clear control. A move above $9.65, cited by CryptoWZRD as a short-term trigger, could open room for more upside. A drop below $8.95 would put support back in focus.
Whale wallets add to accumulation signal
Just 2 days ago, Santiment data also pointed to rising whale activity. The analytics platform said Chainlink now has 805 wallets holding at least 100,000 LINK, an all-time high. Those wallets have increased by 8.2% over seven weeks.
This adds weight to the exchange outflow signal. When large wallets grow while tokens leave exchanges, traders often read it as accumulation. It can suggest that large holders are preparing for a longer-term move rather than short-term selling.
However, the setup is not a confirmed reversal. Darkfost cautioned that “a single indicator alone is not enough to confirm a structural market reversal.”
That caveat matters because LINK still trades in a weak technical zone. The Chaikin Money Flow was near -0.07, showing mild negative money flow. Selling pressure remains present, even if it is not extreme.
Chainlink fundamentals remain active
Recent network data gives the price setup more context. Chainlink’s CCIP stack recently passed $110 billion in total value secured, including about $60 billion tied to cross-chain tokens and $50 billion in DeFi data feeds.
The same report noted that Chainlink had enabled $30.31 trillion in cumulative transaction value and published 19.39 billion verified on-chain messages as of late May 2026.
As earlier reported by crypto.news, Chainlink earned Deloitte SOC 2 Type 2 certification, a compliance step aimed at strengthening trust among institutional users. The report noted that CCIP had averaged about $90 million in weekly token transfers, while Chainlink infrastructure had enabled more than $28 trillion in cumulative transaction value at that time.
For now, the LINK price setup remains mixed. Exchange outflows and whale growth point to accumulation, while technical indicators show consolidation between $9 and $10. Bulls need a clean move above $9.65 and then $9.87 to show stronger recovery momentum.
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