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Why LINK is up today (August 20)?
On August 20, Chainlink’s oracle token LINK rose nearly 10% to over $26, outperforming the broader cryptocurrency market. A combination of factors contributed to the surge, including new institutional partnerships, whale interest, and the bullish altcoin market trend.
Analysts highlight a significant rise in Chainlink since the launch of its buyback program on August 7. The Chainlink Reserve program uses off-chain revenues to accumulate LINK, potentially helping stabilize its price.
In the second half of August, LINK’s growth momentum was further boosted by a partnership with Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) – the parent company of the NYSE – where LINK began providing real-time access to currency and metal price feeds for more than 2,000 blockchain applications.
Momentum and risks
Over the past week, whales added 1.1 million LINK ($27 million) to their wallets, reducing supply on exchanges. Social dominance and retail inflows also increased, evidenced by 9,625 new wallets in just two days.
LINK price dynamics for 24 hours. Source: CoinMarketCap
A key event for the LINK rally is the breakout above the $26 resistance level (23.6% Fibonacci retracement at $24.03). Failure to hold above could push LINK to retest $24.
Additional risks include profit-taking after a 37% monthly gain, excessive leverage, and the fragility of the altcoin market, which remains dependent on favorable macroeconomic developments.
As we wrote, Chainlink price slides 3.72% as crypto markets fall on U.S. Fed rate hike expectations
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