LINK is Chainlink's token — the asset that pays the oracle network most of DeFi runs on, making it one of the few crypto tokens tied to infrastructure the market actually uses every block. The deployment 0x514910771af9ca656af840dff83e8264ecf986ca is the canonical mint; our October 9, 2026 snapshot reads $19.9 million of tracked pool liquidity on this pair set — a fraction of a float spread across every venue that lists it.
The honest shape: LINK's value thesis is payment for oracle services plus stake in the network's security model, so it carries a real-usage floor most tokens lack — and a valuation that has always run ahead of the fees the network actually collects. It is infrastructure exposure, not a cashflow claim, and the gap between "most-used oracle" and "token captures that usage" is the open question its holders are betting on.
Figures are HostDeFi's read dated October 9, 2026; the live scan refreshes them.
Balance concentration: the 10 largest token accounts hold 31.51% of LINK's supply as of 2026-09-27 — a comparatively wide distribution for its size. Note these are token accounts: liquidity pools, exchange wallets and lockers count among them, so read this together with liquidity, not instead of it.
Price and safety history of LINK
Every dated snapshot we hold for LINK — price, market structure and grade, as measured, with nothing interpolated between them.
Date
Price
Market cap
Liquidity
Holders
Grade
2026-10-16
$12.48
$9.57B
$19.08M
922,570
A
2026-10-15
$12.53
$9.61B
$19.01M
922,570
A
2026-10-14
$12.38
$9.49B
$19.02M
922,570
A
2026-10-13
$12.73
$9.76B
$19.76M
922,570
A
2026-10-12
$12.93
$9.92B
$19.82M
922,570
A
2026-10-11
$12.87
$9.87B
$19.79M
922,570
A
2026-10-09
$12.74
$9.53B
$19.94M
922,570
A
2026-10-08
$12.89
$9.64B
$20.61M
919,439
A
2026-10-07
$13.34
$9.98B
$20.51M
919,439
A
2026-10-06
$14.08
$10.54B
$21.45M
922,347
A
2026-10-05
$13.84
$10.35B
$22.02M
919,439
A
2026-10-04
$14.20
$10.63B
$20.85M
919,439
A
2026-10-03
$13.84
$10.35B
$20.36M
919,439
A
2026-10-02
$14.26
$10.67B
$20.52M
919,439
A
2026-10-01
$14.37
$10.75B
$19.24M
919,439
A
2026-09-30
$14.35
$10.74B
$19.65M
919,439
A
2026-09-29
$14.73
$11.02B
$21.95M
919,439
A
2026-09-28
$15.24
$11.40B
$20.53M
919,439
A
2026-09-27
$14.02
$10.49B
$20.43M
919,439
A
2026-09-26
$14.30
$14.31B
$24.03M
919,439
A
2026-09-21
$12.97
$9.76B
$24.03M
919,439
A
2026-09-14
$11.49
—
$12.85M
—
B
2026-09-08
$12.50
—
$15.24M
—
B
Contract
0x514910771af9ca656af840dff83e8264ecf986ca
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FAQ
Is LINK a safe token?
As of the 2026-10-09 snapshot, LINK scores 100/100 (grade A) on HostDeFi's on-chain read — based on a contract that cannot mint new supply, cannot freeze or blacklist transfers, liquidity of $19.94M and 922,570 holders, with the creator wallet holding <0.01% of supply. That grades contract and market structure, not price direction — a clean read is not a guarantee, so re-scan before trading, since on-chain state can change.
Can you sell LINK, or is it a honeypot?
The 2026-10-09 contract read found no sell-blocking controls on LINK — no honeypot flag, no transfer pause, no blacklist — and every honeypot GoPlus positively flags is dropped from this index outright. That clears the contract side; how cleanly an exit fills still depends on your size against the $19.94M of measured depth.
Who holds most of LINK?
The wallet that created LINK holds <0.01% of the supply as of 2026-10-09 — a small stake, under the 5% the scanners flag. That sits alongside a holder base of 922,570; a broad base lowers the odds that any one seller can steer the price, but the creator's share is the number to watch first.
Can LINK's supply be inflated?
No — the contract cannot mint new supply as of the 2026-10-09 snapshot, so the circulating figure is a ceiling.
What is the LINK contract address?
The LINK contract address on Ethereum is 0x514910771af9ca656af840dff83e8264ecf986ca. Always verify a token by its contract address, not its name or ticker — scam clones copy tickers, but the address is unique.
Where can you buy LINK safely?
Run the live on-chain scan at the top of this page first; if LINK clears, you can swap it here directly. Whatever venue you use, match the contract address (0x514910771af9ca656af840dff83e8264ecf986ca) exactly before trading — copying the ticker is how clone scams catch buyers, and the address is the one field they can't fake.
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