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Chainlink Token·LINK·Solana

$12.33+5.18% (24h, feed)−0.20% (1h, feed)−0.11% Change (3h)

Chainlink Token (LINK) · Solana · on-chain safety read, grade A (92/100)

Data snapshot: 2026-10-17 · source: live token feeds + on-chain flags · refreshed weekly · not financial advice

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LINK price and market data

Market cap
$423.27K
Liquidity
$212.23K
FDV
$423.27K
Holders
7,216
24h volume
$386.29K DEX
Volume / Mcap
91.26%
Circulating supply
30,037 LINK (100.0%)
Total supply
30,037 LINK
Max supply
—
Low measured
$10.72 · 09-16
High measured
$15.54 · 09-29

Live candles — most active pool via GeckoTerminal · our dated on-chain measurements are the other tabs

LINK markets — tracked pools

Most active tracked pools — read live.

PoolVenueLiquidity24h volumeVolume %
LINK / SOLOrca$41.19K$16.84K32.4%Trade
LINK / USDCRaydium (CLMM)$28.57K$13.83K26.6%Trade
LINK / MARINERaydium$35.30K$13.44K25.9%Trade
LINK / USDCOrca$26.08K$7.33K14.1%Trade
LINK / SOLMeteora$3.33K$536.511.0%Trade

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LINK to USD converter

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Global LINK prices

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What the data says about LINK

Chainlink's LINK on Solana — the bridged representation of the ERC-20 that pays the oracle network's node operators — at mint LinkhB3afbBKb2EQQu7s7umdZceV3wcvAUJhQAfQ23L. The October 6, 2026 snapshot shows about $212 thousand of Solana-side liquidity and roughly 7,216 holders.

LINK is one of the handful of tokens with a real business underneath: Chainlink's oracle services — price feeds, CCIP cross-chain messaging, proof-of-reserve — are embedded so deeply in DeFi that the network is closer to infrastructure than a product. The token's demand case is operator payment and staking economics, which is about as fundamental as utility tokens get.

On Solana this is a wrapper: canonical LINK is ERC-20, so this token is a bridge claim on the real asset — custody in the bridge's hands, price kept honest by arbitrage against Ethereum venues. With $212 thousand of depth the pool is usable rather than deep; LINK-sized positions belong on the primary venues.

Identity check: the vanity-style mint (beginning "Link") is cosmetic; the full string above is the identity. "LINK" attracts clones precisely because the real asset is famous — verify every character. Snapshot October 6, 2026.

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.

DatePriceMarket capLiquidityHoldersGrade
2026-10-17$12.33$499.98K$226.61K6,943A
2026-10-16$12.27$497.56K$223.78K6,947A
2026-10-15$12.54$508.58K$238.72K6,968A
2026-10-14$12.39$482.30K$246.56K6,945A
2026-10-13$12.95$495.43K$241.88K6,939A
2026-10-12$12.98$488.30K$234.31K6,955A
2026-10-11$13.37$502.91K$236.07K6,974A
2026-10-10$13.13$486.66K$232.40K6,974A
2026-10-09$12.82$474.67K$240.42K6,954A
2026-10-08$12.87$469.02K$200.70K6,992A
2026-10-07$13.41$483.63K$201.32K7,006A
2026-10-06$13.93$489.11K$213.57K6,910A
2026-10-05$13.82$485.12K$194.67K6,967A
2026-10-04$14.17$497.32K$192.68K7,035A
2026-10-03$14.01$491.63K$184.87K7,098A
2026-10-02$13.60$477.27K$197.81K7,171A
2026-10-01$14.45$484.93K$219.92K7,146A
2026-09-30$14.30$473.87K$218.99K7,216A
2026-09-29$14.70$473.44K$235.15K7,278A
2026-09-28$15.34$468.34K$259.52K7,216A
2026-09-27$14.09$423.26K$203.63K7,109A
2026-09-26$14.09$423.27K$212.23K7,216A
2026-09-25$13.78$413.92K$212.53K7,263A
2026-09-24$13.19$396.43K$191.66K7,243A
2026-09-23$12.19$366.24K$169.78K7,133A
2026-09-22$12.95$387.83K$196.23K7,248A
2026-09-21$13.15$393.79K$211.82K7,137A
2026-09-20$12.44$372.54K$181.49K7,127A
2026-09-19$12.53$375.82K$197.14K7,375A
2026-09-18$12.40$388.82K$193.61K7,474A
2026-09-17$11.39$367.32K$211.20K7,508A
2026-09-16$10.72$378.44K$213.68K7,487A
2026-09-15$10.93$355.98K$176.90K7,297A
2026-09-14$11.73$370.27K$246.67K6,026A

Contract

LinkhB3afbBKb2EQQu7s7umdZceV3wcvAUJhQAfQ23L

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FAQ

Is LINK a safe token?

As of the 2026-09-26 snapshot, LINK scores 92/100 (grade A) on HostDeFi's on-chain read — based on unconfirmed mint authority, unconfirmed freeze authority, liquidity of $212.23K and 7,216 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?

LINK's freeze authority couldn't be confirmed from the 2026-09-26 snapshot. Since that's the Solana lever that can block a sale, verify it directly with the live scan above before you trade.

Who holds most of LINK?

The wallet that created LINK holds <0.01% of the supply as of 2026-09-26 — a small stake, under the 5% the scanners flag. That sits alongside a holder base of 7,216; 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?

The mint authority state couldn't be confirmed from the 2026-09-26 snapshot — verify it with a live scan before relying on the supply being fixed.

What is the LINK contract address?

The LINK mint address on Solana is LinkhB3afbBKb2EQQu7s7umdZceV3wcvAUJhQAfQ23L. 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 (LinkhB3afbBKb2EQQu7s7umdZceV3wcvAUJhQAfQ23L) 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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