Chainlink Token Price Today & AI Analysis

LINKSolanaAnalysis as of Sep 16, 2026

$11.6

-1.68% 24h

Contract

Live

LinkhB3afbBKb2EQQu7s7umdZceV3wcvAUJhQAfQ23L

Chain

Solana

Holders

6,975

Market cap

$510,389

At a $10M market cap, $LINK would be $227.33 (19.6x from today’s price)

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Is LINK a scam?

Unhosted check · Oct 29

No red flags

No scam signals in Unhosted’s checks. A few things to know below.

Can you sell?

Yes, for nowThe owner can freeze holders’ tokens

The owner can freeze holders’ tokens.
The owner can still mint new supply.

Read from the token’s own on-chain settings, with Unhosted’s automated check: a warning signal, not a guarantee either way. The settings say whether the token can block or tax a sell, not whether its pool has the liquidity to sell into.

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Chainlink Token: holders, selling & liquidity

2026-09-16 04:19 UTC

Holder addresses

Not available

Top 10 supply share

Not available

Reported liquidity

$17,256.00

How concentrated is Chainlink Token ownership?: Top-10 ownership concentration is not available in this report. The holder count is also unavailable. A holder count alone does not establish how supply is distributed.
Are large holders selling Chainlink Token?: This report cannot establish whether large holders are selling: it does not include wallet-level holder balances over time matched to swaps. A complete buy/sell volume observation is not available in the saved inputs. A large swap alone does not identify a large holder, and a transfer alone does not prove a sale.
Is Chainlink Token liquidity falling?: As of 2026-09-16 04:19 UTC, reported liquidity was $17,256.00. At least two timestamped liquidity observations are needed to establish a change; this report does not have them.

Sources, observations & limitations

Source: inputs saved with the report generated 2026-09-16 04:19 UTC. Original provider retrieval times and historical samples were not recorded. Legacy zero placeholders are treated as unavailable. Holder addresses are not unique people. The provider’s top-10 share is not adjusted here for pools, exchanges, burn addresses or related wallets. Sniper classifications and wallet-level holder history are unavailable. Inspect token on the block explorer.

Recent swap evidence

Swap evidence is unavailable for this report.

Report snapshot

as of Sep 16, 04:19 AM UTC

FDV

$353,785

Liquidity

$17,256.00

Holders

Not available

Snipers

Not available

Risk

Very High

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AI Executive Summary

Risk

Very High

Sentiment

Neutral

This token is branded as 'Chainlink Token' (LINK) on Solana, trading at $10.86 with a tiny total supply of ~32,579 tokens and an FDV of just $353.8K — figures wildly inconsistent with the real Chainlink project's 1-billion-token supply and multi-billion dollar valuation, strongly suggesting this is an unofficial or impersonation token rather than genuine Chainlink exposure. It trades on a Raydium CPMM pool with only $17.26K in liquidity against ~$870K in 24h volume, and has declined ~5.2% over the past 24 hours amid a clear medium-term downtrend with a capitulation wick followed by a tentative base near $10.78-$10.93.

Key points

Brand name/description matches Chainlink but on-chain supply (~32,579) and FDV (~$354K) are drastically different from the real Chainlink token, indicating likely impersonation
Extremely shallow liquidity ($17.26K) relative to trading volume, creating high slippage and manipulation risk
Mint authority, freeze authority, and contract verification status are all unknown, and no holder or sniper data is available, leaving major transparency gaps

AI Price Analysis

neutral

Short term · 24-48 hours

neutral

Price has decelerated its decline and is consolidating in the $10.78-$10.93 zone after a capitulation wick down to $10.87 (candle 14) and a low of $10.78 (candle 22). A short-term bounce toward $10.92-$11.10 is plausible if buy pressure (48.8% of volume, more unique buyers than sellers) persists, but the broader trend remains down and a break below $10.78 would open further downside.

Target low

$10.60

Target high

$11.10

Support: $10.78, $10.87
Resistance: $10.92-$10.95, $11.10, $11.33

Medium term · 7-14 days

bearish

The medium-term trend is a confirmed downtrend, with price down ~5.2% in the last 24h alone and no fundamental catalysts (given unresolved authority/verification questions and apparent brand mismatch) to reverse sentiment. Absent a shift in narrative or liquidity injection, further downside or stagnation is more likely than sustained recovery.

Catalysts

Resolution (positive or negative) of whether this token has any legitimate affiliation with Chainlink Labs
Any change in liquidity pool depth (additions or removals)
Broader Solana/crypto market risk sentiment
Discovery of mint/freeze authority status by the community, which could trigger sharp repricing in either direction

Bullish factors

More unique buyers (3,242) than sellers (3,004) over 24h
Decreasing volume into recent lows suggesting seller exhaustion
Tentative base forming near $10.78-$10.93

Bearish factors

Confirmed medium-term downtrend with lower highs and lower lows since candle 10
Net 24h sell-side volume outflow ($445.19K sold vs $424.62K bought)
Extremely shallow liquidity ($17.26K) creating fragility and slippage risk
Unknown authority/verification status and apparent brand impersonation undermining fundamental confidence

Confidence: low. Confidence is low because holder data, sniper/smart-money data, and key authority/verification metadata are all unavailable, leaving significant blind spots. The technical picture is derived from only 24 hourly candles, a short window, and the fundamental legitimacy of the token itself is in question given the apparent mismatch with the real Chainlink project's tokenomics.

LINK call history

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Sep 16neutral@ $10.86

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Token Info

Chain: Solana
Contract: LinkhB...Q23L
Total Supply: 32,579.44 LINK (formatted, 9 decimals)

Key Risks

Token appears to impersonate the well-known Chainlink (LINK) brand while having a totally different supply (32,579 vs. Chainlink's actual 1 billion) and no verified connection to Chainlink Labs — high fraud/impersonation risk
Extremely shallow liquidity ($17.26K) relative to volume and FDV, creating high slippage and rug-pull/liquidity-removal risk
Mint authority, freeze authority, and contract verification status are all unknown, leaving open the possibility of unrestricted minting or freezing of holder accounts
No holder distribution or whale concentration data available, preventing assessment of how concentrated ownership is

Smart money & sniper coverage

Sniper classifications and wallet-level trading histories are not available in this report. Sniper concentration, profit-taking and dump risk have not been assessed.

Deep Analysis

Over the most recent 24 hourly candles, price declined from an open near $11.43 (candle 1) to a close of $10.859 (candle 24), a decline of roughly 5% consistent with the reported 24h change. The move was not linear: price held a relatively tight range between ~$11.30–$11.49 through candles 1-9, then broke down sharply in candle 10 (low $11.07) and again in candle 14 (low $10.87, a long lower-wick candle showing a sharp intra-hour flush before partial recovery to $11.10). After candle 14, price entered a steady lower-high, lower-low downtrend through candles 15-21, bottoming near $10.78 (candle 22 low) before stabilizing and consolidating between $10.80-$10.93 in the final three candles.

Trend

Short-term

Downtrend

Medium-term

Downtrend

Both short-term (last ~6 hours) and medium-term (full 24h window) trends are down. The medium-term trend shows a clear staircase of lower highs and lower lows from candle 10 onward; the short-term trend shows the decline decelerating and price attempting to base in the $10.78-$10.92 zone over the last 5 candles.

Momentum & Volume

Momentum

Oversold

Volume trend

Decreasing

Buy

49%

Sell

51%

Key Price Levels

Immediate support

$10.78 (candle 22 low)

Major support

$10.87 (candle 14 low wick) / psychological $10.80 zone

Immediate resistance

$10.92-$10.95 (recent consolidation highs, candles 18-24)

Major resistance

$11.33-$11.46 (pre-breakdown range highs, candles 1-13)

The token broke down from a well-defined $11.30-$11.49 range starting at candle 10, and has not been able to reclaim that range since. Immediate support at $10.78 was tested once (candle 22) and held. A move back above $10.92-$10.95 would be the first sign of short-term strength; reclaiming the $11.30+ zone would be needed to negate the medium-term downtrend.

Notable patterns

Long lower-wick capitulation candle at candle 14 (open $11.33, low $10.87, close $11.10)
Series of lower highs and lower lows from candle 10 through candle 22 (staircase downtrend)
Volume climax on the initial breakdown (candle 4, ~$546.6K) followed by volume decay into consolidation
Tightening range / basing attempt in final 3-5 candles near $10.80-$10.93

Liquidity

$17,256.00

Depth

Shallow

Slippage risk

High

Total pool liquidity of just $17.26K is extremely thin relative to the ~$870K in combined 24h buy+sell volume, implying the pool is being turned over roughly 50x per day. This is a major red flag: even moderate-sized trades will cause significant slippage and price impact, and liquidity could be pulled or drained quickly. Buy volume ($424.62K, 48.8%) is slightly below sell volume ($445.19K, 51.2%), producing a mild net outflow that aligns with the -5.17% 24h price decline. Unique buyers (3,242) modestly exceed unique sellers (3,004), and buy/sell transaction counts (6,992 buys vs 6,417 sells) also skew toward buys, suggesting many small buyers are absorbing sell pressure from fewer but larger sellers — a pattern consistent with retail accumulation against distribution by larger holders, though this cannot be confirmed without wallet-level data.

Supply & authorities

Total supply

32,579.44 LINK (formatted, 9 decimals)

FDV

$353,785

Mint authority

Not available

Freeze authority

Not available

Mint and freeze authority checks are not included in the saved provider observations. Metadata update authority does not establish either permission.

Volatilityhigh
Price moved roughly 5% down in 24h with an intra-day capitulation wick down to $10.87 and a full range from ~$10.78 to ~$11.49 (a ~6.6% range) — typical of a thinly traded, volatile asset.
Liquidityhigh
Total liquidity of only $17.26K against ~$870K in daily volume and an FDV of $353.79K means the pool can be drained or heavily impacted by a single moderately-sized trade, creating high slippage and exit risk.
ConcentrationNot assessed
Ownership concentration cannot be assessed without a measured supply distribution.
Sniper DumpNot assessed
Sniper classifications and wallet trading histories are unavailable.
AuthorityNot assessed
Contract or authority checks are not included in the saved provider observations.

Key risks

Token appears to impersonate the well-known Chainlink (LINK) brand while having a totally different supply (32,579 vs. Chainlink's actual 1 billion) and no verified connection to Chainlink Labs — high fraud/impersonation risk
Extremely shallow liquidity ($17.26K) relative to volume and FDV, creating high slippage and rug-pull/liquidity-removal risk
Mint authority, freeze authority, and contract verification status are all unknown, leaving open the possibility of unrestricted minting or freezing of holder accounts
No holder distribution or whale concentration data available, preventing assessment of how concentrated ownership is
Price is in a confirmed short/medium-term downtrend with net sell-side outflow over the last 24h
Sniper wallet behavior cannot be assessed due to missing data, leaving early-buyer dumping risk unquantified

Mitigating factors

24h buy transaction count (6,992) and unique buyers (3,242) modestly exceed sell transactions (6,417) and sellers (3,004), suggesting some active retail demand
Recent candles show decreasing volume and a basing pattern near $10.78-$10.93, indicating selling pressure may be temporarily exhausting
Trading is occurring on a recognizable venue (Raydium CPMM) with visible on-chain price/volume data, providing some transparency

Suitable for

Given the brand-impersonation red flags, unknown authority/contract status, and extremely shallow liquidity, this token is suitable only for highly speculative traders explicitly seeking short-term momentum trades with strict position sizing and stop-losses — it is not appropriate for investors seeking exposure to the actual Chainlink (LINK) project or for risk-averse holders.

This is a small-cap, low-liquidity SPL token trading under the Chainlink name and branding but with a supply (~32,579 tokens) and FDV (~$353.8K) that bear no resemblance to the real Chainlink project, raising serious impersonation concerns. Price action shows a clear 24h downtrend with a capitulation wick followed by a tentative base. Any thesis here is purely speculative/technical, not fundamentals-based, given the brand mismatch and missing authority/holder data.

Scenario Analysis

Bull Case

Low probability

Price has found short-term support near $10.78-$10.87 after a capitulation flush, and if buy pressure (currently 48.8% of volume, with more unique buyers than sellers) continues, a relief bounce back toward $10.92-$11.30 resistance is plausible.

Decreasing volume into the recent lows suggesting seller exhaustion
Unique buyer count (3,242) exceeding seller count (3,004) over 24h
General crypto market beta if broader risk-on sentiment returns

Base Case

Absent new catalysts, the token likely continues to trade as a low-liquidity, high-volatility speculative instrument, oscillating within the recent $10.78-$11.49 range while volume and interest gradually fade unless renewed speculative attention emerges.

No resolution of the mint/freeze authority or verification status in the near term
No official confirmation or denial of affiliation with Chainlink Labs
Liquidity remains in the $15-20K range without major new deposits

Bear Case

High probability

Given the extreme liquidity thinness ($17.26K), unknown authority status, and clear brand-impersonation pattern, the token could see a sharp continued decline, liquidity removal, or complete abandonment, especially if the community realizes it is not affiliated with Chainlink Labs.

Shallow liquidity enabling large price swings on small trades
Unknown mint/freeze authority — possible unrestricted minting or account freezing
Brand impersonation risk leading to reputational/legal exposure and sudden loss of trading interest
Confirmed medium-term downtrend with net 24h sell-side outflow

Analysis details

Generated

Sep 16, 04:19 AM UTC

Saved observation

2026-09-16 04:19 UTC

Model confidence

Low

Data sources

On-chain token metadata
Raydium CPMM pair pricing data (pair C7ezgafro6XYYmzRkjwacTb4bCkfav9Cy1VCrNtpA1e)
Hourly OHLC candle data (24 most recent hours)
24h trading analytics (buy/sell volume, buyer/seller counts)

Limitations

No holder distribution or growth data was available — holderTrends and whaleMap sections are populated with placeholder/neutral values only
No sniper wallet data was available — smart money signals could not be computed and are set to unknown/neutral placeholders
Mint authority, freeze authority, update authority, contract verification, and mutability status are all listed as 'unknown' in source metadata, preventing a confirmed rug-risk assessment
Token name/symbol/description ('Chainlink Token', LINK) strongly resembles the established Chainlink project but the on-chain supply (32,579 tokens) is inconsistent with Chainlink's actual 1 billion supply, suggesting possible impersonation — this could not be independently verified beyond noting the discrepancy
Only 24 hours of hourly candle data was provided, limiting longer-term technical analysis (e.g., weekly/monthly trend confirmation)

How we keep this honest

Every directional call on these pages is recorded before the outcome is known and scored on our public prediction track record. We apply the same standard to others: our audit of 1,581 crypto YouTube predictions found bullish calls did worse than random timing, and our memecoin pump anatomy study measured what chasing a pump actually costs.

This analysis is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. It is generated from limited, possibly incomplete or adversarially-supplied on-chain data and should not be the sole basis for any investment decision. The apparent mismatch between this token's branding and the real Chainlink project's known tokenomics is a significant red flag; users should independently verify contract authenticity and authority status before interacting with this token.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Chainlink Token (LINK) a scam?

No scam signals in Unhosted’s checks. A few things to know below. The owner can freeze holders’ tokens. The owner can still mint new supply. Checked Oct 29, 2026. This is Unhosted’s automated risk check, a warning signal rather than a guarantee either way.

Can I sell Chainlink Token (LINK)?

Nothing in the token blocks a sell today, but the owner can freeze holders’ tokens, which would stop a sell. Checked Oct 29, 2026. This reads the token’s own settings; whether its pool has enough liquidity to sell into is a separate question.

How concentrated is Chainlink Token ownership?

Top-10 ownership concentration is not available in this report. The holder count is also unavailable. A holder count alone does not establish how supply is distributed.

Are large holders selling Chainlink Token?

This report cannot establish whether large holders are selling: it does not include wallet-level holder balances over time matched to swaps. A complete buy/sell volume observation is not available in the saved inputs. A large swap alone does not identify a large holder, and a transfer alone does not prove a sale.

Is Chainlink Token liquidity falling?

As of 2026-09-16 04:19 UTC, reported liquidity was $17,256.00. At least two timestamped liquidity observations are needed to establish a change; this report does not have them.

What is the short-term price outlook for Chainlink Token (LINK)?

Is LINK a safe investment on Solana?

The AI assessment rates overall risk as very high with a risk score of 88/100. Given the brand-impersonation red flags, unknown authority/contract status, and extremely shallow liquidity, this token is suitable only for highly speculative traders explicitly seeking short-term momentum trades with strict position sizing and stop-losses — it is not appropriate for investors seeking exposure to the actual Chainlink (LINK) project or for risk-averse holders.

What are the key risks of holding LINK?

Token appears to impersonate the well-known Chainlink (LINK) brand while having a totally different supply (32,579 vs. Chainlink's actual 1 billion) and no verified connection to Chainlink Labs — high fraud/impersonation risk • Extremely shallow liquidity ($17.26K) relative to volume and FDV, creating high slippage and rug-pull/liquidity-removal risk • Mint authority, freeze authority, and contract verification status are all unknown, leaving open the possibility of unrestricted minting or freezing of holder accounts