Chainlink Skyrockets 1,219% in Whale Activity as LINK Price Suddenly Jumps 31%
2024-12-03

Over the past 24 hours, Chainlink LINKUSD has seen a significant increase in whale activity and price. In the past day, whale activity on the Chainlink network has skyrocketed by an astonishing 1,219%, coinciding with a sudden 31% jump in the price of LINK.
At the time of writing, LINK is trading at $13.47, following a sharp rise in yesterday's trading session. Chainlink rose from $18.58 to $26.92, forming a massive green daily candlestick in Monday's trading.
At the time of writing, LINK was up 28% in the last 24 hours to $25.12 and up 47.51% in the previous week.Large Transactions Volume, Courtesy: IntoTheBlock">
IntoTheBlock reported a 1,219.46% increase in the volume of large transactions — defined as transfers over $100,000 for Chainlink — over the last 24 hours. This surge is marked by large transactions totaling $858.08 million, or 34.34 million LINK.
Large Transaction Volume indicates the overall amount transacted by whales in a given day. Spikes in Large Transaction Volume indicate high activity among whales, either buying or selling.
This 1,219% surge in whale activity suggests that whales might be either accumulating LINK or making deliberate moves to capitalize on the price rally.
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