LI

Chainlink

LINK 1 Hour Move
-1.01%
$8.92 β†’ $8.83

Why Chainlink is down 1.0% in the last hour

Analysis

Chainlink (LINK) slipped about 1.0% over the past hour amid broader market sensitivity to exchange reliability after Binance founder CZ discussed crypto payments adoption in the context of an exchange outage, highlighting privacy as a β€œmissing link” for mainstream use. The Decrypt report may have contributed to short-term risk-off sentiment and minor selling pressure in LINK as traders reacted to the outage-related headlines.

Contributing Factors (1)

#1
Decrypt Exchange Outage 5 days ago

Binance Founder CZ: Privacy 'Missing Link' for Crypto Payments Adoption

Changpeng Zhao called on the industry to prioritise crypto privacy features, arguing that the gap is holding back mainstream adoption.

Confidence
68%
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Move Details

Asset Chainlink
Symbol LINK
Direction ↓ Bearish
Timeframe 1 Hour
Start Price $8.92
End Price $8.83
Change -1.01%
Detected Feb 17, 2026 5:30 AM

Explanation Confidence

68%

Moderate confidence. Multiple factors may be contributing.