Chainlink Moves 21M LINK Worth $166M in Latest Quarterly Supply Release

Highlights:

• Chainlink has transferred 21 million LINK, valued at approximately $166 million, to Binance and a multisig wallet address.
• The transfer of tokens forms part of Chainlink’s quarterly LINK release from non-circulating-supply wallets.
• LINK’s price has spiked slightly in the short term, while the asset continues to trade below $10.

Popular oracle platform Chainlink has completed its latest quarterly release of LINK tokens. In an X post on Saturday, EmberCN, an on-chain crypto analytical firm, reported that the oracle platform moved 21 million LINK tokens worth roughly $166 million from its non-circulating supply wallets. 

The transfer happened across four Chainlink addresses that hold tokens outside the active market supply. After the tokens’ release, roughly 18.375 million LINK tokens, valued at approximately $145 million, were sent to Binance. The remaining 2.625 million LINK coins, worth about $20.8 million, were moved to the 0xD50…8AF multisig wallet.

每个季度一次的 Chainlink 解锁在 3 小时前进行：2100 万枚 $LINK ($1.66 亿) 从 Chainlink 4 个非流通供应地址解锁转出。
其中 1837.5 万枚 ($1.45 亿) 转进币安，262.5 万枚 ($2080 万) 转到 0xD50…8Af 多签地址。

◎每个季度 Chainlink 的非循环供应地址会解锁约 1000~2000 万枚左右的 LINK。… pic.twitter.com/Crc1FDgKV8

— 余烬 (@EmberCN) June 20, 2026

Chainlink Maintains Consistent Quarterly Token Release

Chainlink conducts these scheduled token releases quarterly as part of its supply management process. In past quarters, the amount of tokens released from these wallets has usually been between 10 million and 20 million LINK. A larger share of these tokens is often transferred to Binance, while a smaller volume is sent to the 0xD50…8AF address. 

Some of the tokens sent to the wallet address are later moved into Chainlink’s staking rewards distribution system, where they serve as rewards for users who stake LINK. Overall, this latest transfer adds to the regular supply activity around LINK and shows how Chainlink continues to manage its token distribution schedule. 

LINK’s Price Spiked Slightly as Chainlink Moves 21M LINK in Latest Quarterly Release

At the time of writing, the crypto market is 1.5% up in the past 24 hours, with a market cap of about $2.272 trillion and a trading volume of approximately $56.22 billion. Within the same period, LINK’s price has spiked 1.4% and is trading at approximately $7.96. The asset has a market cap of approximately $5.95 billion and ranks as the 19th most valuable cryptocurrency on CoinGecko. 

Chainlink has a fully diluted valuation of $7.96 billion and a 24-hour trading volume of $192.4 million. In the past week, LINK’s price spiked 1.2%. However, it dropped 17.4% month-to-date and 38.6% year-to-date. Coincodex’s data shows that LINK’s supply inflation is high at 10.59%. Volatility is also high at 8.52%, while sentiment remains bearish. In addition, the asset’s “Fear & Greed Index” continues to point to “Extreme Fear” at 14.

Chainlink Reserve Continues to Grow

On June 19, Chainlink reported that it added 143,676 LINK to its growing reserve this week. Chainlink launched the reserve as an on-chain store of LINK tokens in August 2025. Upon launch, the reserve already held over $1 million worth of LINK. Chainlink planned to grow the treasury by accumulating LINK using revenue from enterprise users adopting Chainlink services and fees generated from on-chain service usage.

So far, Chainlink has been consistently expanding its reserve. Each week, it adds significant volumes of LINK tokens to the treasury. In the week ending June 11, June 4, and May 28, Chainlink added 147,197.58 LINK, 148,258.62 LINK, and 132,002.93 LINK, respectively. Meanwhile, the reserve currently holds 4.35 million LINK tokens worth approximately $34.7 million at an average cost of $11.91 per LINK.

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143,676 $LINK added to the chainlink reserve this week.

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— ⬡ ohdear ⬡ (@ohdear2231) June 19, 2026