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Crypto Investor Since 2016, Trading Educator & YouTube Creator
Chainlink is one of the best long-term holds this cycle because it is critical infrastructure for tokenizing the stock market, which is now arriving. Its chart shows a large long-term Elliott Wave cycle that may be early in Wave 3, often the most powerful wave, after nearly six years of accumulation while most people faded it. Conviction has never been higher that a LINK super cycle is starting. x.com x.comÂ
Trillions of dollars of tokenized assets coming onchain could drive a generational rally in Chainlink with ample patience. It has spent six to seven years moving sideways amid disillusionment since the COVID bubble, leaving it one of the market's more hated assets. x.com x.comÂ
Chainlink's new 24/7 pricing makes tokenized assets usable for lending when traditional markets close. Aave is adopting it for institutional RWA lending, a massive development for LINK's role in always-on finance. Token Terminal puts tokenized stocks at $4.63 billion in market cap; their growth makes the LINK case even more obvious and insanely bullish. x.com x.comÂ
Chainlink's LINK token has been weighed down by heavy dilution, and it likely falls back to $5 before becoming a good buy. Over the last four years, Sergey Nazarov's side sold about 7% of supply a year while revenue barely grew, and holders get no significant token rights. @AltcoinSherpa calls it a fundamentally strong project that simply lacks a bid. x.comÂ
Chainlink's decade-long bear market looks over on all pairs because co-founder Sergey Nazarov has positioned it to benefit from US-coin clout by doing and saying the right things with this administration. Per @ChainLinkGod, he spoke at a White House technology leaders event. LINK has real adoption, though value accrual and revenue need improvement; a run to $100+ at some point remains a self-described delusional thesis. x.comÂ
Tokenization and demand for real economics make DeFi lending, spot and yield tokens extremely appealing on risk-reward. This unrivaled trend will grow DeFi value 50x or more over multiple years, and fast. The altcoin bear market is forcing better token structures: Ethena, Uniswap and Aave are improving unit economics, Chainlink to some extent. Battle-tested Pendle and Morpho, with efficient businesses and institutional ties, will re-rate hard. A DeFi Summer return is nearly certain. x.comÂ
Chainlink is crawling, squeezed so tightly in its $8-9.34 range that a move is waiting on news, and likely only an ETF approval could lift the chart. A decline had to come first before money flows back into the market. x.comÂ
Chainlink's DTCC partnership may be one of the biggest ever by a crypto company, setting LINK up for a 10x in the next liquidity cycle. Per Chainlink, the DTCC, the backbone of US clearing and settlement with $3.7 quadrillion of 2025 volume, is integrating Chainlink data and orchestration standards into its Collateral AppChain for 24/7 collateral workflows. Chainlink looks set to be the tech connecting blockchains with TradFi. The move may wait until liquidity flows back into the market. x.com … Show more
Growing demand for tokenized finance could make XRP, Stellar, Hedera and Chainlink increasingly important as traditional finance moves onchain. PwC reports 822,000 tokenized-asset holders, 10 times the end-2024 level, and 259 million stablecoin holders, up 83%. Over 80% of surveyed investors expect better global reach and round-the-clock market access; 41% of institutional investors say better custody and trading infrastructure would encourage them to invest more. x.comÂ
Chainlink's token overhang keeps Dogecoin the preferred pick over it. 252 million LINK is still outside circulation, and 70 million of it came out in the last twelve months. That overhang stands even as @thefetztizzle points to Swift ramping up, DTCC's app chain going live in November and Chainlink having no competitors. x.comÂ
Chainlink's LINK is the best way to express a bullish view on tokenization, because institutions are tokenizing via Chainlink's platform and its moat brings pricing power, unlike generalized L1s and L2s. Token value capture is the missing piece: much revenue is hidden, high emissions have hurt, staking has stalled since 2023, and CLARITY Act delays have slowed traditional finance moving onchain. One final generational buying chance may come in September or October; 2030 is the likely timeline. … Show more