Chainlink
Last modified on 11. October 2020
Quick Facts
In October 2017, the logging of real-time trading data for Chainlink launched on coinmarketcap.com.
Quarterly Averages
This section presents the quarterly averages (trimester) for trading volume, market capitalization and trading price for 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Trading Volume & Market Capitalization
For example, the average trading volume of Chainlink during the first trimester of 2019 was nearly US$ 7.5 m per day. Over the same time frame in the previous year, this figure came to nearly nine m. The corresponding drop down in trading volume equated to 16.4 percent.
For the first trimester of 2019, the average market capitalization was over US$ 157 m. This figure came to nearly US$ 224 m during the same period in the previous year. The corresponding drop down in market capitalization was 29.6 percent.
Trading Price
The average trading price during the first trimester of 2019 equated to nearly US$ 0.47. In the same time frame of 2018, this figure came to just above US$ 0.70. The corresponding price drop down equated to 33.4 percent.
The all-time high of Chainlink in 2020
The price of the Chainlink currency climbed to a high in August 2020 at nearly US$ 19.9. At this trading price, the token reached a market capitalization of nearly US$ 6.6 billion. This put Chainlink in the ballpark of certain other digital currencies, such as Bitcoin Cash.
Chainlinks all-time high compared to Bitcoin and the most renowned companies worldwide
Bitcoin, by far the largest cryptocurrency at the time, had a market capitalization of US$ 220 billion on that day. Apple Inc., one of the most highly valued brands in the world, stood at US$ 1965 billion. And Volkswagen AG, the world’s largest vehicle manufacturer as of 2018, at US$ 89 billion.
- Chainlink (LINK): 6.6 bn US dollars
- Bitcoin (BTC): 220 bn US dollars
- Apple (AAPL): 1965 bn US dollars
- VW (VWAGY): 89 bn US dollars
- Date: 16 August 2020
More Details
The Chainlink-Token is not a native digital currency and is not created through mining. It has no maximum number of tokens, unlike Basic Attention Token, for example. If you are interested in the source code, be sure to also visit the GitHub page.
Block height and other recently updated metrics around current Chainlink transactions can be traced through this block explorer.
Additional details about Chainlink, including the white paper and other links to source code, community forums and social media accounts can be found on smartcontract.com.
Markets
EUR
Two large markets for buying or selling Chainlink in EUR are Kraken and Coinbase Pro. Additional trading platforms for buying or selling Chainlink in EUR are Bitvavo, IndoEx and CoinMetro, among others.
USD
Three large markets for buying or selling Chainlink in USD are Kraken, Coinbase Pro and Binance. There are additional platforms where you can buy or sell Chainlink, including Huobi Global, Coineal and OKEx, among others.
BTC
A large market for buying or selling Chainlink in BTC is Binance. Additional trading platforms for buying or selling Chainlink in BTC are LATOKEN, CoinBene and Hotbit, among others.
1. This figure changes to two percent when taking Bitcoin out of the equation.