Chainlink Price Up as Coinbase Adds DataLink Integration

LINK, the native cryptocurrency of the decentralized Oracle network, Chainlink, jumped over 2% on Wednesday to trade at $9.43. While the price jump initially followed the general market uptick, the LINK coin gained additional momentum after the announcement of Coinbase integration, which would bring premium exchange data to on-chain via DataLink. The move adds another layer of real utility from TradFi-grade sources, increasing demand pressure on the Chainlink price.

Coinbase Brings Institutional Market Data Onchain via Chainlink DataLink

Coinbase has begun to feed its high-volume exchange trading records directly onto blockchain networks via Chainlink’s DataLink service. The move puts detailed market information from one of the largest institutional crypto platforms at the disposal of decentralized ledgers for the first time.

DeFi protocols and smart contracts are now able to pull live data on the order books, spot prices, perpetual futures from both the main Coinbase exchange and its international arm, as well as E-mini futures and broader sets covering cryptocurrencies, metals, energy, and equity futures from the derivatives arm. Developers can leverage these feeds for more accurate pricing mechanisms, enhanced risk controls, and new classes of on-chain products such as derivatives, tokenized real-world assets, structured instruments, synthetic assets, and advanced lending evaluation tools.

Chainlink takes care of the transfer and verification of the data between the traditional systems and blockchains, avoiding the need for each project to build its own infrastructure for the reliability and accuracy of the data.

This step builds on previous ties between the two companies. Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol already ensures the bridge between Base and Solana networks, and Coinbase has made the same protocol its sole choice for its wrapped asset inter-chain provider.

The integration allows blockchain applications access to the same class of market data currently underpinning billions of dollars of professional trading activity that occurs each day on Coinbase.

This integration expands the utility for Chainlink’s Oracle network, naturally raising the demand pressure for its utility token, LINK.

Chainlink Price Drives a Steady Recovery Within Channel Pattern

In the last three days, the Chainlink price has witnessed a bullish upswing from $8.57 to $9.3, registering a growth of 8.53%. The upswing followed the general market sentiment amid easing geopolitical tension in the Middle East.

However, a deeper analysis of the LINK’s daily time frame chart that shows this could assist in the formation of a rising channel pattern. From the low of early February, two ascending trendlines are driving a slow yet steady recovery momentum in Chainlink price.

Based on the current price action and our LINK price prediction, the Chainlink price could rise another 8% to challenge the $10 resistance, followed by a breakout from the channel resistance at $11. A successful flip of this resistance into potential support will accelerate the market buying pressure and drive a sustainable recovery towards $12.

On the contrary, the Chainlink price could face another bear cycle within the channel if sellers continue to defend the overhead resistance trendline.