The number of Chainlink whale wallets holding at least 100,000 LINK has reached an all-time high of 805, according to on-chain analytics platform Santiment. The milestone was reached over just seven weeks, representing an 8.2% increase in large-holder wallet count — a metric closely watched as a proxy for institutional and high-conviction accumulation.
Rising whale wallet counts typically signal that large players are consolidating positions rather than distributing, which historically precedes sustained price appreciation. For LINK, the timing aligns with broader renewed interest in oracle infrastructure as DeFi activity picks up across multiple chains.
The data point reinforces a structurally bullish read on LINK: the accumulation is measured and deliberate, not a reactive spike driven by short-term price momentum.
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