Chainlink (LINK) Pumps 3.3%—Dragging the CoinDesk 20 Index Out of the Mud

Chainlink flexes its oracle muscles again—LINK surges while the broader market snoozes.

Price Action:

LINK’s 3.3% gain today isn’t just a win—it’s a lifeline for the CoinDesk 20, which has been limping along like a degen chasing last cycle’s altcoins.

Why It Matters:

Smart contracts need real-world data, and Chainlink delivers. Meanwhile, TradFi still thinks ‘oracle’ is something you visit in Delphi.

The Punchline:

Crypto’s favorite data middleman quietly outperforms—proving once again that in blockchain, the real money isn’t in the tokens… it’s in the infrastructure (and the VCs who got in early).

Leaders: LINK (+3.3%) and ETH (+2.1%).

Laggards: LTC (-1.2%) and UNI (-0.9%).

The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.