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Chainlink News: LINK Crypto Rallies Past $10 After Sergey Nazarov’s Speech At The White House

Key Insights: LINK price was in the primary Chainlink news today as it reclaims the $10 price tag for the first time since May. LINK rally occurred after Chainlink founder Sergey Nazarov’s ad

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August 21, 2026
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Chainlink News: LINK Crypto Rallies Past $10 After Sergey Nazarov’s Speech At The White House
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Key Insights:

  • LINK price was in the primary Chainlink news today as it reclaims the $10 price tag for the first time since May.
  • LINK rally occurred after Chainlink founder Sergey Nazarov’s address about stablecoin uptake while next to President Trump during the technology leaders’ event.
  • Whales bet on a LINK price retracement after retesting key resistance level. Why liquidity rotation may disfavor LINK.

In the latest Chainlink headlines, the network’s co-founder, Sergey Nazarov, has sparked excitement courtesy of his speech at the technology leaders’ event. But is this enough to sustain more LINK price upside?

Unlike most top coins, LINK price had been rallying before the return of bullish excitement this week, driven by favorable Chainlink news. For context, the Chainlink price exchanged hands at $10.6 at press time, after rallying by 19% in the last seven days, TradingView data showed.

Chainlink (LINK) Price Action | Source: TradingView Chainlink (LINK) Price Action | Source: TradingView

This was the first time that LINK price managed to push past $10 since mid-May. More importantly, its bullish momentum has firmly put it in overbought territory.

Moreover, the LINK price has also retested May’s resistance zone. A potential pivot point where liquidity rotation may kick off.

However, while the technical indicators discussed may suggest potential price levels, they should not be interpreted as definitive predictions. Cryptocurrency markets remain highly volatile and can deviate significantly from technical projections.

This article does not constitute financial advice, and investors should undertake thorough due diligence or consult an appropriately qualified financial professional.

One of the most exciting Chainlink news events this week was not even about the price action. It was about Chainlink’s co-founder Sergey Nazarov, who recently made some interesting remarks in his speech at the White House.

Speaking next to US President Donald Trump, the Chainlink co-founder acknowledged that stablecoin adoption has been growing the US dollar’s usage. Nazarov also noted that the tokenization agenda was on track to expand global access to US equities.

Sergey Nazarov Speaks at the White House | Source: Chainlink Sergey Nazarov Speaks at the White House | Source: Chainlink

His speech underscores the current US Government’s agenda with stablecoins. It also highlights the progress that stablecoins have so far and their importance in Trump’s administration’s plans for the dollar’s global dominance.

Nazarov’s speech also hinted at the Chainlink network’s role in the grand scheme of things. It has been positioning itself as one of the most important infrastructure protocols supporting the tokenization agenda and global stablecoin rollout.

The big question now is whether this could provide the additional momentum necessary for LINK price to maintain its bullish trajectory. The cryptocurrency’s rally in the last 2 weeks not only signified growing confidence but also bullish expectations after some ambitious Chainlink price predictions.

The fact that LINK price rallied before Bitcoin, Ethereum and the rest of top coins may not necessarily favor its bulls in the next few days.  As noted earlier, LINK price just retested a major resistance and was extremely overbought.

These two conditions may encourage more profit-taking and liquidity rotation into other coins that have not performed as well. CoinGlass data revealed that spot inflows have cooled down substantially over the last few days.

However, whale orderbook data also revealed another interesting development that may point towards a potential LINK price retracement. LINK crypto demonstrated weak whale inflows across top exchanges, CoinGlass data showed.

Only Coinbase demonstrated positive net spot flows at just over $246,000. Binance spot had about $1.3 million in net outflows. Derivatives positioning across Binance grew to $77 million in the last 24 hours alone. Around the same time that most of the top coins were experiencing bullish excitement.

Nevertheless, the data indicated that some whales anticipated a retracement for the LINK price. This aligns with the potential for liquidity rotation in the next few days. However, this will depend on a few factors.

The only way that LINK price may avoid a retracement right now is if the market sentiment remains elevated. This could trigger the return of the bull market, in which the cryptocurrency would likely continue to rally.

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