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Chainlink (LINK) has been the quiet achiever in the altcoin world, surging almost as much as Ether over the past 30 days.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cLINK might be the most obvious large-cap play for this cycle, yet most people will miss it,\u201d opined<\/a> crypto analyst Miles Deutscher on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Chainlink is the number one winner from the institutionalization of crypto and the explosive growth of stablecoins, tokenization, and real-world assets (RWAs), he added.<\/p>\n
The network is primely positioned for the multitrillion-dollar shift to tokenized RWAs, serving as the essential oracle infrastructure that all tokenized assets require to bring their value on-chain.<\/p>\n
Chainlink Is A Top Bet<\/h2>\n
There are several factors that could drive explosive growth for Chainlink. Firstly, the massive expansion<\/a> of the tokenized RWA sector is now worth more than $25 billion. Even the POTUS is pumping RWAs.<\/p>\n
\nIT\u2019S HAPPENING!!! pic.twitter.com\/MFFTQq5c5J<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Real World Asset Watchlist (@RWAwatchlist_) August 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Additionally, institutions recognize that the legacy SWIFT system is slow and broken, and they don\u2019t want fulfillment fragmentation, he said before adding:<\/p>\n
This is why Wall Street giants like BlackRock are pushing for tokenization and why corporations like Stripe and Circle are building their own chains.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe fragmented, multi-chain world requires a universal translator, and Chainlink provides the solution.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Chainlink has an 84% market share of the oracle market on Ethereum and a 68% market share across all of DeFi, positioning it as the industry standard for price oracles.<\/p>\n
Deutscher concluded that Chainlink already has TradFi integrations<\/a> and has a robust tokenomics model that generates a flywheel effect with a \u201cperpetual, automated buyback mechanism, turning adoption directly into buying pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nMore DeFi adoption of Chainlink \u2014-> More LINK in the Chainlink Reserve<\/p>\n
More TradFi adoption of Chainlink \u2014-> More LINK in the Chainlink Reserve<\/p>\n
As Chainlink scales in adoption, so does the Chainlink Reserve. pic.twitter.com\/Q4JzLOji3S<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Chainlink (@chainlink) August 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s hard to know what the winning layer-1 will be, especially with the raft of new corporate chains entering the market, and we also don\u2019t know what the winning RWA DApp will be,\u201d he said before concluding:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBut we know that Chainlink is powering it all. It becomes the ultimate pick-and-shovel play.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
LINK Price Outlook<\/h2>\n
LINK prices have returned to $24<\/a> over the past day or so, adding a whopping 50% since the beginning of the month, just two weeks ago.<\/p>\n
Analysts are now talking about three-figure price targets, but LINK remains down 55% from its May 2021 all-time high of $52.70, so it has a long way to go. The asset now needs to break resistance at $30, where it was last halted in December.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, on-chain activity has also surged with the most active LINK addresses in 8 months, and most whale transactions in 7 months, reported<\/a> Santiment.<\/p>\n
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