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Chainlink Drops 6.5 Percent to $14.14 Following Swift Integration Announcement Rally
Chainlink declined to $14.14 in a daily pullback that followed gains driven by its Swift blockchain ledger connection announcement.
Chainlink was the weakest performer among the 25 largest digital assets on September 30, 2026, falling 6.5% over 24 hours to trade at $14.14, or 12.45 euros. The pullback followed a climb to $15.44 on September 29, which was its highest level since mid-September, following a September 28 announcement that financial institutions could connect to the Swift payment network's blockchain ledger.
According to CoinGecko data compiled by cryptoticker.io, LINK's market capitalization stood at $10.58 billion, ranking it 13th overall with 24-hour trading volume of approximately $607 million. The circulating supply stood at 748.1 million LINK out of a total cap of one billion.
Despite the daily drop, longer-term metrics showed positive performance, with LINK recording gains of 11.2% over seven days, 32.1% over 14 days, and 26.4% over 30 days. The asset remained 33.8% lower year-on-year and 73.2% below its peak of $52.70 from May 2021. The single-day decline occurred while major assets showed smaller fluctuations, with Bitcoin falling 0.3% and Ether slipping 1.4%.
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