How much does 1 LINK cost today?

As of right now, 1 LINK costs $8.23 USD. The price is updated live from CoinGecko and changes throughout the day based on global trading activity.

How do I buy Chainlink in Canada?

Canadians can buy Chainlink on regulated Canadian exchanges such as Bitbuy, Newton, NDAX, Wealthsimple Crypto, and Shakepay. Chainlink is also available on major international exchanges (Coinbase, Kraken, Binance) and as spot ETFs in some cases. Always confirm the platform is registered with the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) before depositing funds.

How is Chainlink taxed in Canada?

In Canada, the CRA treats cryptocurrency as a commodity rather than a currency. Selling, trading, or spending Chainlink triggers a capital gain or loss — 50% of which is taxable as income at your marginal rate. If you trade Chainlink frequently or as a business, the CRA may treat profits as 100% taxable business income. Keep detailed records of every transaction, including date, amount, fair market value in CAD, and counterparty.

Is Chainlink a good investment?

This page does not provide investment advice. Chainlink is a volatile asset — historical price swings have included gains and losses of more than 50% within single calendar years. Before investing, understand your time horizon, risk tolerance, and only invest what you can afford to lose. Consider using our DCA Simulator to test how dollar-cost-averaging into Chainlink would have performed historically.

Can I stake Chainlink?

Chainlink uses a Off-chain reporting consensus among node operators consensus mechanism, so it cannot be staked directly in the same way as proof-of-stake coins like Ethereum or Solana. Some platforms offer "earn" or lending products that pay yield on Chainlink, but these carry counterparty risk.

Chainlink Price (LINK)

Rank #19 by market cap

            $8.23
        

24H Change -1.84%

7D Change -9.81%

Market Cap $5.98B

24H Volume $400.64M

24H High $8.59

24H Low $8.13

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About Chainlink

The dominant decentralized oracle network connecting blockchains to real-world data.

Chainlink is a decentralized oracle network launched in 2017 by Sergey Nazarov and Steve Ellis. Smart contracts on blockchains cannot natively access data from outside their own chain — Chainlink solves this by providing a tamper-resistant way to feed real-world data (prices, weather, sports results) into smart contracts and to trigger off-chain payments. LINK is the native token used to pay node operators.

Chainlink price oracles are used by nearly every major DeFi protocol — Aave, Compound, Synthetix, and many others rely on Chainlink for asset prices. Beyond DeFi, Chainlink is used for insurance settlement, NFT randomness, supply-chain verification, and increasingly cross-chain messaging through CCIP (Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol).

Key facts

Category	Oracle / Middleware
Launched	2017
Consensus	Off-chain reporting consensus among node operators
Supply	Capped at 1 billion LINK. Issued primarily as node operator rewards.
Founder	Sergey Nazarov, Steve Ellis
Official site	https://chain.link
Whitepaper	Read the whitepaper