A Chainlink whale transferred another 620,420 LINK worth about $7.6 million to Coinbase on Sept. 7, extending a three-week run of transfers totaling 2.41 million tokens valued near $26 million.
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Chainlink whale sends $7.6M LINK to Coinbase as deposits reach $26M
A Chainlink whale moved 620,420 LINK worth $7.6 million to Coinbase on Sept. 7, the latest in a deposit run totaling 2.41 million tokens.
Onchain Lens, the blockchain analytics account that flagged the transfer, identified the originating wallet as 0xF5B007a6341AcC8CfEC581d8A1c5560bC19d9650 and said the tokens were previously accumulated through Binance withdrawals.
The latest deposit represented roughly 25.7 percent of the address's cumulative three-week transfers, which averaged about $10.80 per LINK. LINK on Ethereum traded near $13.07 on Sept. 7, up 7.1 percent, with an intraday range of $12.12 to $13.32.
The deposits raise the question of whether the holder is distributing tokens into exchange liquidity, though blockchain records alone cannot confirm a sale. Further wallet activity and Coinbase balance changes will clarify the holder's intent.
Exchange deposits signal potential supply shift
Transfers to centralized exchanges often precede selling, converting, or collateral use, and large deposits can increase the amount of immediately tradable supply. Yet a Coinbase transfer does not establish that the holder sold the tokens. The wallet owner could be moving LINK for custody, internal account management, over-the-counter settlement, or a future trade that has not occurred.
Confirmation of selling would require additional evidence, such as movements from Coinbase hot wallets, order-book activity, or changes in exchange balances. None of those details accompanied the Onchain Lens report. The address has not been identified as belonging to Chainlink Labs, the Chainlink Foundation, or a known project treasury.
Large exchange transfers can still affect trader expectations before any tokens are sold. Market participants may reduce exposure when they interpret a deposit as potential supply, creating volatility even when the wallet's actual purpose remains unknown.
LINK momentum holds despite whale activity
LINK's price action on Sept. 7 showed the token trading above the approximate $12.25 valuation applied to the whale's latest transfer. The daily chart's moving average convergence divergence remained positive, with the MACD line near 0.7841 above the signal line at approximately 0.7069. The relative strength index stood at approximately 72.47, above its moving average near 67.71, though a reading above 70 is commonly treated as overbought.
LINK would need to maintain the $12 to $13 region to preserve its recent short-term recovery structure. A sustained move below that area would weaken the rebound, while a break above recent highs would extend it.
Chainlink adoption provides counterweight
The whale movement occurred as Chainlink continued expanding its oracle and cross-chain infrastructure. CCIP processed $4.9 billion in volume during the second quarter, up 353 percent from the prior-year period, according to figures cited by Standard Chartered. The bank also estimated Chainlink secured more than $110 billion in value across oracle feeds and cross-chain services.
Aave adopted CCIP as the default infrastructure for cross-chain deposits, withdrawals, governance, and GHO transfers. BitGo selected CCIP as the exclusive cross-chain provider for Wrapped Bitcoin, moving its $7.3 billion WBTC ecosystem away from LayerZero. More than 50 banks joined a stablecoin foreign-exchange settlement test combining blockchain settlement with existing Swift and ISO 20022 messaging systems.
These integrations support demand for Chainlink services, but their effect on LINK varies by product design and fee structure. They do not remove the short-term supply risk associated with large exchange deposits.
The next transactions from the whale address will help determine whether the Coinbase deposits are continuing. Withdrawals back to a private address would point in the opposite direction, indicating the holder retained the tokens or completed an internal transfer. For now, the blockchain confirms that 620,420 LINK moved toward Coinbase; the conclusion that the whale sold $7.6 million of LINK would go beyond the available evidence.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
