Is LINK quietly outrunning the rest of the market? This Chainlink News Today update says yes. LINK closed near $12.77, up 53.8% over the past 30 days.
That puts LINK's year-to-date change at 4.7%. Ethereum gained 30.1% over the same 30 days, yet remains down 16.0% for the year. This Chainlink News Today roundup covers the price move, a new $34 trillion milestone, and a fresh tool aimed at protocol revenue.
LINK traded near $12.59 at last check, up 51.24% over the past month. Market cap sat near $9.42 billion, with 24-hour volume around $487.5 million.
Asset | 30-Day Change | Year-To-Date Change |
LINK | +53.8% | +4.7% |
ETH | +30.1% | -16.0% |
LINK's fully diluted value stands close to $12.59 billion, matching its market cap since supply is fully unlocked. Circulating supply sits at 748.09 million LINK, out of a 1 billion max supply. This Chainlink News Today comparison shows LINK's monthly gain running well ahead of Ethereum's.
Chainlink's own metrics page now shows more than $34 trillion in transaction value enabled. That figure covers the cumulative USD value of transactions that have used a Chainlink oracle since launch.
Chainlink also reports over $56 billion in total value secured across the networks it serves. This Chainlink News Today milestone reflects usage, not price, and the figures come directly from Chainlink's own platform data.
Chainlink describes its role with six core benefits, shared in a recent official post:
Global liquidity
Always-on markets
Seamless connectivity
Near-instant settlement
Novel products and services
Automated risk management
Chainlink calls this combination the interoperability standard for digital finance.
A newer Chainlink tool targets a cost called Oracle Extractable Value. When a price update lands onchain, bots race to liquidate loans it pushes underwater, and the protocol usually loses that profit.
Smart Value Recapture, or SVR, sends each price report twice. One copy goes through the public network as usual. The other travels a private route where searchers bid for the right to backrun it, and the winning bid splits between the protocol and the LINK network.
Source: X (formerly Twitter)
The design only allows backrunning of liquidations. It cannot be used for sandwich attacks, and if the private route fails, the standard feed keeps publishing as normal.
Aave was the first protocol to integrate SVR, on Ethereum, in March 2025. Chainlink has since added a second auction venue and extended SVR to Base, Arbitrum, and BNB Chain.
This Chainlink News Today update points to real momentum. LINK is outpacing Ethereum over the past month, Chainlink has crossed $34 trillion in enabled transaction value, and Smart Value Recapture is expanding across chains. Anyone tracking Chainlink News Today should watch how SVR adoption and LINK price trends develop next.
YMYL Disclaimer: This article is for information purposes only and is not financial, investment, or trading advice. All figures are based on official Chainlink sources, including its platform metrics and official social media posts, along with public market data available at the time of writing. Transaction value enabled and total value secured are project-reported figures and are not independently audited. Crypto assets are volatile and carry risk of loss, including full loss of funds. Data here reflects information available as of September 8, 2026, and is subject to change. Always verify current figures directly with the official project and consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
