LINK Eyes $12 Recovery as Chainlink Expands Payment Infrastructure
Chainlink (LINK)
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Eugene Serbin
cryptocurrency.com.tr reports that Chainlink’s LINK token is recovering after a sharp correction, supported by improving momentum and rising derivatives activity. The outlet notes that Bottomline’s Global Pay Connect is expanding Chainlink’s role in institutional payment infrastructure. This expansion connects hundreds of banks to the network, signaling renewed market attention for the asset.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for LINK, measured when this story was written up on 18 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio’s Binance spot data shows LINK trading at $11.39 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 54.9% and a 4-hour buy ratio of 53.6%. Both short-term ratios exceed the 24-hour buy ratio of 51.5%, indicating that buying pressure is building in the immediate term rather than fading. The volume delta reflects this strength, with +$155,489 in the last hour and +$470,802 over four hours, contrasting with the +$599,369 delta over the full day. A positive volume delta means buyers have executed more volume than sellers during these periods, while the buy ratio shows the percentage of trades executed by buyers.
The latest daily buy ratio of 49.4% sits at the 56th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 48.8% - ordinary for this coin.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for LINK, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the 7-day average buy ratio was 49.9%, making today’s 24-hour ratio of 51.5% an unusual day with a +1.6 point increase over the average. Spot volume was 0.88x the weekly average, suggesting slightly lower trading activity than usual despite the price stability. The 8-day price change was -0.6%, while the total volume delta for the week stood at +$541,962. Net buying occurred on 4 of the 7 days, indicating a mixed but generally positive flow leading into this recovery.