Chainlink (LINK) trades at $12.46 on September 8, 2026: -5.9% over 24 hours, +9.5% over seven days and +50.5% over thirty. That leaves it 76% below the all-time high of $52.7 set on 2021-05-09. Here is what the market and the ZIPMEX perp book say about the week, with every number sourced.
The numbers
| Price | $12.46 |
| 24 hours | -5.9% |
| 7 days | +9.5% |
| 30 days | +50.5% |
| Market cap | $9.3B |
| 24h volume (all venues) | $956.5M |
| Market rank | #16 |
| Perp open interest | $122.2K |
| Perp 24h volume | $2.3M |
| Max leverage | 20x |
Perps: funding and open interest
On ZIPMEX Perps the LINK/USDC market shows an estimated funding rate of +0.0100% per eight hours (last settled: +0.0103%), $122.2K of open interest and $2.3M traded in 24 hours. Positive funding means longs are paying shorts: leveraged traders lean bullish and pay for the privilege. Max leverage is 20x.
Levels from the last seven days
The seven-day high was $13.44 on 2026-09-07 and the low $10.97 on 2026-09-02, a 23% range. Reclaiming the all-time high would take a 4.2x from here. We do not publish price predictions; these are the levels the market actually printed.
Method and sources
Snapshot taken 2026-09-08 13:31 UTC. Price, supply and market cap: CoinGecko. Perps: ZIPMEX Perps public market data. Volume across all venues and all-time high: aggregated market data. This digest is generated from those feeds and reviewed by ZIPMEX Research; numbers on the LINK landing refresh every minute.
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