Research: Chainlink (LINK)
I hold Chainlink and I bet some of you do too. What Alex challenges us to do is to make sure we learn and know about what we hold because having more knowledge will help us identify things like: should we hold it, when to hold/sell it, it’s pros and cons, and how it matches up with competition and how it will do/react when forces act upon it. This is the basics with some features, but not all as covering every project and aspect would be super long. Chainlink uses the LINK token LINK is ERC677 (an extension of the ERC20 standard and hybrid token) Chainlink is an Oracle network that can essentially exist on any layer. The token is secured by PoS (Proof of Stake) As an oracle it is a decentralized network with node operators (although some critics claim it has become centralized). Launched in mid 2017 The token is a utility token and the purpose of the token is to fund the projects growth. Total supply is capped at 1,000,000,000 Circulating supply is about 587 million (59% of total supply) -35% of supply is allocated to node operators -30% will be channeled towards the development of the blockchain -35% to be sold to the public. Market cap: $8.1 billion (mid-cap) Fully Diluted Value: $13.9 billion Token release schedule: Tokens (10-20 million LINK) are released every three months Top private wallet holder: 4% of supply Top ten private holders: 8.6% of supply *Per my manual wallet calculations only from Ethereum mainnet This IMO is very good token distribution As of 28APR, I found 6.9% of circulating tokens were staked in v.02 Largest exchange holder is Binance at estimated 5.7% of circulating tokens (Etherscan data) Highest volume exchange as of 28APR2024: CITEX, followed by Binance Chainlink is run by a huge team of identified professionals that span the globe It was co-founded by Sergei Nezarov and Steve Ellis. Sergei worked at a venture capital fund and was a google software engineer Steve has a background in software engineering and product development