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- Chainlink TVL boost underscores its critical role in powering lending, borrowing, derivatives, and other on-chain financial primitives.
- Analysts see potential for a major rally for LINK price as a golden cross on the MACD could mirror last month’s surge of over 50%.
Oracle services provider Chainlink has hit a major milestone, with its decentralized finance (DeFi) TVL crossing $100 billion for the very first time. The blockchain has been a major contributor to the broader DeFi market, which has seen significant growth in 2025. Technical charts show that LINK price is setting the stage for a strong bull rally ahead.
Chainlink Secures Record $100B in Total Value Locked (TVL)
Chainlink has surpassed $100 billion in Total Value Secured (TVS), marking a new all-time high as decentralized finance (DeFi) also sets a record with more than $300 billion in Total Value Locked (TVL), as per data from DeFiLlama.
Since launching its mainnet six years ago, Chainlink’s decentralized oracle network has become the backbone. It has successfully managed to mitigate risks of Oracle exploits and centralized infrastructure. This advancement enabled the safe scaling of applications such as Aave and paved the way for lending, borrowing, derivatives, and other financial primitives on-chain, as mentioned in our previous story.
As of date, Chainlink powers hundreds of decentralized applications across multiple blockchains, securing real-world value in the hundreds of billions. Furthermore, the network halving has facilitated tens of trillions of dollars in transaction value. As a result, the Chainlink blockchain is positioning itself as the standard for cross-chain connectivity, compliance, privacy, and data integration.
The project is now working with global financial institutions to accelerate on-chain adoption. With the DeFi space already expanding into a multi-billion-dollar market, the oracle services provider is now eyeing a trillion-dollar valuation ahead.
Apart from the DeFi space, Chainlink has also been making faster inroads into the real-world assets (RWA) tokenization space. Chainlink’s latest collaboration with DigiFT and UBS Tokenize has secured approval under Hong Kong’s Cyberport Blockchain and Digital Asset Pilot Subsidy Scheme.
As part of the initiative, Chainlink’s infrastructure will manage transaction flows via its Digital Transfer Agent (DTA) smart contracts, as reported by CNF.
Analysts Bullish About LINK Price Rally Ahead
Following the strong growth within the Chainlink ecosystem, analysts have been bullish about the LINK price rally ahead. From the April lows of $10, the LINK price has staged a strong recovery of 150% and is currently trading around $250. Crypto market analysts are hopeful that LINK could be gearing up for a major upside ahead.
Crypto analyst Lark Davis highlighted that LINK is displaying a technical setup similar to last month’s rally. The token has formed a bull pennant pattern, with a breakout in progress and the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator nearing a golden cross at nearly the same level as before.
Davis noted that during the last occurrence of this setup, LINK surged by more than 50%.
Interestingly, the demand for spot Chainlink ETF is growing, which could provide an additional catalyst to the rally. Last week, the world’s largest crypto asset manager, Grayscale, filed for the launch of a Grayscale Chainlink Trust ETF.
The application seeks to convert the existing Trust into an exchange-traded fund that, if approved, would be listed on NYSE Arca under the ticker symbol GLNK.