LINK

TheFlamingoPower

I like DeFi and Oracle, as far as quality is concerned, DYOR first, leave the investment for later, no rush. Look at BTC, INJ, FLM, CAKE, DIA, UNI, LINK... Research what they are doing, when you understand you will understand what I am talking about...

kingofmymachine

Look for new alts. LINK is pretty much dead at this point.

Amazing-Ad-8239

If you want an investment for a longer term investment (beside 40-50% of your wallet being BTC): VET AVAX DOT LINK MATIC ADA These may not pump like they did last season, just as an FYI. And there are so many more. I am currently considering getting into: PropC CFG OP Trade safe!

Grunblau

Doing this with Algorand will make you understand what the future could be like. This is also how I found out that LINK wasn’t really an important enough part of the ecosystem to hold. This was also why I sold my MANA and SAND after seeing the games. Also using this logic, I am not sure why people hold more ETH than they absolutely have to based on user experience alone.

austinvvs

My Top 5: 1. ETH 2. QNT 3. HBAR 4. XRP 5. LINK Every single one gets hate. I could not give a solitary shit. Not everyone is going to make it 🤷🏻‍♂️

snkershop

LINK

riseturicum

NEAR is going to flip LINK soon. Amazing project.

elesedj

He gets the point, furthermore, his company accepts Bitcoin if you want to buy gold: [LINK](https://schiffgold.com/buy/buying-gold-silver-cryptos/) An old saying goes: "Do as I say, not as I do".

Machete521

Stuff like: Offering alternate versions of blockchains (ADA, DOT) Inter-chain operability (LINK, ATOM, RUNE to name a few) Decentralized Fianance (ETH, ADA, DOT, etc.) Cleaning up data on blockchain (GRT, Arweave kind of?) Moons is earned (or formerly earned) by shitposting anf getting popular posts/comments. Its really no different than a shitcoin on solana.

BasisOk4268

If it was money I could AFFORD to lose then I would forego BTC and split as below: ETH - 15% FETCH - 15% THE GRAPH - 15% ARWEAVE - 15% AVAX - 15% LINK - 15% BASEDSWAP - 5% ZKSWAP FINANCE - 5%

Aguarachay

It is not a blue chip, it is 16th in market cap. Chainlink is an altcoin and not even a good one, LINK/BTC is 86% below its peak 1351 days ago.

Sharlach

Chainlink has good tech but terrible tokenomics right now. The foundation keeps dumping millions of coins on to the market every month. [Circulating supply went from ~517,000,000 to ~587,000,000 in the past year.](https://studio.glassnode.com/metrics?a=LINK&category=&m=supply.Current) I had a decent sized bag and swapped it all for ICP when I realized this. People aren't ignoring it, it's actually very popular, the price action is just muted due to the high inflation rate.

Zllimpat

Everyone keeps ignoring $LINK

purplecowz

do you even know anything about LINK or are you just repeating BS you hear from other people in crypto reddits? It's high marketcap is not purely based on bagholders, go look up what it's being used for.

G0DL33

I would say 70% into ETH, SOL, BTC (weighted as your risk profile allows SOL>BTC) 20% into Cosmos, LINK, whatever you think might do well over the next couple of cycles. 10% into learning fees. Whatever strange things you wanna play with that will probably burn you.

lukekibs

DOT to $1000 in the super long term. Hodlers should know about the tech behind their coins. This simple concept alone holds the key to a lot of crypto’s run ups. Look at good tech coins like ETH, LINK, and even DOGE and you’ll quickly see why they’re such successful projects. DOT is soon to be in that category, just give it some time please

frenchiefanatique

Link is definitely not dead, they have been releasing products/technology, most notably CCIP and they've been really hard at work loading tradfi on-chain. If I to associate them with a narrative it would be RWAs - definitely the most established and critical RWA project. That being said, you're right, since moving to from the 6-8 range, the token hasn't really grown, but I am convinced this is a long term play. We know that hype and pumpamentals grow fast, and that the market doesn't value utility and adoption much, but I am convinced that LINK will stand the test of time and will still be in the top 10 over the next 5+ years.

probablychocolate

Good picks. LINK, ADA, XRP, VET, MATIC; crypto that did well last bull run have a high marketcap purely based on bagholders. If you have heavy holdings in anything like that then you were exit liquidity. Personally I’m bullish on AERO and a few low market cap gems that have already had multiple X’s and should see further gains. But some people are either married to their bags (XRP) or lack fundamental understanding of marketcaps (SHIB).

nashmahmod

Is LINK dead? Being in top 20 but not seeing so much growth.

Jumpy_Conference_576

i know ppl say to not have too many but i really don’t see the point of limiting yourself. you don’t know which one will do good, bad, or the best. also depends on MC, if you have $100 in 10 miniscule MCs then it makes sense. i had a couple hundred in ADA/BTC/LINK then i realised it’s pointless because i won’t be buying any more and they’re high caps so made more sense to move the money over to my low caps. if u feel like u have enough of a coin and there’s a new one u want to buy then just do that. i have 6 coins rn, £600-£1100 in each, i like to get to at least £700 then i feel like i have a decent amount, i might get rid of 2 of them because they’re moving slow, i might not, see how things go to conclude, i guess it depends on ur end goal and risk tolerance

you_cant_see_me2050

No easy way to perfectly replicate a market-cap-weighted top 100 crypto index yet, but there are options! ETFs are coming, but regulations are still evolving. Crypto Index Funds exist, but be mindful of fees and tracking differences compared to a true market-cap index. Some platforms allow building a basket of the top 100 cryptos, but this requires rebalancing as market caps change (not entirely passive). Now, onto maximizing returns: don't sleep on meme coins like BODEN, TRUMP, WIF, and ROCK for those adrenaline-fueled gains. Once you've got some profits, consider reinvesting in mid to lower cap projects like DIA and LINK for more stability. Speaking of DIA, it's got a sweet spot in various crypto ecosystems like BRC20, Runes, and Bitcoin L2. They're like the data wizards making sure everything runs smoothly. So, while there's no easy button, mixing passive strategies with a sprinkle of opportunistic investments could be the ticket to riding the crypto wave. Good luck out there!

AngWay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IKAFKqa0Qo UNEDITED LINK

deviusink

**Chainlink (LINK)** **Solana (SOL)**

Hurricane_Ivan

I'll be prioritizing the following (greatest to least): * LCX * QNT * LINK * XMR * ATOM Maybe a bit into LTC too.

biba8163

This is the smart. Geniuses from r/cryptocurrency who bought cheap alts 6+ years ago must be rich.... - Buying up all these dirt cheap altcoins.. - My DNT bags are so filled - Any suggestions for alts to pick up? - Ark, OMG, LINK, WTC are all pretty cheap compared to their ath right now. But so are most coins so dyor - Omg, neo, ubiq, vertcoin, komodo, stratis... take your pick https://np.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/75ayv6/this_is_me_watching_people_sell_alts_at_a_loss_to/

TheFlamingoPower

Of course I'm not, I'm still accumulating, besides, my focus is also on oracle projects because the adoption is coming... for whom LINK is expensive (And it's still affordable imo), let's keep an eye on DIA...

Sgt_Beef_McSwag

I am not up to date - does not LINK take the space for *the* oracle, across all the chains?

biba8163

Alts have all this technology, utility and fundamentals that should drive token demand but **the only hope of price appreciation for shitcoins is that BTC lifts the entire market with a post halvning bull run.** Sure sign that you have been scammed with bullshit narratives, meme tech, fictional utility and scammers who used their reputation for easy money grab through crypto - banks will use our token and buy your bags, load up while it is still cheap, it's going to be The Standard, no point in a stablecoin - peer-reviewed, scientific principles from associate degree holder form Front Range Community College who has never worked a day in his life but learned lessons creating multiple failed crypto projects - Turing Award winner, not a scammer, dumps tokens on you to buy sponsorship endorsements, only gifted 20% of the supply to himself - 10 Million, 20 Million, 50 Million, 100 Millions users downloaded the browser, demand for the token go through the roof, founder invented Javascript, look at the size of his head, he's genius and not a scammer - para-chains will drive demand for token will go through the roof, no the founder is not a pedo, it was just fiction - subnets coming, Snowball protocol, a Cornell professor but poses under subway signs saying "We're all going to make it" is not a moneygrab scammer - decentralized oracles. CCIP ultra-security, only thing the protocol does is centralized shitcoin price feeds but you know in the future crypto can't operate without decentralized oracles - fortune favors the brave, so lock up $40K to get one of our VIP credit cards while we rugpull you, no our founder isn't a scammer, he's only bankrupted like a half a dozen companies - trillions of transactions are coming, carbon-banking will be a reality for billions,Jinping and Macron will taste Blockchain-Verified Beef..ok none of this happened but we did pay $100 Million to verify UFC gloves on the blockchain, so it's not a scam gweilo ...paper hands, you're being too bearish, we're going to go up scammers and bagholders will tell you. The reality is 99% of Alts slowly bleed to death over the long run fooling your with their scam pumps giving the desperate dosages of needed hopium. - Only 2 coins from the top 25 from January 2018 are in profit (BTC, ETH) - Only 6 coins out of 1,500+ coins from January 2018 are in profit (BTC, ETH, BNB, DOGE, LINK, AAVE)

you_cant_see_me2050

Crypto learning curve alert! It happens to the best of us. Selling XRP for BTC could be smart, but this whole market's shaky right now. Maybe hold off on buying anything just yet and see where things settle. Spend more time on doing research than investing while following the KOLs. Always follow the hotter narratives like BRC20, Memecoin mania(ROCK, WIF, TRUMP) and keep a good portion of the portfolio in hardcore utility tokens/protocols(oracles) like BAND, LINK and DIA. Some oracle projects like DIA are adopting/integrating with BRC20 as well. Honestly, this might be a good time to take a break from actively trading and focus on solid projects with real use cases.

The-SadShaman

DO NOT CLICK THE LINK. This post is likely the scam. This profile hasn't had activity for over a year. Please report.

apstl88

I guess it depends on the project. I don't believe that all alts will hit their ATHs but some of them surely will. I strongly believe in Polkadot, still. I am watching some upcoming L2 projects and I'm into some well known oracles like LINK and DIA (it was below $0.30 until recently), DeFi won't be the same without them. ADA, MATIC, TRX... I believe all will be back near or past their ATHs.

TheFlamingoPower

Well, I would use it to buy some good projects to reverse at least 20% and pay taxes. BTC and oracle projects LINK and DIA are also safe

Zujani

95% ETH 5% VET, going to get more alts. Recommendations? MATIC, ARGO, DOT, ADA, LINK are frontrunners

Sgt_Beef_McSwag

its all down by 50% if you look at a timeframe of about 3 months (i compare with e.g. SOL, MATIC, LINK, DOT and so on) so thats about alright.

Ok-Western-5799

I'd say you Hold or try to DCA if you wish to be careful. Bitcoin halving is coming soon and if the FUD doesn't persist, I belive we will have a major rally and alts will rise again. I have BONUS, LINK, FET, and FRAX. These tokens are still holding fair.

MadmantheDragon

added a little to most positions and picked up LINK my biggest adds were RNDR and FET though

Zelanor

I had no job had to sell in 2017. If I didn’t have to it would prob be worth 900k now. Had a ton of coins like LINK DOGE ADA

FotherMucker11

...LINK it...

hedgehogssss

OK, well, LINK at 13$ was too good to pass on, but otherwise wtf... Hold the doooooor!

whatsaburneraccount

Bought LINK, ONDO and AVAX over the past hour

whatsaburneraccount

Just bought ONDO, LINK and AVAX with 50% of my cash so we’ll see

sportspadawan13

It's 5% literally just for BTC. Everything else is 30%. SOL from 200+ to 140s. LINK from 22 to 15. DOT from almost 12 to 7, nearly 50%. People aren't panicking, this is a legit crash for alts. Basically only ETH and BTC remain safe-ish

Admirable-Style4656

nice. i got some BTC and LINK too but don't tell anyone on this sub or i'll get downvoted for liking other projects haha

iwishiremember

LINK has ATH 53 bucks. I have a LINK bag, I am staking it but I don't think 2x gain is something to be happy about.

sidornus

I don't think you understand the can of worms you're opening. LINK is probably the most memed coin on crypto-degen boards. "Stinky Linkeys" and endless jokes about Sergey being fat or a sexual degenerate abound. The memes have taken on a life of their own, and now control the price via harmonic entanglement. LINK will never pump. LINK will crab for all eternity. The heat death of the universe will come and pass, with energetic forces strong enough to rip apart even protons into their constituent parts. And LINK will still trade sideways.

HereToday0522

Can't compare it to BTC (apples & oranges) What other project compares to LTC,what is that MC? For instance PYTH vs LINK. Right now for investment purposes their are just faster horses. Newer technology. Follow the developers, follow the money! A a positive for LTC I believe Coinbase is trying for an ETF for LTC & BTC CASH.

Yok_Mu_Beni_Siken

Cardana is still overvalued, it should go way below DOT and LINK. Top 25 doesn't suit it.

biba8163

- $20 in August 2020 - $17 in April 2024 - 237 Million Tokens Dumped in less than 4 years. 400+ Million more tokens left to dump https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20200815/ > I wonder when this sub is going to realize what this is Same shit as other shitcoins: **Token Not Needed** LINK has a $10 Billion Marketcap and 500 Million more tokens to dump. Show me where this demand is coming from for a protocol which is essentially centralized shitcoin price feeds? Who the hell is saying, damn we need to buy more LINK tokens since they are essential to our business? > Early adopters include venture capital firms: - Moonrock Capital - Fourth Revolution Capital Holy fucking shit, this is big if true!

CointestMod

#Chainlink Con-Arguments Below is a Chainlink con-argument written by etj103007. > **What is Chainlink?** > > *Disclaimer: I have interacted with smart contracts using Chainlink, though I don’t hold any of the token itself.* > > Chainlink is an oracle network, allowing smart contracts to receive (and send) external information. In short, it allows the blockchain to interact with the outside world. > > It is supported on many different blockchains, including the Ethereum Mainnet, its L2s, and sidechains such as Polygon. > > However, the Chainlink network itself is not a blockchain. Instead, it calls itself “blockchain-agnostic” meaning it can theoretically be used on any chain that wants to support it. > > Say you want send 10$ of a coin or token to a certain address every day. Well, if it was a stablecoin, it’d be pretty easy. But maybe it’s Ethereum, or WBTC, or some other token that fluctuates in price. As such, the amount of said token/coin worth 10$ always changes. Using Chainlink, you can avail the price of that token/coin, and be able to calculate the exact amount to send so that it equals 10$. There are many other situations just like this that the Chainlink network is used for. > > The Chainlink token serves a niche; it is used to pay the node operators for the data they deliver. Recently, LINK staking has launched with the advent of Chainlink Staking v0.1. This allows operators and users to stake their LINK to secure the network. > > Chainlink is used as an oracle by various DeFi protocols like AAVE, dYdX, Synthetix, by various NFT projects such as those created by the NBA, even decentralized insurance (Etherisc) and more. ([https://blog.chain.link/smart-contract-use-cases/](https://blog.chain.link/smart-contract-use-cases/)) > > # Pros of Chainlink (LINK) > > **1. Chainlink is secure, scalable, and reliable.** > > The nature of being a Chainlink node operator maintains these 3 qualities. Node operators are required to follow a set of guidelines for their nodes to ensure security. For example, nodes have to have backups for the nodes connecting to their data sources, snapshots of the chain for syncing, Ethereum to pay for gas, and more. > > Being decentralized and relying on the blockchain to secure the data feed transactions pretty much guarantees its security as well. > > Node operators also do their best to optimize the performance of their nodes and have also released multiple developments to increase scalability, such as the Off-Chain Reporting upgrade which has reduced operating costs by 90% ([https://blog.chain.link/off-chain-reporting-live-on-mainnet/](https://blog.chain.link/off-chain-reporting-live-on-mainnet/)) > > As said before, Chainlink (being based on smart contracts) can theoretically be used on any blockchain that wishes to adopt it. And with the use cases mentioned above ([https://blog.chain.link/smart-contract-use-cases/](https://blog.chain.link/smart-contract-use-cases/)), the only thing it needs is developers willing to adopt it into their respective blockchains. > > The Chainlink network also prides itself on its reliability. Being serviced by independent and reputable node operators such as Infura, Swisscom (telecom company), Huobi, Binance, and others, it relies on this network of operators to source the data needed onchain. As node operators need to stake their tokens as collateral, it also challenges them to offer good performance. > > For example, Chainlink held an “oracle Olympics” challenging operators to keep their uptime at 100% while undergoing several challenges. While 100% is impossible, the winners guaranteed 99.99%, ensuring that their nodes would be available for that amount of time while still surviving thru challenges. > > **2. Chainlink’s recently launched Chainlink Staking v.0.1 allows users to stake their tokens while securing the networks' nodes.** > > While currently only supporting the ETH/USD data feed on mainnet Ethereum, other data feeds will soon be supported. Meanwhile, Staking 0.2 is planned in 9-12 months and is expected to bring updates and developments to staking, and also allow withdrawals of currently staked LINK. > > Just like traditional staking, this version allows users to secure the network; unlike POS blockchains, Chainlink doesn’t run on a blockchain so stakers secure by raising alerts (if the oracle doesn’t report an update in 3 hours, for example). If the alerts are valid, they can earn LINK, improving the security of the network by penalizing unresponsive nodes. > > Reputation systems for nodes have also been developed, ensuring that nodes maintain their good performance and continue providing correct oracle prices. > > These two systems combined ensure every node performs well and allow users in the ecosystem to earn rewards while securing the network. > > **In conclusion:** > > Chainlink Network and its token will continue its developments in the next years as the demand for oracles increases across the crypto space. Its' progress in its tokenomics with the start of staking while simultaneously ensuring the performance of its nodes will be welcomed by users of the network. And as more and more chains support Chainlink, it won't be long until it'll be found everywhere in DeFi and other sectors. > > TLDR: LINK and its network is used in many sectors of crypto, is secure, scalable, and reliable, while its' tokenomics continue to progress. ***** Would you like to learn more? Check out the [Cointest archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive#wiki_Chainlink) to find submissions for other topics.

CointestMod

#Chainlink Pro-Arguments Below is a Chainlink pro-argument written by etj103007. > **What is Chainlink?** > > *Disclaimer: I have interacted with smart contracts using Chainlink, though I don’t hold any of the token itself.* > > Chainlink is an oracle network, allowing smart contracts to receive (and send) external information. In short, it allows the blockchain to interact with the outside world. > > It is supported on many different blockchains, including the Ethereum Mainnet, its L2s, and sidechains such as Polygon. > > However, the Chainlink network itself is not a blockchain. Instead, it calls itself “blockchain-agnostic” meaning it can theoretically be used on any chain that wants to support it. > > Say you want send 10$ of a coin or token to a certain address every day. Well, if it was a stablecoin, it’d be pretty easy. But maybe it’s Ethereum, or WBTC, or some other token that fluctuates in price. As such, the amount of said token/coin worth 10$ always changes. Using Chainlink, you can avail the price of that token/coin, and be able to calculate the exact amount to send so that it equals 10$. There are many other situations just like this that the Chainlink network is used for. > > The Chainlink token serves a niche; it is used to pay the node operators for the data they deliver. Recently, LINK staking has launched with the advent of Chainlink Staking v0.1. This allows operators and users to stake their LINK to secure the network. > > Chainlink is used as an oracle by various DeFi protocols like AAVE, dYdX, Synthetix, by various NFT projects such as those created by the NBA, even decentralized insurance (Etherisc) and more. ([https://blog.chain.link/smart-contract-use-cases/](https://blog.chain.link/smart-contract-use-cases/)) > > # Pros of Chainlink (LINK) > > **1. Chainlink is secure, scalable, and reliable.** > > The nature of being a Chainlink node operator maintains these 3 qualities. Node operators are required to follow a set of guidelines for their nodes to ensure security. For example, nodes have to have backups for the nodes connecting to their data sources, snapshots of the chain for syncing, Ethereum to pay for gas, and more. > > Being decentralized and relying on the blockchain to secure the data feed transactions pretty much guarantees its security as well. > > Node operators also do their best to optimize the performance of their nodes and have also released multiple developments to increase scalability, such as the Off-Chain Reporting upgrade which has reduced operating costs by 90% ([https://blog.chain.link/off-chain-reporting-live-on-mainnet/](https://blog.chain.link/off-chain-reporting-live-on-mainnet/)) > > As said before, Chainlink (being based on smart contracts) can theoretically be used on any blockchain that wishes to adopt it. And with the use cases mentioned above ([https://blog.chain.link/smart-contract-use-cases/](https://blog.chain.link/smart-contract-use-cases/)), the only thing it needs is developers willing to adopt it into their respective blockchains. > > The Chainlink network also prides itself on its reliability. Being serviced by independent and reputable node operators such as Infura, Swisscom (telecom company), Huobi, Binance, and others, it relies on this network of operators to source the data needed onchain. As node operators need to stake their tokens as collateral, it also challenges them to offer good performance. > > For example, Chainlink held an “oracle Olympics” challenging operators to keep their uptime at 100% while undergoing several challenges. While 100% is impossible, the winners guaranteed 99.99%, ensuring that their nodes would be available for that amount of time while still surviving thru challenges. > > **2. Chainlink’s recently launched Chainlink Staking v.0.1 allows users to stake their tokens while securing the networks' nodes.** > > While currently only supporting the ETH/USD data feed on mainnet Ethereum, other data feeds will soon be supported. Meanwhile, Staking 0.2 is planned in 9-12 months and is expected to bring updates and developments to staking, and also allow withdrawals of currently staked LINK. > > Just like traditional staking, this version allows users to secure the network; unlike POS blockchains, Chainlink doesn’t run on a blockchain so stakers secure by raising alerts (if the oracle doesn’t report an update in 3 hours, for example). If the alerts are valid, they can earn LINK, improving the security of the network by penalizing unresponsive nodes. > > Reputation systems for nodes have also been developed, ensuring that nodes maintain their good performance and continue providing correct oracle prices. > > These two systems combined ensure every node performs well and allow users in the ecosystem to earn rewards while securing the network. > > **In conclusion:** > > Chainlink Network and its token will continue its developments in the next years as the demand for oracles increases across the crypto space. Its' progress in its tokenomics with the start of staking while simultaneously ensuring the performance of its nodes will be welcomed by users of the network. And as more and more chains support Chainlink, it won't be long until it'll be found everywhere in DeFi and other sectors. > > TLDR: LINK and its network is used in many sectors of crypto, is secure, scalable, and reliable, while its' tokenomics continue to progress. ***** Would you like to learn more? Check out the [Cointest archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive#wiki_Chainlink) to find submissions for other topics.

3sides2everyStory

> What are your thoughts about ETH/Alts/Altseason? I try to form my opinions on data as best I can (I'm just a dope on the internet) and my opinions on ALTs usually conflict with the tribal wish-casters and cult members in this sub. I think ALT season will happen as expected but I think it will come with a lot of surprising disappointments. I think a lot of the ETH Alts will disappoint this cycle. I also think a lot of the big, promising names from past cycles will disappoint as well. We're 15 months off of the cycle bottom and into the uptrend. If an ALT is still 85-95% away from it's ATH I expect it will struggle at best. I sold most of my big-name alts a while ago. I hold a fair amount of ETH but I've been shrinking my position (I do a lot of pair trading). I'll hold a good amount of ETH because it's a safe bet to go up. But ETH may take years to realize its promise. The fact that it requires L2s makes it complicated and problematic. It's expensive and cumbersome to use (I fucking hate using it). It may get better someday but my money won't wait around. I follow the users and the money flow. For all of its problems, Solana is winning the users and earning revenue. It's also getting the attention of big players because of usage metrics. I Hold ETH and a good amount of SOL but SOL's market cap is only about 20%-ish of ETH's. That gap will close simply because of usage metrics. They will both go up but I think SOL will do better on a percentage basis. I pair trade between ETH/SOL to increase both positions and at some point, I'll probably swap all or most of them for BTC. I'm not loyal to any investment. > Do you think that BTC combined with the ETF'S will dampen their price appreciation? I think the vast majority of people buying Bitcoin ETFs are not interested in ALTs. They want digital gold as a store of value. BlackRock's customers don't know or care about ALGO, ADA, LINK, MATIC, etc.. Different users, different investors. Larry Fink says his customers' interest in Ethereum ETF's are significantly lower than Bitcoin ETFs. If Ethereum ETFs do get approved I expect ETH will pump but the impact won't be the same. TLDR; I think ALT season will pump as expected with some surprising disappointments. This cycle I'm concentrated in BTC, ETH and SOL. I pair trade between them to grow my stacks. When the market gets frothy I'll swap most everything into BTC and cash, and buy the dips during the next bear. I do my best to follow the data. My money isn't loyal to any coin except Bitcoin

RelationshipEvery167

LINK loves to range before going to the next level of range

CointestMod

#Chainlink Pro-Arguments Below is a Chainlink pro-argument written by CreepToeCurrentSea. > Chainlink is a decentralized and open source Oracle network. Sergey Nazarov and Steve Ellis developed it in 2017. Chainlink's primary function is to act as a link between smart contracts on smart contracting platforms and external data sources, allowing smart contracts to securely access off-chain data feeds. In other words, it serves as a connection point between smart contracts and off-chain environments. Its native token LINK is used as a payment token as well as a work token. LINK is a payment token used to reward Chainlink node operators for providing Oracle services. As a work token, LINK can be staked as collateral by node operators to provide oracle services. > > # PROs > > **Unique Function** > > * As mentioned in the introduction, Chainlink serves as a link between smart contracts and off-chain environments. This means that Chainlink enables smart contracts to interact with real-world data and services that exist outside of blockchain networks, broadening the use-case and future potential of smart contracts beyond crypto and into the real world. It's also a very flexible system that can be configured so that Oracle networks can be made up of any combination of node operators and data providers, with different network parameters like update frequency, fee payment amounts, and so on. Instead of trying to be the next Bitcoin or the Ethereum Killer, Chainlink thrives on it's unique utilities and functions that it just acts as another layer in blockchain technology. > > **Various Use-Cases** > > * Chainlink has one of the best use cases in both crypto and in the real world. According to their website, its use cases include DeFi, Enterprise, Insurance, NFT, and Gaming. Social Implact. as well as Climate Markets. By acting as the omni-bridge of crypto, it enables real-world data to be transferred into blockchains/networks, and vice versa by allowing blockchains/networks to send information/data into real-world events. All of this occurs while remaining decentralized, tamper-resistant, and secure. > > **Staking** > > * Chainlink also provides a staking mechanism that "adds a new layer of cryptoeconomic security," according to their website. With this feature, network users can earn rewards for increasing the security guarantees and user assurances of Oracle services by backing them up with staked LINK tokens. As a result, the Chainlink network is more secure, participants are rewarded, and they can play an important role in the network's development. > > **Support for Web3** > > * Web3 is still a bit of a buzzword these days, as not many people understand it. Through their BUILD program, Chainlink assists Web3 projects by providing them with enhanced access to Chainlink services and technical support. This will benefit Chainlink in the long run as the future is likely to bring more technological advancements, as well as up and coming Web3 projects that require Chainlink's security and reliability. > > *Sources:* > > [*https://research.chain.link/whitepaper-v2.pdf*](https://research.chain.link/whitepaper-v2.pdf) > > [*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chainlink\_(blockchain)*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chainlink_(blockchain)) > > [*https://chain.link/use-cases*](https://chain.link/use-cases) > > [*https://chain.link/economics/staking*](https://chain.link/economics/staking) > > [*https://chain.link/economics/build-program*](https://chain.link/economics/build-program) > > [*https://consensys.github.io/blockchainSecurityDB/projects/chainlink/*](https://consensys.github.io/blockchainSecurityDB/projects/chainlink/) ***** Would you like to learn more? Check out the [Cointest archive](/r/CointestOfficial/wiki/cointest_archive#wiki_Chainlink) to find submissions for other topics.

deliciiouz

Well, bitcoin cash is almost dead. It is proofed that the real bitcoin is well accepted with etfs and all the stuff. the vision of bitcoin cash to surpass bitcoin as the „real bitcoin“ just died. forget about that coin. if you just think of reaching old ATHs there are better coins you could bet on. Personally I purely recommend LINK as a bluechip crypto, relatively high market cap (compared to the other x thousand coins). This will probably surpass its ath while the adoption is real. Oracles, CCIP, DECO, Tokenization, … for low market cap coins with higher risk I recommend to do your research about AI coins and gaming coins. But some of them already pumped, so dyor.

Jaded-Pineapple-5212

I will start off by saying, please don't give your money to anybody to invest for you. Secondly, a $2 profit on $70 just barely covers your trading fees, so it's not actually profit (only the exchange makes money in this case). You should learn trading basics (buy at support, sell at resistance, etc). EmperorBTC (on Twitter and Telegram) has easy-to-understand trading manuals that I used when I started learning. If you are looking to invest for retirement, then buy BTC. If you are looking to actually earn steady income to survive on, then you will have to look at a bit more volatile coins (NOT memes). Large caps like LINK, DOT, VET (as an example) and a few mid-caps, are a little more volatile than btc but wont dump as hard as micro-caps/memes. Good luck 😊

IAmSomewhatDamaged

Of course this sub is mostly all about Bitcoin, but good call on getting LINK. I hold a nice baggy of LINK myself 👌🏻

Abanikandy

It’s a long journey and there will be unlimited distractions along the way that will derail your path. There’s no way for you to trust one single anon (especially on Reddit) to help make the right decisions. My only advice is to make your portfolio in buckets. A long term position in bluechips that you don’t plan on selling for 3-5 years (yes you will make serious gains that you will likely round trip to the next cycle lows, this is normal): for me, there’s only 3 that are deserving of this criteria - LINK, ETH, BTC. The holy trinity. If you know, you know. As you make profits in your medium-term/shitcoin bags, profits should roll into these or into stables that you scale into these in the next bear market. Medium-term: this is strictly for the current bull cycle and the narratives attached to it that you think will do well or are interested in. These projects are still 90% vaporware (they don’t actually solve any problem in the long-term and the chart will likely be down 90% or more from the highs in 2-3 years). These are still some of the best investments to make currently for gains in the next year. Things like AI coins (TAO, FET, soon MOR), DePIN (decentralized physical infrastructure - Hivemapper, etc), restaking coins (research eigenlayer and related protocols). Don’t be caught bagholding these in the next bear market. Shitcoins/short-term gambles: a small % of your portfolio should in these for the mania part of the cycle. These can change on a weekly basis or sometimes the whole cycle. Funny memes, strong community, ponzi-like “utility”. Prepare to lose money on these bags but if you get lucky, you can make the most money of the 3 buckets. I chose APU for now.

jwz9904

poor LINK and DOT

Tropixgrows

Just curious, what are your thoughts on LINK now? I hold some and don't know whether to let it go or not.

UFONomura808

Same here along with LTO, CKB and LINK.

sauciestwaters

LINK has been shit, especially with the offloading by the team. Awful buy compared to all my plays lol. If you're not beating BTC there's no point in holding it. Lol

jwz9904

LINK can do with a push too

Prestigious-Twist372

BTC, ETH, LINK, ATOM Strong Maybe: SOL, ADA, DOT

DankShibe

Doge will last longer than ADA ICP ALGO DOT LINK

InfinityDoesSilph

BTC, ETH and LINK. The only 3 I’d consider holding for a longer time.

jotunck

My personal reservations regarding Chainlink are: - Chains can always build and launch their own oracles, you don't necessarily need to use Chainlink. - From what I heard Chainlink asks for quite a large sum of money to integrate, to the point where it could sometimes be cheaper to just build and run your own if you are an L1/L2. - The token will forever only have one use case, paying for Chainlink usage. - This also means that the higher $LINK gets, the more costly it gets to use Chainlink and the less attractive/competitive Chainlink becomes as an oracle.

tobogganhill

Maybe. Also DOT. I also should have included LINK.

Shrekworkwork

BTC ETH ADA ICP XMR ALGO DOT LINK. Disclosure: I only own 3 coins atm: FREN (an ADA memecoin), ICP, and GFI

NBAFromDowntown

LINK

Just4s

Hello, I'm new to crypto, I have a rookie question. I found about 30 USD in LINK in atomic wallet from a few years ago, I would like to transfer it to Solana in phantom wallet. What would be the best way of doing that? The problem is that I don't have any ETH for transaction fees.

MasterHaro

I don't understand exactly what help you are looking for, given that you haven't mentioned what your strategy is, whether it is short term, long term and what your ultimate goal is. It seems to me rather that you are looking for confirmation from other people, whether you have a well-potted portfolio, which hints to me that you have some doubt and you are not sure, and this is dangerous because it shows that you do not have an end goal if you doubt the decisions you have made. I don't mean to quibble, but that's just how I see things the way you asked your question I would say you have a pretty solid portfolio in the face of BTC, SOL, LINK, RNDR the rest are speculative in my opinion. Definitely if you don't have a plan you should make one. I would recommend you do some serious research on JUP. If you want real in depth information on Crypto I would advise you to search InvestAnswers on YouTube and X, James is one of the few who provide such information where you won't see it anywhere else and for free.

Despacit0

I just invested in ETH! Not sure about BNB though, not convinced about them. As for the tracking every crypto. I probably will only track the top 4 of my portfolio which are now BTC, ETH, SOL & LINK. The others are just pure speculation and hopefully they work out in the near future. I think the AI tokens will do well, maybe ill get rid of SHIB & DOT.

Despacit0

I think LINK is undervalued for what its currently doing. They seem to have a good team around the project. Im surprised no one is looking into it more.

Salvashunned

Got my alts loaded QNT AAVE ALGO ATOM LINK ETH

cardanianofthegalaxy

I'm always pleased to see LINK and GRT in a portfolio. Curious what convinced you to invest in DOT?

Monalisa85smile

I also own LINK and SOL. Quant is a pretty good project, too. Worth looking into. You need a lotto play or a speculative play. Mine is AMP. ACH or alchemy pay is good too. Not financial advice ofc :)

catchjas69

Ondo, FET,AKT, LINK. Was hoping EWT would do something but keeps disappointing.

Yougetwhat

15k BTC 15K ETH 5k SOL 5k LINK 5K AAVE 1k OCEAN 1K THETA 1K ANKR 1K ARWEAVE 0,5K MATIC 0,5K CKB

AdamFitri2005

MATIC and LINK are coins that should be doing good but are not

biba8163

> Any fool can make an Alt, and any fool will buy it. —Henry David Thoreau - Only 2 coins from the top 25 from January 2018 are in profit (BTC, ETH) - Only 6 coins out of 1,500+ coins from January 2018 are in profit (BTC, ETH, BNB, DOGE, LINK, AAVE) - Now you have 7,500+ coins and people think diversifying your portfolio with Alts that almost always lose money will somehow make them money

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PovasTheOne

LINK is doing considerably better than all the other coins you mentioned. XRP and Matic especially.

dgfu2727

LINK

Herox0102

i'm all in LINK,ADA,AVAX,DOT,SOL,GALA,FTM,TETHA,APT.

someone5352

I am debating on switching out FTM with either LINK or MANTRA to get into the RWA narrative tbh.

Benstarr10

Will Alt-Season ever come this cycle? I’m sitting on bags of ADA, DOT, LINK and ALGO - this were the coins that used to be shilled back in the days. These days I feel like the train has left the station and I will sit on these bags forever :)

ChronicLoser

“I feel like LINK has a lot of room to run.” Would you say that the token is more needed this bull run?

FractalMetaphors

LINK and literally hundreds of others. What makes LINK special in this regard? I remember the hype for it last bull run, a lot of talk but didn't end up moving much, especially since.

hamiltons_libido

Been holding MATIC, ADA, and LINK for about 3 years. Hoping it pays off soon!

Fabulous_Field9004

Well true but isn't it more inflated since reaching 50 dollars? I think more tokens are in circulation which would need it to reach a higher market cap to reach previous ATH I'm not denying LINK is a top project but it does feel like old news as new investors aren't buying it as much as previous bull run

Ok_Royal7470

Firstly, if that $700 is money that is important, I dont think you should invest it into crypto at all. But if you insist on investing it, I think going 1 of 2 routes would work for you. Those routes either are going with 1 specific coin or choosing multiple. It all depends on your risk appetite and goals. If you choose the former, i personally would DCA (dollar cost average) the full $700 into either BTC or ETH. ETH may be the better option in terms of profit, just because it hasnt even touched its all-time highs yet, so there's just much more room to grow. For the ladder, I would prioritize either ETH or BTC, putting $400 (57%) into 1 of those, ETH preferably, then putting $200 into another mid cap thats at least in the top 50, the remaining $100 i would also probably put in a mid cap, but maybe just a riskier one. A few examples for the $200 based on my own personal preference would be NEAR, LINK, AVAX. Cant think of any examples for the $100 but I wouldnt go too crazy with it, I personally dont like memecoins but if you want something risky by all means, go with something like WIF, PEPE, SHIB, idk i dont do memecoins. Take every word I say with a grain of salt, though. I personally dont think you should invest it at all unless you can continue investing without ever needing the money.

Outra_Coisa

Can't tell much about REQ and FOR. VOXEL looked good when I looked at it, but looked expensive by then, might be worth revisiting. OCEAN is a monster, and a must have IMO. Specially after their anounced merger with FET and AGIX, there's now a clear market leader on AI, the same way that there's one in oracles with LINK. I also have been growing my interest on the Bitcoin L2 space with STX (Stacks) as an OG token worth revisiting and some cool emerging ones like BEVM and LBIT.

Fabulous_Field9004

LINK didnt move much the last few months + it has lower upside than these lower caps

interfoldbake

what about Chainlink? LINK is the real underpinning of RWA

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bubicaa

ppl again gonna miss LINK, so sad

greenmansavinglives

Not financial advice, but don't marry your alt coin bags. They have some hype. Then it dies. Very few carry it for a long time. I lost ridiculous amounts on DOT and LINK last cycle. Sold out of those and into ETH and some other shitcoins and that performed much better than DOT (LINK kinda redeemed itself a bit).

Hsiang7

Anyone else rapidly losing faith in alt coins? Seems like every single alt either goes to shit, or rumors will spread about the project and everyone rushes to cash out, crashing the price and contributes to the actual downfall of the project. Everyone is so reactionary in crypto..... Even though I've made gains of projects like Solana and ETH, the amount I've lost due to seemingly legitimate projects like Celsius and Luna pretty much cancels that out. Only BTC and SOL from my holdings have really recovered in this "bull run". ETH is somewhat recovered, but still nowhere near where it was last bull run. I had made a profit on KCS, but now with rumors about Kucoin going down circulating people are selling off in mass out of fear, pretty much wiping out my gains in KCS. The rest of my alts like VET, ADA and LINK have never recovered even back to even my average buy price, and I'm starting to doubt why ever will. Sold most of my alts at a loss now, and considering selling ADA too since I don't know if it will ever actually recover. Seems like only BTC is a good bet now.....

Older_invester

50%BTC 25%ETH 20%MATIC/LINK 5%low cap altcoins