Chainlink Whales Now Control 46% of Total LINK Supply, Supply Squeeze Coming?

Chainlink whales aren’t slowing down in accumulating $LINK tokens. Over the past month alone, large holders bought another 32.93 million $LINK, pushing their combined holdings to nearly 46% of the token’s total supply. At the same time, spot $LINK ETFs now control almost 1.6% of supply, while the Chainlink Reserve has surged above 3.55 million $LINK.

With this massive accumulation, traders are now wondering if a major Chainlink breakout is coming.

Chainlink Whales Now Control 46% of Total $LINK Supply

According to Santiment, a market intelligence platform wallet holding between 100,000 and 10 million Chainlink accumulated another 32.93 million $LINK over the past month, marking a 7.7% increase in holdings.

Their combined holdings have now climbed to a record 461 million $LINK. With Chainlink’s total supply capped at 1 billion $LINK, these whales now control nearly 46% of the entire circulating supply.

Santiment noted that these whales usually accumulate during weak market conditions instead of chasing price rallies. Throughout Q1 2026, while $LINK traded sideways near multi-month lows, large holders steadily absorbed supply from the market.

This growing accumulation is reducing the amount of $LINK available on exchanges, creating early signs of a potential supply squeeze if market demand continues rising.

$LINK ETFs and Institutional Demand Continue Growing

Institutional demand is also rising alongside whale accumulation. On May 7, Grayscale’s spot Chainlink ETF recorded approximately $878K in net inflows, pushing total assets under management to $92.54 million.

The two spot $LINK ETFs currently available now hold nearly 1.58% of Chainlink’s total market capitalization.

While ETF inflows have slowed slightly in recent weeks, institutional exposure to $LINK continues expanding steadily.

Chainlink Reserve Triples Since Launch

Another major bullish development comes from Chainlink’s growing reserve holdings.

The Chainlink Reserve recently added another 119,241 $LINK, worth approximately $1.1 million, bringing total holdings to over 3.55 million $LINK.

The reserve has now tripled since launching in August 2025:

• Around 1 million $LINK at launch
• 1.4 million by January 2026
• 2.17 million by February
• Above 3.55 million currently

Chainlink ($LINK) Price Outlook

From a technical perspective, crypto analyst Jonathan Carter noted that $LINK is currently consolidating inside a symmetrical triangle pattern on the weekly chart.

$LINK is currently testing key lower support levels as price continues compressing between higher lows and lower highs. According to Carter, a confirmed breakout could first push $LINK toward the $11.50 level, with stronger momentum potentially extending the rally toward $22.00.

In a highly bullish market scenario, Carter believes $LINK could eventually climb as high as $48 if broader crypto market momentum remains strong.

Meanwhile, CoinGlass data shows $LINK open interest rose 5.2% to nearly $444.52 million, signaling growing derivatives activity and improving trader confidence.