A day earlier, the ETF accumulated 88,661 $LINK in one day, valued at approximately $1.34 million.
Furthermore, the fund had also received 177,210 $LINK worth roughly $2.27 million one week earlier and another 203,810 $LINK, valued near $2.40 million, two weeks earlier.
In total, the transactions combined brought September accumulation to at roughly 629,100 $LINK, worth approximately $8.37 million.
Bitwise brings staking into the ETF story
Additionally, the institutional activity expanded beyond Grayscale after Bitwise filed a new SEC prospectus for its Chainlink ETF.
This filing involved plans to allocate 20% of the fund’s $LINK holdings towards staking.
The strategy, as a result, would add a staking element alongside the underlying exposure of the ETF to Chainlink.
Chainlink reaches more than 600 banks
Aside from the ETF story, Bottomline initiated Global Pay Connect, utilizing the Chainlink ecosystem, expanding blockchain-based settlement usage across its banking network.
In fact, Bottomline is ranked among the world’s largest SWIFT service providers, serving more than 600 banks.
Additionally, its network also handled over $16 trillion in payments annually, giving the launch substantially traditional-finance reach.
More importantly, the launch will integrate blockchain capabilities without requiring banks to leave their existing systems.
$LINK hits 2026 high, then retreats
Chainlink’s price reflected the broader structural recovery before encountering a rejection at its 2026 high.
Notably, the weekly timeframe chart showed $LINK reaching $15.80 before retracing toward $14.43 as of reporting time.
The price, however, remained above the crucial $13.75 support level following its latest impulse move from the lower support region.
It is also worth noting that the rejection made $15.80 the immediate level separating the current recovery from another potential price advance.
A strong weekly close above the $15.80 level could expose the next resistance around the $17.63 region before challenging the psychological $20 level.
Alternatively, an extended retracement below the $13.75 support could shift attention toward the deeper $11.18 support area.
Final Summary
- Grayscale and Bitwise increased their institutional $LINK exposure as Chainlink pushed deeper into traditional finance.
- $LINK could extend its weekly recovery in case buyers counter the retracement and reclaim the $15.80 yearly high.
