LINK is trading close to $8.70 after United Stables integrated Chainlink’s Data Feeds and Proof of Reserve to support its $1 billion U stablecoin. Traders are now watching key price levels for the next move.
In today’s Chainlink update, LINK sits around $8.60, down roughly 1.5% over the past day, following confirmation that United Stables has adopted Chainlink’s full infrastructure stack—including Data Feeds, Proof of Reserve, and a planned rollout of the Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). This comes as the U stablecoin surpasses $1 billion in circulating supply.
The development positions Chainlink as a key settlement layer for a stablecoin already handling more than $2.5 billion in daily volume. Market participants are now assessing whether this added utility can push LINK beyond its current resistance zone.
United Stables said the integration followed a security review that uncovered issues such as fragmented liquidity, unreliable pricing, and vulnerabilities in existing bridge systems. Chainlink Data Feeds now provide decentralized pricing across over 20 lending protocols tied to U, while Proof of Reserve allows users to verify collateral on-chain—including cash, USDC, USDT, and USD1 held in segregated accounts.
CEO Athena said the upgrade enables institutions and DeFi platforms to access verified pricing data and independently confirm the stablecoin’s backing at any time. CCIP functionality for cross-chain transfers is planned but not yet live.
Over the last 24 hours, LINK has traded between $8.29 and $8.76, based on Binance Square data. The 4-hour chart remains bullish, while the 1-hour timeframe is neutral—suggesting steady but not accelerating momentum. Trading volume exceeded $178 million, pointing to active buying interest.
Technically, support is established between $8.10 and $8.25, a zone buyers have repeatedly defended. Resistance sits around $8.65 and $8.80, where LINK is currently testing following the United Stables news.
Three scenarios stand out:
In a bullish case, sustained volume and a 4-hour close above $8.65 could drive a move toward the $9.00 psychological level, with further upside possible if institutional demand continues to build.
In a base case, LINK may trade sideways between $8.30 and $8.65 as the market digests the news without fresh catalysts.
In a bearish case, a daily close below $8.10 would weaken the structure and could send the price back toward $7.80, particularly if institutional flows begin to shift.
The broader takeaway from this development is that infrastructure solving cross-chain fragmentation continues to gain adoption. However, with LINK’s fully diluted valuation already above $6.4 billion, upside potential for new entrants may be more limited compared to earlier cycles.
As a result, attention is increasingly shifting toward early-stage infrastructure projects during periods of consolidation. One example is LiquidChain ($LIQUID), a Layer 3 protocol aiming to unify liquidity across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana within a single execution environment.
Its architecture includes a unified liquidity layer, single-step execution, verifiable settlement, and a deploy-once model that enables developers to build across multiple ecosystems without redeployment. The presale is currently priced at $0.01482 per token, with more than $915,000 raised so far.
