See exactly what a $1,000 investment in Chainlink on 1 January 2021 would be worth today — and when you should have sold.
If you had invested $1,000 in Chainlink on 1 January 2021, you would have bought at around $11 per LINK. The coin went on to reach its all-time high of approximately $52 in May 2021. The chart below shows exactly what that investment is worth at today's price.
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The exact figure updates automatically with LINK's current price and is shown in the chart above. Chainlink started 2021 at around $11 and reached $52 by May 2021.
Chainlink's 2021 gains were driven by the explosive growth of DeFi, which relies heavily on Chainlink's oracle services. As DeFi TVL grew from $15bn to over $100bn in 2021, demand for LINK increased significantly.
All price data is sourced from Yahoo Finance using weekly closing prices. Results are historical and for informational purposes only.
Chainlink recovered from its 2022 lows but has not returned to its May 2021 all-time high as of 2025. The chart shows the full journey from January 2021 to today.
Chainlink (LINK) is available on Coinbase, Kraken, and Binance.
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