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Chainlink and PEPE log largest exchange outflows in months

Chainlink and PEPE log largest exchange outflows in months

Santiment said 1.26 million LINK and 4.54 trillion PEPE left exchanges in 24 hours, tightening near-term sellable supply as traders track institutional adoption and a possible PEPE ETF decision.

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Fact Check
The claim is directly corroborated by its originating primary source. Santiment's own X post (@SantimentData, 2026-08-04) states Chainlink had 1.26M LINK in net exchange outflows in 24 hours, the largest daily outflow since June 29th, and explicitly ties in DTCC tokenized US securities processing and CCIP expansion across institutional networks. The two secondary news outlets (CryptoPotato, BlockchainReporter/Cryptorank) both attribute the figure to the same Santiment data, showing consistent chain of sourcing with no conflicting figures. The only nuance is that these are analytics/data-provider claims rather than independently audited numbers, but the reported figure and framing match exactly across all sources.
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Summary

Chainlink and PEPE logged their largest daily exchange outflows in months, with 1.26 million LINK worth $10.3 million leaving platforms in 24 hours, the biggest withdrawal since June 29, and 4.54 trillion PEPE exiting exchanges, the largest since Nov. 14, 2024. Santiment said the moves reduce the supply readily available for sale and may ease near-term selling pressure, while noting that lower exchange balances alone do not ensure price gains. The LINK move also comes against a backdrop of institutional usage and infrastructure developments, including the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation's earlier inclusion of Chainlink among technology providers and broader support for its Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, or CCIP, across networks such as Canton and Robinhood Chain. For PEPE, the firm said traders are watching a possible ETF decision and rotation in the memecoin market.

Terms & Concepts
  • exchange outflows: Net withdrawals of tokens from trading platforms, often watched as a sign that less supply is immediately available for sale.
  • CCIP: Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, designed to connect different networks for blockchain messaging and transfers.
  • memecoin: A token whose market activity is driven largely by internet culture, community attention and speculative trading.