Bitwise LINK ETF officially launched, Chainlink price may surge to $15

January 15 News, as Bitwise launches its Chainlink spot ETF, LINK price has been operating near the upper end of its recent consolidation range, and the market is closely watching whether it has the momentum to break upward. Currently, LINK is around $13.84, with a slight intraday pullback of about 1.5%. Although short-term pressure exists, from a longer time frame, LINK has still gained approximately 3.7% over the past week and has increased by over 8% in the past month, showing a moderate upward trend rather than a rapid surge.

From trading behavior observations, market sentiment remains relatively restrained. Spot trading volume has fallen back to about $618 million, a slight decrease of approximately 0.4%. The derivatives market has also cooled down, with futures trading volume and open interest both experiencing slight declines. This synchronized decline typically indicates traders are reducing leverage exposure and prefer to wait for confirmation of direction rather than actively adding positions.

On the fundamentals side, Bitwise’s Chainlink ETF is viewed as a phased positive development. The product is backed by physical LINK tokens, utilizing compliant custody and traditional financial system fund management structures, lowering the operational threshold for institutions and advisors to gain LINK exposure. Although initial capital inflow was limited, such tools often have a lagging effect; over time, they may improve liquidity structures and buffer selling pressure during market pullbacks.

In addition to the ETF, Chainlink has recently released positive signals on compliance and technology fronts. In the draft legislation for digital assets in the U.S., LINK has been included in a more clearly defined regulatory framework discussion, which helps reduce long-term policy uncertainty. Meanwhile, Chainlink’s newly launched Confidential Compute feature, aimed at enterprise and institutional scenarios, supports off-chain privacy computing and on-chain settlement, providing new opportunities for its application in real-world business.

Technically, LINK remains in a typical consolidation phase. The price stays within the $13.00 to $14.20 range, with limited candlestick volatility, indicating a temporary stalemate between bulls and bears. The Bollinger Bands are noticeably narrowing, suggesting low volatility may be nearing an end. Momentum indicators remain neutral to slightly bullish, with RSI around 58, not yet entering overbought territory.

Key support levels are concentrated around $13.00 to $13.20; as long as the daily chart holds steady, this structure remains valid. A confirmed break below $13 could see the price retest near $12.80. On the upside, resistance is mainly at $14.00 to $14.20; a volume breakout above this range could allow LINK to test the $15.00 level, and market attention to the subsequent trend continues to heat up.