The Chainlink rally tied to the Bottomline–SWIFT deal pushed LINK to $13.64, representing a roughly 6.8% gain over 24 hours while open interest on LINK contracts reached $784 million.
Bitcoin is trading below $80,000, down about 1% after an August rally that delivered more than 20% gains in the past 30 days; it has been rejected twice at $82,000 recently and remains below the 50-week moving average near $81,000.
Chainlink’s LINK token rose to $13.64 on Monday, its highest level since January 18, representing roughly a 6.8% increase over the prior 24 hours. Open interest on LINK contracts reached an 11-month high of $784 million.
LINK earlier hit an eight-month high after Bottomline tapped Chainlink to connect more than 600 banks to blockchain settlement. Bottomline will connect its existing systems to public and private blockchains through Chainlink’s infrastructure and Bottomline serves roughly 1,200 financial institutions and 10,000 businesses worldwide.
Two existing Chainlink products performed the work. CCIP has been live since July 2023 and spans more than 60 blockchains.
Bottomline is described as a top-three SWIFT services provider that handles payments automation and treasury management for more than 600 banks. It serves roughly 1,200 financial institutions and 10,000 businesses worldwide. Bottomline will connect its existing systems to public and private blockchains through Chainlink’s infrastructure. Two existing Chainlink products do the work.
ISO 20022 adoption reached 97% since the November 2025 switchover. SWIFT tested Chainlink in 2023 with Citi and BNY Mellon moving tokenized assets onto Ethereum’s Sepolia testnet. CCIP has been live since July 2023 and spans more than 60 blockchains. The Chainlink Runtime Environment coordinates “payment workflows end-to-end” and handles routing and confirmations along the way. Investors are watching fresh inflation data and the Federal Reserve’s September 16 rate decision.
Bottomline will connect its existing systems to public and private blockchains through Chainlink’s infrastructure. Two existing Chainlink products are reported to perform that work. The Chainlink Runtime Environment coordinates “payment workflows end-to-end” and handles routing and confirmations along the way. These statements describe the components of Chainlink’s infrastructure involved in the Bottomline integration.
The Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) has been live since July 2023 and spans more than 60 blockchains. SWIFT tested Chainlink in 2023 with Citi and BNY Mellon moving tokenized assets onto Ethereum’s Sepolia testnet. ISO 20022 adoption reached 97% since the November 2025 switchover. These items outline connectivity, interoperability testing, and messaging standard adoption mentioned in the reported developments.
The paragraphs above list the Chainlink infrastructure elements, interoperability tests, and standards adoption described in the material. No further technical explanations or speculation are included here.
Investors are watching fresh inflation data and the Federal Reserve’s rate decision scheduled for September 16. The reporting notes those two items as current macroeconomic factors under observation. No additional macroeconomic figures were included in the report.
In summary, fresh inflation data and the Fed’s September 16 decision were noted in recent market coverage. The report did not provide further macroeconomic detail.
