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LINK neared $30 in Asian morning hours Friday, data shows, with open interest (OI) on the token’s futures zooming to record highs above $860 million.

The project purchased another $1 million worth of LINK late Thursday, data shows, for the second straight day.

LINK is now World Liberty Financial’s fourth-largest holding after ether (ETH), bitcoin (BTC) and tether (USDT).

LINK neared $30 in Asian morning hours Friday, data shows, with open interest (OI) on the token’s futures zooming to record highs above $860 million.

Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial just increased its holdings of Chainlink’s LINK token.#ChainCoin

The project purchased another $1 million worth of LINK late Thursday, data shows, for the second straight day, increasing its LINK stash to $2 million worth of tokens. It additionally brought $246,000 worth of Aave’s AAVE, taking total token holdings to $1.2 million.

Trump's World Liberty(@worldlibertyfi) bought 37,052 $LINK($1M) at $27 and 685 $AAVE($246.7K) at $360 again.

$CHESS

Since Nov 30, #WorldLiberty has spent:

30M $USDC to buy 8,105 $ETH at $3,701;

10M $USDC to buy 103 $cbBTC at $97,181;

2M $USDC to buy 78,387 $LINK at $25.5;

1.25M… pic.twitter.com/l9nnv9Ry94

— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) December 13, 2024

LINK is now World Liberty Financial’s fourth-largest holding after ether (ETH), bitcoin (BTC) and tether (USDT).