Can the Chainlink-Mastercard partnership reverse LINK’s bear trend?
The post Can the Chainlink-Mastercard partnership reverse LINK’s bear trend? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Chainlink (LINK) trades near $8.92 with a 7-day drop of ~9.7%. Mastercard deal boosts adoption, but the trend stays technically bearish. The $9.02 resistance and $8.85 support define the next move. Chainlink has remained in a persistent downtrend over recent weeks, falling roughly 9.7% over the past seven days and about 43.8% over the past year. The token is currently trading near $8.92, holding within a tight 24-hour range between $8.81 and $9.06. Although short-term price action shows a modest recovery of around 1% over the past 24 hours, the broader trend remains under pressure. Against this backdrop, a new partnership with Mastercard has drawn attention from traders and institutional participants. The partnership introduces a fiat-to-crypto gateway designed to route traditional card payments directly into on-chain protocols. The system allows Mastercard’s global user ba