{"id":132742,"date":"2026-08-15T10:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=132742"},"modified":"2026-08-15T10:37:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T10:37:25","slug":"chainlink-link-is-breaking-out-bitcoin-btc-sluggish-at-63k-weekend-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=132742","title":{"rendered":"Chainlink (LINK) Is Breaking Out, Bitcoin (BTC) Sluggish at $63K: Weekend Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Bitcoin\u2019s week-long correction drove the asset to a new local low of $62,500, where it finally found some support and now sits at around $63,000.<\/p>\n<p>Most larger-cap alts have experienced little to no volatility on a 24-hour scale, aside from LINK and WLFI, both of which are up by over 5%.<\/p>\n<h2>BTC Calms at $63K<\/h2>\n<p>After a very stagnant previous weekend, bitcoin <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/3-altcoins-post-double-digit-gains-as-bitcoin-btc-reclaims-65k-market-watch\/\">tried to break out<\/a> on Monday morning, but it was immediately halted at $65,400. This was the second rejection at that level in the past three days. However, this one was more violent as BTC dipped to $62,800 within hours.<\/p>\n<p>It tried to bounce off twice, but it was stopped at $64,400. Each subsequent leg down was more painful than the previous. The bears took complete control of the market by mid-week, and the selling pressure intensified in the following days. The culmination took place on Friday when BTC <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/bitcoin-hits-10-day-low-despite-positive-cpi-data-as-strategy-keeps-selling-weekly-crypto-recap\/\">slumped<\/a> to $62,500 for the first time in 10-11 days.<\/p>\n<p>It finally bounced off in the following hour, but it was stopped at $63,200 and now struggles at $63,000. Its market capitalization has stalled at $1.260 trillion on CG, while its dominance over the alts, which peaked at 57.3% earlier this week, is now down to under 57%.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1445892\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1445892\" style=\"width: 1835px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BTCUSD-August-15.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1445892 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BTCUSD-August-15.png\" alt=\"BTCUSD August 15. Source: TradingView\" width=\"1835\" height=\"917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BTCUSD-August-15.png 1835w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BTCUSD-August-15-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BTCUSD-August-15-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BTCUSD-August-15-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BTCUSD-August-15-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BTCUSD-August-15-90x45.png 90w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BTCUSD-August-15-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BTCUSD-August-15-1600x800.png 1600w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BTCUSD-August-15-1400x700.png 1400w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BTCUSD-August-15-1200x600.png 1200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BTCUSD-August-15-1000x500.png 1000w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BTCUSD-August-15-900x450.png 900w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BTCUSD-August-15-800x400.png 800w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BTCUSD-August-15-700x350.png 700w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BTCUSD-August-15-600x300.png 600w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BTCUSD-August-15-500x250.png 500w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BTCUSD-August-15-400x200.png 400w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BTCUSD-August-15-200x100.png 200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BTCUSD-August-15-100x50.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1835px) 100vw, 1835px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1445892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BTCUSD August 15. Source: TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>LINK Tries to Break Out<\/h2>\n<p>Analysts <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/chainlink-link-flashes-a-rare-signal-linked-to-triple-digit-rallies\/\">have been quite optimistic<\/a> about LINK\u2019s future lately, often predicting massive rallies. The first breakout attempt has taken place as the asset is up by over 5% daily and has reclaimed the $9 support. WLFI is the only other notable gainer from the larger caps, while UNI has dumped by 5%.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, XRP, SOL, TRX, HYPE, and RAIN are slightly in the red, while ETH, BNB, and DOGE have marked insignificant gains.<\/p>\n<p>VELVET has entered the top 100 alts. It has soared by 25% daily and by roughly 150% in the past week. ETHFI follows suit, surging by 12% daily. OKB completes the top 3 price gainer club with a 6.5% jump.<\/p>\n<p>The total crypto market cap is down to under $2.230 trillion on CG.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1445893\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1445893\" style=\"width: 1885px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-15-131704.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1445893 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-15-131704.png\" alt=\"Cryptocurrency Market Overview August 15. Source: QuantifyCrypto\" width=\"1885\" height=\"818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-15-131704.png 1885w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-15-131704-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-15-131704-1024x444.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-15-131704-768x333.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-15-131704-1536x667.png 1536w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-15-131704-90x39.png 90w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-15-131704-150x65.png 150w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-15-131704-1600x694.png 1600w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-15-131704-1400x608.png 1400w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-15-131704-1200x521.png 1200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-15-131704-1000x434.png 1000w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-15-131704-900x391.png 900w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-15-131704-800x347.png 800w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-15-131704-700x304.png 700w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-15-131704-600x260.png 600w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-15-131704-500x217.png 500w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-15-131704-400x174.png 400w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-15-131704-200x87.png 200w, https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-15-131704-100x43.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1885px) 100vw, 1885px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1445893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cryptocurrency Market Overview August 15. Source: QuantifyCrypto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/chainlink-link-is-breaking-out-bitcoin-btc-sluggish-at-63k-weekend-watch\/\">Chainlink (LINK) Is Breaking Out, Bitcoin (BTC) Sluggish at $63K: Weekend Watch<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptopotato.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin\u2019s week-long correction drove the asset to a new local low of $62,500, where it finally found some support and now sits at around $63,000. Most larger-cap alts have experienced little to no volatility on a 24-hour scale, aside from LINK and WLFI, both of which are up by over 5%. 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