Chainlink (LINK) now powers the betting markets behind the 2026 World Cup. Yet, its token trades near $7.94, close to 90-day lows.

The disconnect highlights a familiar pattern in crypto. Real-world use of Chainlink’s network is rising, while LINK’s price remains tied to sentiment across the wider market.

Chainlink Powers the World Cup’s Betting Rails

Chainlink provides oracle infrastructure that feeds real-world data, such as match results, onto blockchains. Prediction markets use that data to automatically settle bets.

ADI Predictstreet became the tournament’s first official prediction-market partner, and it runs on Chainlink oracles. Myriad, backed by Tom Lee and ConsenSys, settles more than 75 World Cup contracts…