LINK vs XMR
Chainlink and Monero compared on trend status, technical signal, hype risk and 90-day performance, LINK against XMR. Measurements only: this page does not rank LINK above XMR or the other way round.
Chainlink and Monero are compared here measure by measure — size, turnover, momentum, trending reach and risk. They were paired under the "similar market value" rule rather than chosen by hand — LINK against XMR, rebuilt every night.
LINK leads on 5 of the 16 measures and XMR on 4. That count is not a recommendation to buy LINK or XMR: the measures pull in different directions, and a higher hype-risk score is a warning rather than a win.
Hype risk side by side
LINK against XMR, measure by measure
Rebuilt from the data on September 23, 2026
| Measure | LINK | XMR | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market capitalisation Larger is the bigger market | $9.80B | $10.66B | XMR |
| Market-cap rank Lower number is higher up | #15 | #13 | XMR |
| Price Not comparable without supply | $13.10 | $566.80 | n/a |
| 24-hour volume Traded value in the last day | $597.3M | $159.3M | LINK |
| Volume / market cap Turnover relative to size | 0.061 | 0.015 | LINK |
| 24-hour change | -0.8% | -4.2% | LINK |
| 7-day change | +19.6% | +13.4% | LINK |
| 30-day change | +12.9% | +34.1% | XMR |
| 90-day change From daily closes | +75.7% | – | n/a |
| Trending position Today's global order | #29 | – | n/a |
| Countries trending in National feeds, 43 markets | 6 | 0 | LINK |
| Days on the list Consecutive days | 2 | – | n/a |
| Signal strength Share of checks passed | 80% | – | n/a |
| RSI (14) Above 70 is stretched | 65 | – | n/a |
| From 52-week high Closer to zero is nearer the peak | -44.2% | – | n/a |
| Hype risk Lower is calmer, not better | 18/100 | 17/100 | XMR |
What the numbers say
13 facts from today's collection
By market capitalisation the gap is 1.1x: XMR at $10.66B, LINK at $9.80B.
Rank 15 for LINK, rank 13 for XMR — the distance between them is 2 positions.
At $566.80 per coin, XMR is 43.3x the unit price of LINK at $13.10; market value is the comparable figure.
Volume over 24 hours reads $597.3M for LINK and $159.3M for XMR, a 3.8x difference in traded value.
6.1% of LINK's market value traded in the last 24 hours, against 1.5% for XMR.
On the 24 hours window the readings are -0.8% and -4.2% respectively, favouring LINK.
Across seven days, Chainlink (+19.6%) outpaced Monero (+13.4%).
Over thirty days XMR moved +34.1% and LINK +12.9%, a spread of 21.2 points.
Search and page-view interest currently favours LINK, ranked 29; XMR draws none of it.
Chainlink shows up on 6 national trending lists today, Monero on 0.
Low hype risk for LINK (18) sits next to Low for XMR (17).
No category is shared here — Chainlink is classified as DeFi, Real-world assets, Oracles and Monero as Layer 1 chains, Privacy coins.
The archive holds 0 trending days for Chainlink and 2 for Monero.
Questions about this pair
Answered from the same daily data
Which of LINK and XMR is trending today?
Chainlink is trending at position 29 today, and the other side of the LINK/XMR pair is on no trending feed at all. The list that ranks LINK and XMR is rebuilt every day at 00:35 UTC.
Is LINK bigger than XMR?
Monero is larger, at $10.66B of market value against $9.80B — 1.1x the size.
What does the daily signal say about LINK and XMR?
LINK or XMR does not have enough daily price history for the technical checklist yet, so no signal is shown for that side.
Which one carries more hype risk?
Chainlink scores 18/100 against 17 for Monero. The score behind both the LINK and XMR figures combines recent price change, turnover, size, days on the list, RSI and exchange coverage.
Does this page say whether to buy LINK or XMR?
No. Every figure here measures one thing about LINK and XMR — size, turnover, momentum, trending reach, risk — and the measures often disagree. Nothing on this page is financial advice about LINK, XMR or any other coin, and none of it forecasts a price.