Pacific Meta partnership on October 16: What it means for the Chainlink price

Published on 10/19/2026 at 13:00 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Pacific Meta adopts CCIP and ACE for Japan's institutions on October 16. The Chainlink price is 12.69 USD on October 16, 2026, down 4.61 percent.

Institutional tokenization expands

Pacific Meta selected two Chainlink tools for Japanese institutions.
LINK spot funds recorded 12,157 USD in net inflows on October 15, 2026.
The Chainlink price stands at 12.69 USD as of October 16, 2026, 4.61 percent below the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026.

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Chainlink (LINK) entered a strategic partnership with Japan's Pacific Meta on October 16, 2026, covering institutional tokenization and compliance infrastructure. The Chainlink price is 12.69 USD as of October 16, 2026, down 4.61 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026.

Pacific Meta targets Japan on October 16, 2026

According to Crypto Economy, Chainlink Labs and Tokyo-based Pacific Meta announced the partnership on October 16, 2026. Pacific Meta adopted Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol, or CCIP, as its preferred system for moving data and assets between blockchains.

The agreement also placed Chainlink's Automated Compliance Engine, or ACE, in Pacific Meta's partner marketplace, according to KuCoin. The companies said the October 16, 2026, initiative is aimed at asset tokenization, on-chain identity and compliance services for Japanese institutions.

LINK funds report 12,157 USD on October 15, 2026

Spot LINK funds recorded net inflows of 12,157 USD on October 15, 2026, after two consecutive days with flat flows, TokenPost reported. Bitwise's CLNK recorded 456,396 USD of inflows, while Grayscale's GLNK posted 444,240 USD of outflows on that date.

The same report put cumulative net inflows at 179.63 million USD and total net assets at 222.78 million USD on October 15, 2026. These funds hold LINK directly and trade on stock exchanges, making their flow figures distinct from activity on the Chainlink network.

LINK trades at 12.69 USD on October 16, 2026

According to Investing.com, LINK trades at 12.69 USD as of October 16, 2026, down 4.61 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026. The daily high is 13.37 USD and the daily low (UTC day) is 12.11 USD. Market capitalization is 9.48 billion USD, ranking Chainlink 13th, while 24-hour volume is 508.42 million USD and circulating supply is 748.10 million LINK.