Chainlink Staking Pool Hits $600M Capacity Just Hours After Expanding Program
• Chainlink's expanded staking program hits limit of $600M in staked LINK tokens just 6 hours after early access period opens
• Over 32.8 million LINK staked in first 30 minutes, hitting new higher capacity of 40.875 million LINK in community pool
• LINK token price jumps 12% to $16.72 in response
• Total staking pool capacity now 45 million LINK, increased from 25 million in previous version
• Chainlink says staking enhances security, supports growth of oracle services, and enables participants to earn rewards