Chainlink trades near $8.92 as Mastercard gateway debuts, bears still in control

Chainlink (LINK) is trading around $8.92 after falling about 9.7% over the past seven days, while price held a 24-hour band between $8.81 and $9.06. A Mastercard partnership rolling out a fiat-to-crypto routing gateway has renewed attention on adoption, but key levels remain $9.02 resistance and $8.85 support with the broader trend still bearish.