Tagged: oracles

May 25, 2021 @ 7:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Augur (REP), the developers of a decentralized prediction markets platform, have announced the launch of Augur Turbo— which is the world’s only “fast-resolving, easy-to-use, decentralized betting platform” that reportedly comes with daily markets for sports, crypto, politics, and current events. The Augur… Read More

May 14, 2021 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Decentralized Oracle network provider Chainlink (LINK) recently announced that its Bug Bounty Program has now been extended to the Immunefi platform, serving as a key opportunity to financially support their open-source development community while “improving the robustness of the Chainlink Network.” If you’re interested in… Read More

May 14, 2021 @ 1:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Contrary to “widespread” misconception, blockchain, distributed ledger technology (DLT) platforms and smart contracts are able to make calls to external web services, Dr. Joshua Ellul explains in an update shared with Crowdfund Insider. Dr. Joshua Ellul, Chairman of Malta Digital Innovation Authority; Expert Evaluator at… Read More

May 6, 2021 @ 8:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainlink (LINK), a provider of decentralized Oracle networks, has teamed up with the UNICEF Innovation Fund in order to support blockchain-powered applications in emerging markets. The Chainlink Community Grant Program offers financial resources to development teams and researchers that are creating a “more functional, accessible,… Read More

April 24, 2021 @ 12:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PARSIQ, the blockchain monitoring and workflow automation platform that acts as a “multi-level” bridge between blockchain networks and off-chain apps, revealed that it has integrated Chainlink’s price feeds “live” on Binance Smart Chain (BSC). PARSIQ confirmed in a release shared with CI that they introduced… Read More

April 16, 2021 @ 5:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Chainlink (LINK), the leading decentralized Oracle Network provider, has published a whitepaper titled, Chainlink 2.0: Next Steps in the Evolution of Decentralized Oracle Networks. Released on April 15, 2021, the paper notes that the team has a vision for the “evolution” of… Read More

March 28, 2021 @ 2:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Chainlink (LINK), the developers of decentralized Oracle networks, recently revealed that Hack.bg has received a Grant for performing native Integrations of Chainlink on Terra. The Chainlink Community Grant Program offers key financial resources to various development teams and researchers creating a “more… Read More

March 14, 2021 @ 10:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainlink notes in a blog post that “secure, up-to-date” price data is the “centerpiece” of many financial applications. This data is regularly used to initiate transactions and “derive” various other instruments and products, particularly in decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, Chainlink explained. The decentralized Oracle network… Read More

March 3, 2021 @ 10:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wolfram Blockchain Labs will reportedly be integrating Tezos (XTZ) into the Wolfram Language and Wolfram|Alpha. Wolfram Blockchain Labs (WBL) and TQ Tezos recently confirmed the integration of Tezos to WBL’s distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform. The Tezos blockchain is now “fully integrated” into the Wolfram… Read More

February 2, 2021 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Decentralized Oracle network developer Chainlink (LINK) has joined the UNESCO Global Education Coalition in order to advance or promote smart contract education internationally. Chainlink confirmed on January 29, 2021 that it has now joined the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Global Education… Read More

January 23, 2021 @ 1:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Decentralized Oracle network developer Chainlink (LINK) has announced that Vulcan Link received a grant to integrate Chainlink on the SKALE Network, which is a “fully” decentralized Ethereum compatible Layer-2 (proof-of-stake) PoS network that claims to offer all benefits of decentralization and speed alongside the security… Read More

December 26, 2020 @ 12:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The developers at Injective Protocol, a digital assets derivatives exchange for DeFi, have launched the world’s first “decentralized” stock futures trading platform. The Injective Protocol development team confirmed that they’re pleased to announce the launch of decentralized stock futures trading – which means that their… Read More

December 5, 2020 @ 12:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainlink (LINK), a “decentralized” Oracle network that securely connects various blockchain-based smart contracts with data from “the real world,” has announced that it has awarded a grant to Anyblock Analytics, a Germany-based infrastructure provider and development “shop” for blockchain-powered solutions. According to a blog post… Read More

November 30, 2020 @ 8:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Chainlink (LINK), a “decentralized” Oracle network that securely connects various blockchain-based smart contracts with data from “the real world,” recently revealed that its platform has enabled 77 different smart contract use cases. LINK tokens are currently trading for around $13.70 and they have a market… Read More

November 27, 2020 @ 4:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The developers of the Waves protocol and MADANA are teaming up so that they can leverage the benefits of “confidential” computing when working with blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based Oracles and while engaging in inter-chain communication. Through the partnership, Waves and MADANA have agreed… Read More

November 15, 2020 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Pavel Bains, CEO at Bluzelle Networks, a company and platform that aims to develop fast, adaptive, and agile distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based solutions for the finance sector. Bains talked about the challenges associated with working on centralized platforms. He discussed… Read More

October 9, 2020 @ 12:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AI and machine learning network Fetch.ai has integrated Chainlink (LINK) Oracles. The integration is now live on mainnet. It connects real-world asset price data to autonomous software, according to a blog post published by Fetch.ai on October 8, 2020. Fetch.ai is a Cambridge-headquartered artificial intelligence… Read More

September 17, 2020 @ 9:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hacken will be integrating with Chainlink so that the platform’s security audit data for smart contracts, decentralized finance (DeFi) projects, and cryptocurrency exchanges can be accessed by decentralized applications (dApps). Hacken is a cybersecurity, auditing, and consulting firm with a special focus on blockchain security…. Read More

September 16, 2020 @ 11:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The developers of the XinFin [XDC] Network, an open-source, hybrid blockchain platform, have announced that they’ll be integrating their platform with Chainlink (LINK) Oracles in order to power several new trade finance use cases. Chainlink offers a market-leading decentralized oracle network. The platform has grown… Read More

August 29, 2020 @ 7:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bluzelle, a “decentralized” data network, has released new information about an oracle that aims to improve security for so-called decentralized finance (DeFi) initiatives. The new oracle will also be able to interact with “fully” decentralized databases. The decentralized Bluzelle Oracle will offer key infrastructure in… Read More