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Chainlink - The basics

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The oracle problem?

What is the oracle problem?
Blockchains are inherently disconnected from the outside world.^[1] The oracle problem is the challenge of connecting smart contracts to off-chain resources. This oracle problem exists for every blockchain network and smart contract platform.^[2] The lack of connectivity between blockchains and off-chain systems is commonly referred to as the “oracle problem"^[1]. For more details on the oracle problem click HERE.

Smart Contracts

What are smart contracts?
Smart contracts are tamper-proof programs on blockchains that facilitate automatic transactions by using conditional software logic such as, “if x is true, then execute y.”^[3] For an in depth look at smart contracts click HERE.

Oracles, nodes & DONs

What are oracles, nodes & DONs? The core purpose of oracles is to derive truth about the validity of off-chain data, events, or computation and then relay the results on-chain.^[4] For an in depth look at Oracles, nodes & DONs click HERE.

The Link token

LINK tokens are utility tokens used to pay Chainlink node operators for their oracle services (on-chain data aggregation and submission & off-chain computation services) and also for deposits (staking) placed by node operators as required by contract creators. For an in depth look at the Chainlink token click HERE.

Staking

What is staking within the Chainlink ecosystem? Smart contracts are tamper-proof programs on blockchains that facilitate automatic transactions by using conditional software logic such as, “if x is true, then execute y.”^[5] For an in depth look at Chainlink staking click HERE.

Blockchain agnostic

https://blog.chain.link/chainlinks-blockchain-agnostic-design/

Chainlink specific contracts

Market & data feed speific contracts. We've broken the history out into contract-based milestones.
- Direct Request / Runlog (DR)
- Flux Monitor (FM)
- Offchain Reporting (OCR)
- (what could be next)

Keeper contracts.

VRF contracts.

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[CL-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://blog.chain.link/chainlink-price-feeds-secure-defi/

[2] ttps://www.smartcontractresearch.org/t/research-summary-chainlink-2-0-next-steps-in-the-evolution-of-decentralized-oracle-networks/300

[3] ttps://chain.link/education/web3

[CL_ORACLES-4] ttps://blog.chain.link/blockchains-oracles-similarities-differences-synergies/

[5] ttps://chain.link/education/web3

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-'''Blockchains are inherently disconnected from the outside world.'''<ref name="CL">https://blog.chain.link/chainlink-price-feeds-secure-defi/</ref>
+Blockchains are inherently disconnected from the outside world.<ref name="CL">https://blog.chain.link/chainlink-price-feeds-secure-defi/</ref>
 The oracle problem is the challenge of connecting smart contracts to [[Glossary#Off-Chain|off-chain]] resources. This oracle problem exists for every blockchain network and smart contract platform.<ref>https://www.smartcontractresearch.org/t/research-summary-chainlink-2-0-next-steps-in-the-evolution-of-decentralized-oracle-networks/300</ref> The lack of connectivity between blockchains and off-chain systems is commonly referred to as the “oracle problem"<ref name="CL" />.
 For more details on the oracle problem click [[The_Oracle_problem|'''HERE''']].
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 <big>'''What are smart contracts?'''</big>
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 Smart contracts are tamper-proof programs on blockchains that facilitate automatic transactions by using conditional software logic such as, “if x is true, then execute y.”<ref>https://chain.link/education/web3</ref>
 For an in depth look at smart contracts click [[Smart contracts|'''HERE''']].