Basics
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Chainlink - The basics
The oracle problem?
What is the oracle problem? The oracle problem is the challenge of connecting smart contracts to off-chain resources due to the inherent security properties of the blockchain. This oracle problem exists for every blockchain network and smart contract platform.[1] For more details on the oracle problem click HERE.
Smart Contracts
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Oracles, nodes & DONs
For an in depth look at Oracles, nodes & DONs click HERE.
Oracles
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.
The Link token
THIS A LINK TO THE CHAINLINK BASICS
https://blog.chain.link/what-is-chainlink/
SECTIONS TO EXPAND
TOKEN - ERC677