Basics

Chainlink - The basics

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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

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.”^[2] For an in depth look at smart contracts click HERE.

Oracles, nodes & DONs

What are oracles, nodes & DONs? For an in depth look at Oracles, nodes & DONs 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.”^[3] 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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[1] ttps://www.smartcontractresearch.org/t/research-summary-chainlink-2-0-next-steps-in-the-evolution-of-decentralized-oracle-networks/300

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

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

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