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An oracle is a bridge between the blockchain and the real world. They act as on-chain APIs that can be queried for information and used in smart contracts.

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Nov 09, 2022

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Pyth takes a fundamentally different and innovative approach to oracles, getting information directly from first-party sources, without the use of data aggregators in the middle.

Nov 03, 2022

Price Oracles for Derivative Assets

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Delphi Labs is proud to present an analysis on price oracles for derivative assets. We analyze pre-existing assumptions on price oracles for derivative assets within the context of DeFi lending protocols.

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