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Decentralized Oracles

Definition

Decentralized oracles are external services that provide reliable, verifiable data from the real world to smart contracts operating on blockchain networks. They act as intermediaries, fetching information such as price feeds, weather data, or event outcomes and delivering it securely to the blockchain. By aggregating data from multiple sources and employing consensus mechanisms, these oracles mitigate the risk of a single point of failure or data manipulation. This functionality is vital for enabling smart contracts to interact with off-chain events and execute based on external conditions.