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What Are Oracles?

Oracles bring off-chain data (prices, weather, sports results, etc.) on-chain for smart contracts to consume. They are essential for DeFi protocols, prediction markets, and any application that needs real-world data.

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Provider status

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Verifiable Randomness

c8ntinuum includes a native VRF precompile (ecvrf) for verifiable randomness. This provides unbiased, publicly auditable randomness for lotteries, leader selection, and randomized protocols — without requiring an external oracle. For ABI details and gas behavior, see Precompile ABI Reference. For ecosystem announcements, check Official Links.

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Required fields for future provider docs

When an oracle integration is published, document:
  • Provider name, official documentation URL, and support contact.
  • Mainnet and testnet feed addresses.
  • Feed decimals, heartbeat, deviation threshold, and stale-data behavior.
  • Read examples for Solidity and at least one JavaScript library.
  • Failure modes for paused feeds, stale rounds, unsupported assets, and RPC/provider outages.