Oracles
Chainlink
Chainlink is an oracle network: it brings outside information, such as asset prices or reserve data, onto blockchains, and moves messages and tokens between chains.
Le Coin / Learning Hub
Plain-English explainers on how blockchains, stablecoins and crypto infrastructure work. Sourced line by line, versioned, free as PDF.
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02 Every claim sourced.
03 Versioned with a changelog.
Oracles
Chainlink is an oracle network: it brings outside information, such as asset prices or reserve data, onto blockchains, and moves messages and tokens between chains.
Bridges and interop
LayerZero is a messaging protocol that lets smart contracts on one blockchain send messages to contracts on another.
Stablecoins
USDC is a dollar token issued by Circle Internet Financial, LLC, and runs on many blockchains.