In the blockchain, the mechanism for agreeing upon a data value is called consensus, and determinism is important so that nodes can come to a consensus.
But we need the blockchain world to connect with the real world. We need to get the price of EthereumEthereum2$ 3,419.230.15%-0.14%1.09%details and other cryptocurrencies into a contract so we can have DeFi
We need to get the weather data so we can have decentralized trustless insurance. We need data to use blockchain for one of its most important purposes, smart contracts. So how do we bridge the worlds with this constraint?
A blockchain oracle is any device or entity that connects a deterministic blockchain with off-chain data. These oracles enter every data input through an external transaction. This way, we can be sure that the blockchain itself contains all of the information required to verify itself.
This is why oracles are known as blockchain middleware: They are the bridge between the two worlds.
A decentralized oracle or decentralized oracle network is a group of independent blockchain oracles that provide data to a blockchain. Every independent node or oracle in the decentralized oracle network independently retrieves data from an off-chain source and brings it on-chain.
The data is then aggregated so the system can come to a deterministic value of truth for that data point. Decentralized oracles solve the oracle problem.
I am sir Oracle, and when I ope my lips, let no dog bark.
