Cryptocurrency and Ethereum token
Chainlink is a decentralized blockchain oracle network. Chainlink's token is on Ethereum .[ 3] [ 4] The network is intended to be used to facilitate the transfer of tamper-proof data from off-chain sources to on-chain smart contracts .[ 5]
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