Chainlink (blockchain)

Chainlink
Denominations
PluralChainlink
CodeLINK
Development
Original author(s)Sergey Nazarov, Steve Ellis, Ari Juels[1][2]
White paperchain.link/whitepaper
Code repositorygithub.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink
Written inSolidity, Go
Operating systemBlockchain-agnostic
Source modelOpen source
LicenseMIT License
Ledger
Supply limit1,000,000,000
Website
Websitechainlinklabs.com

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]

  1. ^ Ellis, Steven; Juels, Ari; Nazarov, Sergey (4 September 2017). "ChainLink A Decentralized Oracle Network". chain.link. Archived from the original (paper) on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  2. ^ Caldarelli, Giulio (November 2020). "Understanding the Blockchain Oracle Problem: A Call for Action". Information. 11 (11). Verona, Italy: MDPI: 509. doi:10.3390/info11110509.
  3. ^ Breidenbach, Lorenz; Chacin, Christian; Chan, Benedict; Coventry, Alex; Ellis, Steven; Juels, Ari; Koushanfar, Farinaz; Miller, Andrew; Magauran, Brendan; Moroz, Daniel; Nazarov, Sergey; Topliceanu, Alexandru; Tramèr, Florian; Zhang, Fan (15 April 2021) [2017]. "Chainlink 2.0. The Next Steps in the Evolution of Decentralized Oracle Networks 9 Economics and Cryptoeconomics Staking" (paper). chain.link. University of Bern, Cornell Tech, University of California, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Duke University. research.chain.link. pp. 2, 78. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. ^ Anadiotis, George. "Chainlink launches Mainnet to get data in and out of Ethereum smart contracts". ZDNet. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  5. ^ Nikbakht, Ehsan; Baker, H Kent; Smith, Sean Stein (9 March 2021). The Emerald Handbook of Blockchain for Business. Emerald Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781839821981. Retrieved 8 March 2022.