the oracle of delphi
- the origins -
heritage - principles - vision
In Ancient Greece, no major decision was made without consulting the Oracle of Delphi.
From the lowliest peasants to dignitaries, leaders and kings, everybody traveled to Delphi for a chance to ask Pythia, the oracle, a question.
The sole purpose of the Oracle of Delphi was to share a glimpse of the future, being filled by the spirits of gods. The link between two worlds.
For thousands of years the Oracle of Delphi was the single most influential political and social figure in the ancient world.
Today, at the forefront of the fourth industrial revolution oracles are again at the center of attention.
Distributed ledger technology suffers from what it is called the “oracle problem”. The most debated shortcoming of
decentralized systems, stems from the inability of digital agreements (smart contracts) to
interact with external data feeds
or other resources that run outside of the network in which the agreements are executed.
The solution is Chainlink, a secure blockchain middle-ware. Chainlink acts as a
decentralized oracle infrastructure, with the core functional objective being to
bridge the on-chain and off-chain world using APIs. It does this by taking on-chain
resources such as blockchain networks (Ethereum, Hyperledger etc), and connecting
them securely via APIs to off-chain resources, such as market, financial or legal data,
events, back-end systems, other blockchains or any other web API available.
To provide a fully decentralized oracle network, Chainlink depends on independent node
operators to host oracle nodes.
Node operators extract data from off-chain API data feeds and convert it into blockchain
compatible formats to trigger smart contracts.
The larger the network grows, the more decentralized and secure it becomes. Chainlink cannot
be centrally controlled by a bank, corporation or government.
The Oracle of Delphi is part of Chainlink’s decentralized oracle network. From native support of Threshold
Signatures and Mixicles to building adapters for the Trusted Computation Framework and exclusive data feeds, the Oracle
of Delphi is again the bridge between worlds. The missing link. We, the people behind
the Oracle of Delphi are a close-knitted team of early adopters, engineers, and investors.
We combine professional experience with a passion for permissionless, censorship resistant and antifragile
decentralization. Our vision is to accelerate the disruption of centralized trust systems. We are seekers of light.
We are bringing the Oracle of Delphi back into the digital world.
This is just the beginning.
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the oracle of delphi
- the features -
reliability - integrity - reputation
> resilient
Reliability, integrity and high-performance is our top priority. No compromises. Our infrastructure is based on cloud services. It's designed to withstand and quickly recover from outages and downtime. We utilize five levels of redundancy to provide always-on oracle services: - Intra-node redundancy through backup docker containers - Node redundancy through multiple fail-over high latency cloud nodes across different EU regions - Blockchain redundancy through multiple Ethereum service providers - Datacenter redundancy and diversity across cloud providers: GCP - AWS - Oracle - Azure [in progress] - Geographic redundancy and diversity across continents: Europe - US - Asia [in progress] On top of provable high uptime, our enterprise grade architecture includes: - Isolated, high availability cloud PostgreSQL database - Automation and programmatically controlled scalability - Bare minimum OS components for high performance - Contingency plans for disaster recovery through physical servers - Transparency through on-line dashboards and uptime statistics in our analytics portal [in progress]
> secure
We go to extreme lengths to earn and maintain your trust. Our oracle nodes are hardened virtual machines hosted in multiple enterprise-class data-centers with numerous safeguard measures in place. Additionally, our node integrity is enforced by best practices that include: - Intrusion prevention frameworks, and abusive IP address and threat detection - Brute force attack mitigation and DDoS Resistance - Disk encryption and restricted access to all Internet services and management ports - Regularly updated/upgraded OS and Chainlink components and protocols - Periodic VM redeployment, planned maintenance, live backups and automatic restarts - Active monitoring through cloud logging drivers Important milestones in our road-map: - Shielded GCP VMs [in progress] - Trusted Compute Framework [TCF] support [in progress] - Trusted Execution Environment [TEE] support + Intel SGX [in progress] - Bug bounties - Uncover security vulnerabilities in our architecture and get big rewards [in progress]
> reputable
We'll be building our reputation meticulously. Our focus will be high-collateral requests and we'll escrow enough capital in our oracle contracts to easily facilitate them. Regardless, we will maintain presence in the middle/lower end of the data segment as well. We have skin in the game and deep interest in positioning ourselves among the most respected node operators. Our plan includes: - Mainnet certification and listing through Chainlink [in progress] - Mainnet certification and listing through MARKET.LINK [visit us] - Nodary certification through CLCG [in progress] - Node listing through third-party Chainlink affiliates - Allow staking through third-party staking infrastructures - Staking insurance for participants - Compliance controls to meet regulatory and policy objectives - Regular auditing and transparent usage reporting through our analytic dashboards [in progress]
> competitive
We intent to defend our market position and build our competitive advantage through aggressive strategies that include: - Exclusive, premium API Data sources and unique data feeds available through our API Gateway - High-quality subscription based, paid APIs through RapidApi, Honeycomb, CryptoAPIs and more - Aggressive pricing, low fees and very competitive data call rates - Rapid development of new external adapters - Fast response to requests for custom, bespoke services - Continuous deployment of existing publicly available external adapters - Brand awareness through intensive marketing campaigns and social media presence - Constant innovation that allows us to expand, reinvent and differentiate our offerings - Streamlined operational processes to get things done faster and better - Keeping our customers close and our competitors closer - Business connections and persistent networking
> professional
We are a solid team of like-minded individuals who have been colleagues and coworkers long before embarking on this journey with Chainlink. We don't just bring our own professional experiences, innovative ideas, creativity and methodologies, but we know how to leverage each other's talents and strengths. We are a winning team that has passed the test of time. Our roots go deep in the crypto space. In brief, our profile includes: - Diversified team of software engineers, systems administrators, designers, testers, marketers, communicators, early adopters and investors - Involvement with Chainlink since the early days of 2017, from marines to marines - Combined experience of more than 5 decades with global tech organizations - Proven track record of delivering tech projects - Remaining at the forefront of the latest technologies and trends - Using best practices to ensure a highly available and secure node infrastructure - Self-financed, self-sufficient and well equipped We are determined to make this happen. We are here for the long haul. We play the long game.
