Thread by @link_hound

1: Getting suspended from my @link_hound account for no apparent reason has cemented my view that the #Chainlink community, more than ever needs to unite, show resilience and wherever possible share resources
With that in mind here are a few points to consider when researching CL

2: #Ethereum is far from being mysterious and opaque, it is transparent and open, you just need to know where to look.

Your first stop should be Etherscan.io @etherscan
Etherscan is your best friend, familiarize yourself with the basics. It won't bite.
Next stop.....

3: The budding #Chainlink researcher has other amazing tools at hand

market.link @linkpoolio
reputation.link @Oracle_Rep

And of course, no one can forget the trusty old explorer.chain.link

These resources are your gateway to understanding #Chainlink

4: Where to start?
IMO, at present, the two most important #Chainlink addresses are

1: Chainlink Deployer 0x6f61507F902e1c22BCd7aa2C0452cd2212009B61

2: 0x71C05a4eA5E9d5b1Ac87Bf962a043f5265d4Bdc8

These 2 wallet addresses are contract workhorses and a great place to start

5: The above addresses are responsible for the majority of #Chainlink

Aggregator
AccessControlledAggregator
EACAggregatorProxy
AggregatorFacade

and VRFCoordinator contracts created.
 
Yes, they are that important
Of course this is where etherscan comes in real handy

6: When using Etherscan start with the "Transactions, ERC20 Token Txns and Contract" tabs

The Transactions tab provides lots of info including contract creation details
The ERC20 tab details token movements
The contract tab helps uncover the real gems. But more on that later 😉