In light of @API3DAO's ongoing token distribution on @mesa_eth , I want to share my thoughts on why I think the project has serious potential in the oracle space
Actually, “oracle” might not even be the right word here as API3 doesn’t rly see itself as an oracle provider..
1/ What's an oracle?
Simply put, an oracle is a piece of software that takes information which lives outside of the blockchain and delivers it onto the blockchain
Effectively acting as a bridge between off-chain and on-chain worlds 🔁
2/ *First party oracles vs. Third party oracles*
First party oracles are operated by the owners/API providers themselves
For a price feed that could e.g be @kraken or @coinbase running an oracle on-chain
Eric argues that using rollups such as @zksync on Ethereum in combination with trustless bitcoin derivatives such as $tBTC are best suited for that purpose
Mainly bc Lightning has too many UX quirks (channel mgmt etc.)
And Ethereum L2’s having more eyeballs and dev mindshare
A bit sad that Udi made his side of the argument too simple by saying that there is no demand for crypto payments
1/ I received lots of thankful DM's from people for my thread on @sushiswap so I am going to provide the same for $YFI
Btw, I am still mad at myself for sticking to my principle of not throwing money at unaudited projects and not buying $YFI.
Instead I bought in at $10k…
2) In essence, @iearnfinance is a yield aggregating protocol on Ethereum.
Instead of chasing yields by yourself (which is hard), give it to @iearnfinance, which will allocate it across various DeFi lending protocols to get you the BEST return.
3/ The protocol currently offers five products but it’s developing at light-speed so really, it is difficult to predict what @iearnfinance will or will not be tomorrow.