Oracles

I’ve been working with Green World Campaign Kenya on AIRS—Automated Incentives for Regenerative Stewardship. One recurring challenge: how do you connect real‑world events (like verified land restoration) to smart contracts without rebuilding everything on‑chain? The answer: oracles. What is a blockchain oracle? An oracle connects a blockchain to the outside world. It delivers data or computation results from off‑chain sources (APIs, sensors, other chains) to smart contracts, and can pass on‑chain outcomes back out to external systems. ...