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Date Published
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Chainlink
Word count
1315
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

During the Web3 Summit in Berlin, Chainlink hosted a series of events focusing on the growth and development of its ecosystem, featuring nineteen speeches, three panel discussions, a developer workshop, and multiple demos. Key themes included the increasing availability of on-chain metrics, particularly from Ethereum, for smart contract usage, and the rapid onboarding of new data providers and developer tools into the Chainlink ecosystem. The event highlighted the importance of decentralized finance (DeFi) projects and the role of oracles in decentralizing price feeds, which is crucial for DeFi's potential. Discussions covered a range of topics such as the challenges of providing real-world data to blockchains, the introduction of programming languages like WASM, and the impact of oracles on development. Notable presentations included those on synthetic assets by Kain Warwick, the interplay between smart and Ricardian contracts by Aaron Wright, and the scaling of Ethereum via sharding by Qi Zhou. The event also emphasized the synergy between Chainlink and other platforms like Hedera Hashgraph in enabling enterprise smart contracts. Despite some technical difficulties affecting the recording of certain presentations, the summit celebrated the vibrant and expanding Chainlink community working towards integrating connected smart contracts into major industries.