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Date Published
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Chainlink
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2332
Language
English
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None

Summary

In his keynote at the Smart Contract Summit #1, Sergey Nazarov, Co-founder of Chainlink, presented a vision for transitioning to a world operated by "cryptographic truth," where hybrid smart contracts redefine global systems with economic fairness. He highlighted that current systems rely on trust-based paper promises, whereas cryptographic truth, enabled by blockchain technologies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, offers guaranteed outcomes through cryptography and smart contracts. Chainlink aims to extend these guarantees to various industries through decentralized oracle networks, facilitating interaction between blockchain data and real-world systems, thus enabling advanced hybrid smart contracts. These innovations, including Chainlink's suite of decentralized services like Price Feeds, Proof of Reserve, and Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), are designed to enhance the security, reliability, and functionality of smart contracts, fostering a broader adoption that could transform market economies and social coordination globally. The overarching goal is to replace unreliable paper-based agreements with transparent, verifiable smart contracts that operate across multiple blockchains, creating a more fair and efficient global economy.