When I first learned about @APRO_Oracle I felt something that's really hard to put into words. I felt relief. I am tired of systems that seem great when you look at them on paper but do not work well because they listen to the people. APRO feels like somebody finally took the time to ask a simple question that makes sense to people like me. If APRO and other blockchains are going to be worth something and be a part of peoples lives how do we make sure they can see what is really going on in the world without having to trust just one company or server. APRO is trying to solve this problem. That is what makes APRO so interesting, to me. APRO gives an answer to that question in a way that feels like it was really thought about. It is also very practical and a little kind. APRO does this in a way that shows APRO cares, about the question and wants to help.
I want to explain this to you in a way. APRO is like a connection between the world and computer code. The people who made APRO know that information from sources can be inaccurate or fake. Sometimes this information is late or just plain wrong.
Developers and users do not like it when things do not go as planned. For example if a price feed suddenly changes or a game result is disputed or a weather forecast is incorrect when it affects a payout. These things can damage trust.
APRO is built to be a bridge between the reality and strict code. Trust is very important. It is expensive to regain once it is lost. APRO knows that data, from chains can be noisy manipulated, delayed or simply wrong. APRO also knows that developers and users hate surprises like a price feed that suddenly flips a game result that gets challenged or a weather reading that is wrong when a payout depends on it. APRO wants to protect trust by making data honest and accurate. They want to do this quickly and at a price that people can afford. APRO is really focused on making sure that people can trust the data they are using so they are working to make data honest, fast and affordable, for everyone.
The idea behind APRO is really straightforward. Do not trust one source of information. Instead gather information from different sources. Then use systems to check all the information you have gathered from these sources. The network should make it possible for anyone to see the proof on-chain so everyone can see what actually happened. If something weird comes up flag it. Ask for more checks to be done. If a lot of sources are saying the thing then you can move forward quickly and without spending a lot of money. The people, behind APRO are not trying to do something. They are trying to be sensible and make sure the system is strong and works well for people, which's the main goal of APRO.
APRO offers two ways to deliver data because life does not always move at the pace.
One way is what they call push style.
APRO pushes information to smart contracts on a regular schedule or when something important happens.
This is really useful for things, like automated markets or streaming payments that need to have the current information.
The other way is what they call pull style.
A smart contract can ask APRO for a piece of data only when it actually needs it and APRO will give it a verified answer right then. This is helpful when you want to avoid updates and keep gas costs low. The flexibility of this really matters because the cost and the timing of things have an impact, on what developers build and what users trust in the gas costs and the overall system.
Under the hood the system combines information from outside the blockchain with guarantees that are stored on the blockchain. Outside the blockchain APRO has a network of people who collect and check data. They use computer programs that can learn and special checks to look at the information find things that do not seem right and keep track of how trustworthy each source has been, in the past. If a source of information starts acting the system will trust it less or ask for more confirmation. On the blockchain they make special codes and proofs so that anyone can see the steps that were taken to get to a particular value. The system uses these codes. Proofs to make sure everything is honest and clear. That audit trail matters when money is on the line.
One thing that feels really human is the way Artificial Intelligence does verification. I like this because it is similar to how people build trust in each other. You do not just listen to what one friend tells you. You also ask people what they think you look for things that happen over and over and you remember who usually tells the truth. Artificial Intelligence from APRO looks for things that do not seem big changes that happen suddenly and connections between things that might mean someone is trying to trick us. It figures out which sources are usually correct and which ones are usually wrong. This does not mean that mistakes can never happen. It means that they are less likely to happen and easier to find when they do happen. Artificial Intelligence makes mistakes less likely and faster to detect which is a thing, for Artificial Intelligence and the way it does verification.
Fairness is something that affects people deeply. APRO makes sure that things are random and this randomness can be checked by anyone. This is important for things like game rewards, raffles or when tokens are being given out. People want to know that these things are fair. When people think that something is not fair it can feel very bad. APRO helps people feel better because it lets them check that everything was done honestly. APRO is, about fairness and making sure that people trust the process.
The people who made APRO wanted it to be a network with two layers.
The first layer is about being fast and not spending too much money.
It takes care of the questions people ask and gives them the information they need really quickly.
The second layer is about checking things carefully handling problems that come up and making sure everything is safe and secure.
This way the everyday tasks do not get slowed down by having to check everything carefully but when something needs to be checked really closely the system can show that everything is okay.
APRO is, like having a heartbeat that keeps everything moving and a careful immune system that protects it at the same time so APRO can do its job well.
APRO wants to help with all sorts of data. They do not just want to deal with crypto prices. They also want to work with asset prices and stock indexes. They are interested in real estate indicators and commodity prices too.
They even want to get into sports and gaming outcomes. Fiat exchange rates and weather readings are, on their list well.
APRO wants to be able to work on different networks. This means builders can use APRO on different networks without having to start over.
This is important because people are using blockchain to build things. APRO and blockchain need to have information to work properly. People need to know they can trust the facts they are getting from APRO and blockchain.
APRO is trying to make sure that people can get the information they need to build these things.
Now about tokenomics. The people who made the want to make sure that everyone does what is right and that the token grows over a long time. The total number of tokens is one billion. They are giving out the tokens in a way that helps the network makes it grow and keeps it safe in the future.
A typical way they are giving out the tokens is like this.
* Community. Staking get forty percent of the tokenomics.
* Ecosystem grants and developer support get twenty percent of the tokenomics.
* Team and founders get fifteen percent of the tokenomics but they have to wait a time to get all of it so they will want the tokenomics to do well.
* Company reserves, for partnerships and liquidity get ten percent of the tokenomics. Advisors and marketing people get five percent of the money.
Public sale and the money we put in at the start get ten percent.
These numbers are not set in stone they just show us how to balance what the community gets and what we need to run things.
The team and advisors cannot sell their tokens immediately because vesting is strict. The teams tokens are released over a period of four years. They have to wait for one year to get any tokens. The advisors tokens are released over two years. The community gets rewards, through staking rewards and performance incentives so that the value of tokens does not drop suddenly. To validate transactions node operators have to stake tokens. If node operators do things or give wrong information they will face slashing which means they will lose some of their staked tokens. The risk of losing tokens is a reason for node operators to behave honestly and provide correct information. Vesting and slashing are important for the community rewards and token validation process so the community. Token validation process are connected to vesting and slashing.
The fees for using the data are really small. They still matter. When people use the data they have to pay a bit of money each time they ask for something. This money is then divided between the people who run the nodes a fund for the community and a system that helps keep everything stable in the long run like buying back tokens or getting rid of some of them. The people who own the tokens can help make decisions, about what data's most important, how the fees work and how the system can be improved. This way the people who are part of the community actually care about what's happening they do not just care about making money from the tokens.
A realistic plan is to make progress and expand slowly.
The first part of the plan is about test networks, core infrastructure and people who operate the early nodes.
These people test how things work when they push and pull information with some sample connections.
The next part of the plan is to open a test network teach the basics of staking and ask developers to build some sample applications like a dashboard, for DeFi and a small game that uses verifiable randomness.
After this the main network will be launched with staking, slashing and basic governance for the main network. They start by adding types of assets like stocks and commodity information by working with companies that provide data. Next they add features that focus on keeping things special connections for big businesses and ways to connect with many different blockchain chains. The main goal of the blockchain project is to make sure that the people in the community are in charge and that many different groups are involved in running the nodes so that the blockchain project is not controlled by one group of people. The blockchain project wants to make sure that no single group has much power, over the blockchain project.
I want to be upfront with you about the risks. The thing is oracles are pretty tempting to people who want to cause trouble because oracles deal with things. If someone manages to take control of or manipulate a lot of the information that oracles get they can make the prices or outcomes wrong. That is why it is so important to have a lot of people involved to have a system that can punish people who try to cheat and to keep a close eye on everything.
Another risk is if most of the people who run the nodes are the same. If that happens and most of the information is coming from a few people then the whole system is not as good as it should be. The oracles are only really valuable if they are getting information from a lot of sources.
There is also a risk that the smart contracts, which are like the rules that the oracles follow could have mistakes in them. This is why it is an idea to have professionals check them carefully and to offer rewards, to people who can find any mistakes. This way the oracles can be sure that they are working correctly and that the information they are getting is accurate. Data licensing for finance information can be really expensive and hard to understand. Bad people can still attack the system by using things like correlated markets or flash loans even if there are safety checks in place. The law is a concern, especially when the system works with traditional finance. Market risk is also a problem because it can change the value of tokens and whether people use them. Just because a system is well designed does not mean it is safe, from economic changes. Traditional finance information and data licensing can still cause problems. Market risk affects the value of tokens and traditional finance is closely linked to these tokens.
If you ask me if APRO can fix everything I will say no.. If you ask me if APRO is a good solution to a big issue I will say yes. The people behind APRO are trying to create a system that feels like it was made by humans. They want to use data that they can understand that they can trust and that is fair, to everyone. They want the people who build things with APRO to feel safe when they make products that deal with peoples money and lives. They want the whole APRO system to be more relaxed when it is based on facts, when it is based on APRO.
What I really like about APRO is that it does not try to be the thing. APRO is happy to be simple and do its job. APRO wants to be helpful and truthful. The people who make APRO want the developers who work on it to feel a little better at night and the people who use APRO to have a little faith in it. This is important, in ways that you cannot see on graphs or lists. APRO is just trying to be useful. That is what matters about APRO.
If you are a developer APRO gives you tools that make things easier so you can focus on building things.
APRO is really helpful for developers.
If you run a node you can make money by doing a job and keeping the system safe.
APRO is also good, for people who run nodes.
If you put money into APRO or are part of the community you can help decide what is important and make sure the teams are doing what they should be doing with the governance features that APRO offers to investors and community members.
I am not naive. Building an oracle is really tough. The people behind it will have to keep making their anomaly detection get more data from different partners in a responsible way and make sure the nodes are diverse and healthy. The people behind the oracle will have to be open about any problems that happen and fix them quickly. They will have to make things easy for developers who use the oracle and make it appealing to operators who're honest.. When I look at the design of APRO I think the people, behind it are making good choices.
If you want a way to understand this think about what happens when information is incorrect: you lose money your reputation suffers and people do not trust you. APRO is trying to make this loss smaller. APRO is working to be the hand that helps blockchains understand the world so people can build things with less fear of something going wrong. APRO wants to help blockchains make sense of the world so people can use them without worrying about mistakes.
I can expand any part of this in whatever way helps you next. If you want a one page summary for investors, a technical deep dive on verification methods, or a simple consumer friendly explainer, I’m ready to help.
