# Chainlink 

By [Untitled](https://paragraph.com/@0x00338d23d4b3375f42a604cd0b55fe6177d50272) · 2023-06-09

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**Chainlink** is a decentralized [blockchain oracle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockchain_oracle) network built on [Ethereum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethereum).[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chainlink_\(blockchain\)#cite_note-whitepaper2-3)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chainlink_\(blockchain\)#cite_note-4) The network is intended to be used to facilitate the transfer of tamper-proof data from off-chain sources to on-chain [smart contracts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_contract). Its creators claim it can be used to verify whether the parameters of a [smart contract](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_contract) are met in a manner independent from any of the contract's stakeholders by connecting the contract directly to real-world data, events, payments, and other inputs

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