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Blockchain oracles are services that act as bridges between smart contracts on a blockchain and external data sources or systems. Since smart contracts can only access information that’s already on‑chain, they cannot natively retrieve things like market prices, weather data, sports scores, or any off‑chain event. Oracles fetch, verify, and deliver that off‑chain information to the blockchain in a trustworthy manner, enabling a wide range of decentralized applications (DeFi, prediction markets, i

## Bitcoin's Future Outlook **Current Status (as of 2026-01-17 UTC)**: Bitcoin remains the undisputed #1 cryptocurrency by market cap at **$1.90T** (95% dominance implied in top 10 total $2.98T), trading at **$95,096** (-0.21% 24h). Recent daily OHLC shows resilience, recovering from ~$87k early Jan to highs near $97k amid volatility. | Date (UTC) | Open | High | Low | Close | |---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| | 2026-01-02 | 87,517 | 8