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2450d · solitude-betroom
OP_DATASIGVERIFY is coming in November. But even then, there is always a need for an oracle to do sportsbetting on blockchain.
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oracles are simple API feeds. these already exist. there are standard formats for sport data. https://iptc.org/standards/sportsml-g2/
Simon Van Gelder
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The standards may exist, but the trust in the origin of the data does not.
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if CNN, BBC, France 1, RAI, NHK, Xinhua and 20 more all report Denmark 1- Australia 1, you can be pretty sure that Denmark 1 - Australia 1
Simon Van Gelder
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This seem at odds to the entire idea of trustless betting.
Simon Van Gelder
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Oracle...that's the term I was looking for.
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