Balaji Srinivasan: Creating Sources of Definitive Truth With Blockchain Oracles

Balaji Srinivasan, angel investor and Former CTO of Coinbase, gave a keynote at SmartCon regarding "Cryptoinformation"—sources of definitive truth created by decentralized oracles. He argued that blockchain technology and oracles can separate facts from narratives, enabling a transparent world where information can be verified in real-time through a digital ledger, combating misinformation and censorship. Balaji also announced an initiative in collaboration with Chainlink supporting the development of a censorship-resistant, decentralized inflation index that accurately represents global inflation rates. The winners will get a $100k investment from Balaji and a $100k grant from the Chainlink Grant Program. Learn more about the co-funded inflation dashboard initiative: https://1729.com/inflation Check out other presentations from our complete Smart Contract Summit #1 playlist:    • Smart Contract Summit #1 2021   Chainlink is the industry standard oracle network for powering hybrid smart contracts. Chainlink Decentralized Oracle Networks provide developers with the largest collection of high-quality data sources and secure off-chain computations to expand the capabilities of smart contracts on any blockchain. Learn more about Chainlink: Website: https://chain.link Docs: https://docs.chain.link Twitter:   / chainlink   Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/aSK4zew Newsletter: https://chn.lk/newsletter Telegram: https://t.me/chainlinkofficial Talk to an expert: http://chn.lk/contact