Updated July 27 2025
Introduction to Blockchain Oracles: DeFi and Onchain Finance Growth
Blockchain oracles are the backbone of the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ecosystem and play a pivotal role in enabling the long-term growth of onchain finance. In this article, we compare the three leading blockchain oracles, RedStone, Chainlink, and Pyth, and explain the key similarities and differences between them. While each has its own unique design and feature set, all blockchain oracles fundamentally aim to bridge the gap between real-world information and onchain data in a secure way.
Side-by-Side Comparison of Blockchain Oracles
The table below provides a comprehensive comparison of key features and characteristics across the leading blockchain oracles: RedStone, Pyth, and Chainlink.
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Token |
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Mispricing |
0 incidents
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1. $11.2M lost in Terra crash
2. $5M bad debt on Moonwell due to mispricing 3. 25% mispricing of Lido’s wstETH (Arbitrum) 4. deUSD $500k wrongful liquidations on Euler (Avalanche) 5. USD0 wrongful liquidations on Morpho (Ethereum) 6. Ethena’s USDe 2.3% depeg (Ethereum) 7. wstETH / ETH issues on GMX leading to arbitrage |
1. Wrongful cbETH liquidations on Morpho (Base)
2. 40 min downtime on BTC & 8 other price feeds 3. 87% Bitcoin BTC mispricing 4. Wrongful liquidations on Jupiter (Solana) 5. Drift Protocol RBL mispricing (Solana) |
Oracle Models |
Push & Pull | Push & Pull | Pull |
Blockchains Supported |
Push Model = 50 Pull Model = 110+ |
Push Model = 27 | Pull Model = 100+ |
Non-EVM Chains Supported |
Solana, Sui, TON, Starknet, Stellar, Movement, Aptos, Canton, Hyperliquid, HIP-3 And More | Aptos, Solana | Solana, Sui, TON, Starknet, Fuel, Movement, Aptos, Iota, And More |
Price Feed |
CEX, DEX, Aggregators, Institutions | Aggregators | Publishers i.e. Market Makers |
Upcoming Chains Supported |
MegaETH, Monad, HyperEVM, Converge, Canton | Monad, MegaETH | Monad, HyperEVM, Converge |
Team Size |
40 | 650 | 60 |
Oracle Extractable Value |
RedStone Atom (Cross-Chain) led by Mike Massari |
Smart Value Recapture (Ethereum-Only) |
Express Relay (Cross-Chain) |
Low-Latency Model |
RedStone Bolt on MegaETH: 0.5ms – 1ms Frequency | Data-Streams: ~300ms Frequency | Pyth Lazer: 1ms Frequency |
Risk Intelligence |
Credora Ratings and Risk Oracles |  |
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Permissionless Perps |
HyperStone HIP-3 with i.e. with i.e. Felix | GMX | Drift, Synthetix |
Tokenized Funds Feeds |
Multiple Including: BlackRock BUIDL Apollo ACRED VanEck VBILL Hamilton Lane SCOPE |
Multiple | Apollo ACRED |
Proof Of Reserves Feeds |
Live
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Live
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Bitcoin Liquid Staking PoR Feeds |
Lombard’s LBTC
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RaaS And L2 Stack Support |
Conduit, Caldera, Gelato And More |
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AVS Support |
EigenLayer AVS |
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Tokenized Vault Support |
Veda, Upshift, Turtle, Felix, Paxos Labs, Dinero and more |
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Institutional Clients |
Securitize, World Liberty Financial, Soneium, CoinFund & CoinDesk Indices CESR | SWIFT, ANZ Bank, Soneium, World Liberty Financial And More | Soneium |
Sources: ($11.2M lost, forum post, 25% mispricing, Proof of Reserve, 87% Bitcoin BTC, Drift Protocol RBL, Mango markets)
What Makes Each Blockchain Oracle Unique?
RedStone: The Fastest-Growing Blockchain Oracle
RedStone is a modular blockchain oracle designed to support all onchain finance use cases, create price discovery for every asset, and enable oracle data feeds for each blockchain ecosystem. RedStone supports both of the most popular oracle delivery models – Push and Pull. Moreover, it also introduces other future-facing consumption models, such as low-latency oracles with RedStone Bolt and liquidation-intelligent oracles with RedStone Atom.
After pioneering the pull/push modular design, RedStone keeps bringing innovations:
- Risk ratings – acquiring Credora gives RedStone a unique IP, allowing it to estimate the risk using a TradFi-compatible framework, removing the biggest hurdle for institutional capital deployment
- Performance – new generation of Bolt nodes can operate at the lowest latency, enabling new use cases for the coming wave of ultra-fast chains (megaETH, Monad, etc.)
Efficiency – Atom is the most advanced OEV solution, not only generating additional revenue but also focusing on improving the capital efficiency of integrating protocols
The team focuses on both EVM and non-EVM ecosystems, prioritzing a security-first approach, DeFi efficiency optimization, scalability, and bespoke products that push the boundaries of RWA and onchain finance.
Below are key resources that provide further insight into the RedStone offering:
- Enabling The First in History RWA Looping Strategy With Apollo ACRED Link
- Powering RWA Expansion on Solana Blockchain Link
- The Official and Primary Oracle for All Securitize’s Tokenized Funds Link
- Launching the Trusted Single Source Oracle (TSSO) Standard for RWA Link
- Forbes Poland Chose RedStone Number 1 Startup in The Region Link
- RedStone, Gauntlet, RWA.xyz Published The Most Comprehensive RWA Report Link
RedStone’s motto is simple, but intentional: By builders, for builders.
Chainlink: Monolithic Large Scale Oracle
Chainlink follows a monolithic blockchain oracle architecture, replicating the end-to-end pipeline on each new chain supported. It popularized the Push model interface back in 2020, which remains widely used across DeFi lending protocols today. Chainlink primarily focuses on a select group of established EVM chains and other infrastructure solutions, such as the CCIP bridge.
The legacy architecture is hard to iterate on, resulting in a growing number of incidents.
Pyth: External Publishers, Pythnet, and Wormhole
Pyth spearheaded the Pull model oracle. It started delivering data on Solana before expanding cross-chain via the Wormhole bridge as a critical part of the successful data delivery process. The protocol optimizes for the number of data publishers within its ecosystem, who are incentivized through $Pyth token grants. Pyth remains focused on growing the number of data publishers, which are essential for delivering externally owned data sets. Lack of the Push model creates a burden on integrating parties, resulting in stagnating market share.
Key Similarities Between Pyth, Chainlink, and RedStone
All three blockchain oracle providers have shown steady growth in recent years. The vast majority of data delivered by each provider revolves around market data, specifically price feeds. All of them are capable of handling standardized oracle use cases, such as delivering data for blue-chip assets on established networks.
All three apply a staking mechanism for their respective native tokens. However, the design and purpose of staking differ across each protocol. While Chainlink’s staking secures a single feed of ETH/USD push oracle on the Ethereum mainnet, Pyth’s staking secures the data delivered by publishers. Both of these implementations are built in-house. In contrast, RedStone leverages the restaking innovation by expanding its staking logic on top of EigenCloud (previously EigenLayer). This approach allows for dynamic scaling of staked capital based on demand, regardless of the native token price.
Differences Setting Each Blockchain Oracle Apart
- Chainlink has the longest track record, whereas Pyth observed accelerated growth in 2023. RedStone emerged as the fastest-growing oracle in 2024 and 2025.
- While Chainlink focuses on conservative delivery in the Push model, most popular among OG DeFi protocols, including blue chips like Compound, Aave. Pyth provides support for the Pull model popular among Perps and on non-EVM chains. RedStone is the only provider to offer both models cross-chain. The hybrid Push/Pull modular architecture can cater to both established protocols like Spark, Compound, or Venu,s but also quickly expand on emerging markets like Hyperliquid.
- Chainlink relies on Aggregators for data feeds, and Pyth sources data from their Publishers. RedStone collects information directly from onchain, off-chain, and bespoke data sources like DEXes, APIs, or TradFi / Crypto custodians. RedStone stands out with the most customizable data sourcing engine, allowing for tailored solutions, i.e., LBTC / BTC feed, the first Proof of Reserves Bitcoin oracle for Lombard, dedicated validator tickets implementation for Puffer, and sTokens price feeds for Securitize.
Summary: The Blockchain Oracles Market Keeps Evolving
Whereas all three major oracles, Chainlink, Pyth, and RedStone overlap in some areas, each provider brings its own unique set of specializations to the table. In the long run, the blockchain and DeFi space benefits from a versatile set of oracle solutions. Therefore, it’s essential to prioritize the overall growth of the DeFi ecosystem and the adoption of onchain solutions.
About RedStone
RedStone is a modular blockchain oracle delivering reliable price feeds for blue-chip and emerging DeFi assets, including LSTs, BTCfi, and tokenized RWA. RedStone’s gas-efficient data feeds span 110+ chains and rollups, securing over $10 billion in TVL with zero mispricing or downtime events. Trusted by over 170 projects, including Compound, Morpho, Venus, Pendle, Euler, Spark and Securitize. As the official oracle provider for major tokenized funds, including BlackRock BUIDL, Apollo ACRED, VanEck VBILL, and Hamilton Lane SCOPE, RedStone bridges traditional finance with decentralized infrastructure. Learn more by visiting redstone.finance
Blockchain Oracles FAQ
Thanks to a unique modular design, RedStone offers both Pull and Push oracle models across 110+ chains, alongside a hybrid model, enabling flexible and efficient deployment across diverse blockchain environments. Unlike Chainlink and Pyth, both relying primarily on one model, RedStone’s architecture gives developers full control over how and when data is consumed. This modular approach allows RedStone to tailor oracle infrastructure to specific protocol needs, unlock new design patterns, and accelerate innovation without compromising on performance or cost-efficiency.
RedStone stands out in 2025 due to its continuous traction and innovation brought to the market. Some of the noticeable achievements include launching Bolt, an ultra-low-latency oracle, support for over 110 chains (including non-EVMs like Solana or Sui), TSSO framework tailored to institutional clients and RWA issuers. RedStone offers an incident-free history and superior data efficiency, seamless asset support, and faster innovation cycles, making it a future-ready oracle solution compared to legacy providers like Chainlink or single-layer designs like Pyth.
RedStone addresses key limitations of older oracle systems by supporting both pull- and push-based data delivery models, reducing latency to as low as 0.5 milliseconds, providing seamless cross-chain support, and natively supporting modular L2s and appchains. Additionally, it offers tokenized fund data and Proof of Reserves feeds—making it purpose-built for modern DeFi and institutional use cases.
Among the top three oracles, both Pyth and Chainlink have faced costly failures—but Chainlink’s record includes some of the most damaging incidents: $11.2M lost in the Terra crash, a 25% mispricing of Lido’s wstETH on Arbitrum, and wstETH/ETH price issues on GMX leading to arbitrage against users. Pyth has also suffered major mispricings, including an 87% BTC crash and wrongful liquidations. RedStone, in contrast, has maintained a zero-incident track record to date.
RedStone currently leads with sub-millisecond latency via its Bolt model on MegaETH (0.5ms–1ms). Pyth Lazer follows at ~1ms. Chainlink does not publicly publish latency metrics. RedStone’s architecture is optimized for high-frequency, low-latency applications like high-speed trading and real-time DeFi.
RedStone provides structured data feeds for tokenized funds, Real World Assets (RWAs), and Proof of Reserves. It supports platforms like BlackRock BUIDL, Apollo ACRED, and VanEck VBILL—helping traditional finance entities onboard into onchain ecosystems with verified, low-latency, and transparent data streams.
RedStone has institutional clients including Securitize, World Liberty Financial, CoinFund, and CoinDesk Indices. These entities leverage RedStone for tokenized funds, compliance-focused data feeds, and infrastructure to bridge TradFi and DeFi in a secure, scalable way.
Yes. RedStone supports Proof of Reserves feeds, including for assets like Ethena’s USDtb and Lombard’s LBTC. These feeds offer cryptographic verification of asset backing, supporting stablecoins, liquid staking tokens, and other collateralized instruments in a transparent and verifiable way.
RedStone is integrated with dozens of DeFi protocols and dApps across Ethereum, L2s, and non-EVM chains. Notable partners include Morpho, Pendle, Ethena, and Spark. RedStone is also natively supported by modular rollup providers like Caldera and Gelato RaaS.
The $RED token is the core incentive layer for RedStone’s oracle network. It powers staking, node rewards and adds a robust layer of economic security. Unlike $LINK and $PYTH, $RED also enables value recapture from oracle usage and integrates with EigenLayer AVS, expanding its utility and alignment with Ethereum’s re-staking economy.
Chainlink has a team of ~650, but with slower innovation cycles. Pyth has ~60 contributors. RedStone, with a lean team of ~40, has released innovations like Bolt (low-latency), tokenized fund feeds, and Atom (OEV solution) within months – showing higher agility and technical velocity per contributor.
Yes. RedStone powers tokenized fund data for BlackRock BUIDL and Apollo ACRED, runs low-latency feeds for MegaETH-based DeFi apps, and has supported critical protocols like Ethena and Gearbox without a single data incident. Its architecture has enabled fast integration with new L2s and RWA platforms.
RedStone has emerged as the most promising oracle in early 2025. With zero incidents, growing institutional adoption, ultra-fast Bolt feeds, and native support for new chains like MegaETH and Monad, it outpaces Chainlink and Pyth in reliability, speed, and real-world traction.
