Blockchain oracles are essential infrastructure. Without them, DeFi protocols, lending platforms, and staking networks wouldn’t have real-time access to accurate pricing data.
But the traditional oracle model? It’s slow, expensive, and limited by network constraints.
RedStone saw the problem early. Instead of patching up an outdated system, they built a modular oracle from the ground up—one that’s faster, cheaper, and built to scale. Now, RedStone powers 70+ chains, supports 1,250+ assets, and protects over $11.4 billion in value.
But delivering real-time, verifiable price data across multiple chains isn’t easy. Storing and retrieving that data cost-effectively? Even harder. That’s where Arweave and AR.IO come in.
The Problem: Oracles Are Limited by Cost, Speed & Transparency
Most blockchain oracles suffer from the same core issues:
✅ High Costs: Storing large volumes of price data on-chain is expensive and inefficient.
✅ Slow Updates: Many oracles struggle with latency, making them unreliable for fast-moving DeFi markets.
✅ Single-Chain Dependence: Many solutions are limited to specific chains or ecosystems, creating silos.
✅ Lack of Transparency: Users can’t easily verify the accuracy of past price feeds.
RedStone needed a better way to store and access oracle data—one that wouldn’t compromise speed, security, or cost-efficiency.
RedStone has been a key contributor to several major DeFi narratives, including LSTs, LRTs, yield-bearing stablecoins, and BTC Proof-of-Reserves (PoR) tokens. Rather than gravitating toward specific markets, we grow with the industry, meeting users where they are.
The Solution: RedStone + Arweave + AR.IO
Instead of storing all price feeds on-chain, RedStone compresses and packages data off-chain—then stores it permanently on Arweave at a fraction of the cost.
Why Arweave?
🔹 Decentralized & Permanent: Once data is stored, it can’t be altered or removed.
🔹 Cost-Effective: No recurring fees. Store once, access forever.
🔹 Verifiable: Every data provider’s history is recorded, ensuring full accountability.
But storing data is only half the equation. RedStone needed a fast, scalable way to upload and access it—and that’s where AR.IO’s Turbo Uploader & gateways come in.
RedStone utilizes Arweave as a decentralized hard drive to store the full historical record of delivered price feeds. This enables trustless performance assessment of all data providers while maintaining complete operation accountability.
How AR.IO Helps RedStone Scale
AR.IO provides the infrastructure for seamless data uploads and retrievals from Arweave. Instead of constantly pushing data on-chain, RedStone efficiently stores historical price feeds on Arweave via AR.IO and retrieves them as needed, ensuring cost-effective, verifiable access across any chain.
Here’s what this unlocks for RedStone:
🚀 Lower Costs – No need to store every price update on expensive Layer 1 chains.
⚡ Faster Access – Query only the data that’s needed, when it’s needed.
🌎 Cross-Chain Compatibility – Cryptographically signed data is verifiable on any blockchain.
RedStone leverages AR.IO’s Turbo uploader for seamless access to the Arweave network. It serves as our sole provider for Arweave’s service, and we’re extremely satisfied with its quality, redundancy, and the support provided by the team.
By combining RedStone’s modular oracle, Arweave’s permanent storage, and AR.IO’s high-speed infrastructure, RedStone can deliver accurate, transparent price feeds at scale—without the usual bottlenecks.
The Next Frontier: AI x Crypto with CLARA
The oracle problem wasn’t the only thing RedStone set out to solve. AI-powered agents are taking off, and they need a decentralized infrastructure to communicate, coordinate, and transact.
CLARA (Communication Layer for Agents) is RedStone’s decentralized coordination layer, enabling AI agents to interact, exchange data, and transact efficiently.
🔹 AI Agents Need a Better Way to Interact: Current systems (like X) weren’t designed for machines. CLARA gives AI agents their own secure communication layer.
🔹 Monetization for AI: With crypto-native payments, agents can transact securely and efficiently.
🔹 Permanent Record of Interactions: Every AI transaction is stored on Arweave, ensuring accountability and transparency.
All of this is made possible by leveraging AO for compute, Arweave for transparency, and AR.IO for seamless data flow. This permanent stack ensures that AI agents operate in real time, with verifiable records and effortless access to the information they need.
Monetization makes innovation real. CLARA provides the infrastructure for AI agents to earn through secure, transparent economic rails—unlocking true value in the agent economy.
AI is projected to be a $40B industry by 2030, and RedStone is positioning CLARA to be the backbone of this new agent economy.
Results: What This Means for RedStone & the Industry
🔹 Scalability Unlocked: RedStone can support 70+ chains without sacrificing speed or cost.
🔹 Lower Costs for Protocols: Storing and retrieving data only when needed keeps operations lean.
🔹 Unmatched Transparency: Every price feed is permanently stored and verifiable on Arweave.
🔹 New Possibilities in AI x Crypto: CLARA enables autonomous AI transactions with built-in trust.
RedStone’s ultimate goal is to secure trillions in value across hundreds of networks, and that’s exactly where we’re headed in the coming years.
The modular blockchain oracle has met the modular cloud infrastructure—and together, they’re setting a new standard for oracles, AI, and decentralized data access.
