Now, when you see if it’s raining, you may be able to check that on the blockchain.
This week, oracle network Chainlink’s partnership with Accuweather went live — now, when you see if it’s raining, you may be able to check that on the blockchain.
The partnership, originally announced back in August 2021, means that AccuWeather will have a node on Chainlink’s oracle network, making their weather forecasts available to blockchain-based applications.
Some options for using AccuWeather data include weather prediction markets, hedging markets and virtual umbrellas (kidding). However, having weather data for blockchain-based games could help the games add real-time weather as a characteristic of gameplay, for example.
The AccuWeather API will provide data on temperature, rainfall, wind speed and natural disasters.
The official @AccuWeather #Chainlink node is live on mainnet!#Blockchain developers can now call the AccuWeather node to access premium weather data on-chain, such as precipitation by geolocation for powering parametric insurance & weather-related dApps. https://t.co/2LFT1gJsl9 pic.twitter.com/oZ1qaPwtgi— Chainlink - Official Channel (@chainlink) December 14, 2021
Chainlink is a decentralized oracle network with the goal of providing a constant stream of information to smart contracts across various blockchains. While Chainlink does not have a native blockchain, it fulfills its oracle purpose by integrating with many different blockchains simultaneously in order to pass on its data.
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