Flare, the blockchain for building applications that use data from other chains and the internet, completed its long-awaited token airdrop at 11:59 pm UTC on January 9th. The airdrop saw 4.279B Flare (FLR) tokens distributed to millions of users. Recipients include users on Binance, OKX, Kraken, Bithumb, UpBit, Kucoin, BitBank, & more, in one of the largest scale distributions in crypto history.
The airdrop is a significant milestone for Flare as developers can now take advantage of Flare’s EVM and native data acquisition protocols, the State Connector, and Flare Time Series Oracle. These native protocols, secured by the network, provide decentralized access to high-integrity data from other blockchains and the internet, enabling the creation of new use cases and monetization models.
Hugo Philion, CEO & Co-founder of Flare, said,
“For the blockchain industry to flourish, we need more useful decentralized applications. Flare is tackling this through data, not just prices but transaction details, Web2 events, etc, so that developers can build applications that provide more utility to a larger group of users.”
Hugo continues, “Flare’s objective is to enable developers to build applications that securely access more data. This could enable new use cases to be built, such as triggering a Flare smart contract action with a payment made on another chain or with input from an internet/web2 API. It also facilitates a new way of bridging, specifically to bring non-smart contract tokens to Flare for use in applications like DeFi protocols.”
How Flare Network Works
Flare’s State Connector protocols enable information to be used securely, scalable and trustlessly with smart contracts on Flare. It offers the most powerful class of data on the network and enables more cross-chain solutions to be built. The State Connector derives its safety from combining a decentralized set of attestors with a binary forking protocol, allowing a malicious majority of data providers to be challenged.
In contrast to a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) based system where data providers are obliged to stake value, the security of the State Connector is not limited by the amount staked in the system. This means that the State Connector is invariant in its safety relative to the size of a transaction; this offers a secure system capable of handling large amounts of value.
The Flare Time Series Oracle (FTSO) utilizes the network structure to deliver highly decentralized prices and data series to dApps on Flare without relying on centralized data providers. The FTSO is a highly decentralized data feed oracle, with almost 100 independent data providers incentivized to provide reliable data every 3 minutes.
The Flare token distribution represents the first 15% of the full public token distribution, with the remainder to be distributed every month over 36 months. The method of allocation of the remaining 85% of the token supply depends on the outcome of a community vote on Flare Improvement Proposal 01 (FIP.01).
About Flare Network
Flare is a Layer 1 oracle network that allows developers to build interoperable applications with blockchains and the internet. By providing decentralized access to high-integrity data, Flare enables new use cases and monetization models.
Flare’s State Connector protocols enable information from other blockchains and the internet to be used securely, scalable and trustlessly with smart contracts on Flare.
Flare Time Series Oracle delivers highly-decentralized prices and data feed to dapps on Flare without relying on centralized providers.
Build on Flare with more data than ever, or build with Flare to serve multiple ecosystems.
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