Monad Oracle Landscape: Who’s Actually Winning? As @monad ecosystem starts to take shape, one layer is becoming increasingly critical: Oracles Let's dive in ↓ 1. RedStone is leading in native projects @redstone_defi, especially RedStone Bolt is currently the most preferred oracle among first-wave native protocols. Major native lending & liquid staking projects like Curvance, TownSquare, Kintsu, and FastLane all chose RedStone Bolt as their primary oracle from day one of mainnet. RedStone fits Monad’s architecture almost perfectly: - Ultra-low latency - Strong support for yield-bearing assets (LSTs, LRTs) - Designed for high-throughput, parallel execution environments ⤷ If you’re building for speed, you need an oracle that can keep up. 2. Chainlink remains the "safe & trusted" option Neverland (one of the highest-revenue native lending protocols) uses Chainlink as its core oracle for most of its TVL. @chainlink is still valued for its long track record and battle-tested reliability, making it a go-to choice for risk minimization. 3. Pyth fits trading / high-frequency use cases Trading-focused native projects like Kuru Exchange typically prefer Pyth or RedStone Bolt due to real-time, low-latency data. @PythNetwork is strong in speed and its pull-based model, but is less commonly used as a primary oracle in lending compared to RedStone. 4. The Real Trend: Speed > Tradition Native projects are prioritizing speed + LST support over traditional "trust-first" models → giving RedStone a clear edge on high-throughput chains like Monad. 5. Multi-Oracle Is becoming the standard One important detail: Most serious protocols are not choosing just one oracle. They’re using dual or multi-oracle setups like Curvance combines RedStone + Pyth + Chainlink + Chronicle The goal is simple: - Reduce single-point-of-failure risk - Improve price robustness - Add redundancy for extreme market conditions Monad’s oracle stack is diverse (Chainlink, Pyth, RedStone, Chronicle, Switchboard, Stork, Supra) But RedStone is currently dominating the first native wave. On ultra-fast chains like Monad, low-latency oracles (RedStone Bolt, Pyth, Stork) become critical since liquidation, leverage, and high-frequency trading require near real-time data. RedStone is capitalizing well on the narrative of being the "oracle for next-gen high-speed chains" (Monad, MegaETH) Chainlink remains the default "safe choice" for large TVL, but is increasingly challenged by faster, more modular oracle designs.