In blockchain, who delivers your DeFi data is as important as the data itself. Let that sink in.
Api3 has been redefining what’s possible with first-party oracles and decentralised APIs (dAPIs), bringing source-verified data directly on-chain without intermediaries. But to make this innovation perform at scale—securely, reliably, and in real time—it needs a foundation of world-class infrastructure.
That’s where dRPC comes in. Together, Api3 and dRPC have built a one-of-a-kind collaboration: combining cutting-edge oracle architecture with high-performance, fault-tolerant RPC delivery to serve some of the most demanding applications in DeFi.
Api3: The Source-First Oracle Pioneer
Unlike traditional oracles that pass through middlemen, Api3’s dAPIs connect data providers directly to the blockchain, preserving transparency and trust from source to destination. This design makes DeFi data verifiable, tamper-resistant, and faster to reach the chain—unlocking entirely new opportunities for protocols.
Delivering this model in the fast-moving environment of decentralised finance requires infrastructure that can match its ambition. That’s why Api3 turned to dRPC—not as just another RPC endpoint, but as a strategic partner in ensuring performance, uptime, and scalability for DeFi data.
dRPC: The Infrastructure Engine Behind Api3’s DeFi Data Performance
dRPC operates a distributed, permissioned marketplace of independent node operators, designed for reliability, low latency, and dynamic scalability. The engineering team has decades of combined experience building and running mission-critical infrastructure for both Web2 and Web3 at scale.
For Api3, this translates into:
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Near-instant feed delivery for Liquid Staking Tokens, stablecoins, and DeFi-native assets.
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Preserved accuracy and freshness of on-chain data that powers collateral ratios, liquidations, and pricing models.
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Global fault tolerance to maintain uptime during congestion or network stress.
This isn’t just about speed—it’s about enabling Api3’s model to operate exactly as intended, every block, without compromise.
Powering the OEV Opportunity
With Api3’s source-first approach, data doesn’t just inform smart contracts—it opens new economic possibilities. By delivering verifiable, source-native feeds with high reliability, dRPC enables Api3’s oracles to capture Oracle Extractable Value (OEV) for the benefit of protocols themselves, instead of allowing it to leak to external exploiters.
This transforms the oracle layer from a cost centre into a value generator, making it a net-positive part of the DeFi infrastructure stack.
A Partnership Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts
Api3’s oracle innovation and dRPC’s infrastructure expertise are highly complementary. One pushes the boundaries of what’s possible with on-chain deFi data; the other ensures that vision can operate at scale with speed, accuracy, and resilience.
In decentralised finance, milliseconds can be worth millions. This collaboration ensures those milliseconds work in the protocol’s favour.
Looking Ahead
The next generation of decentralised applications won’t succeed on vision alone—they’ll need infrastructure and data delivery as advanced as the logic they run.
With Api3’s first-party oracle architecture and dRPC’s high-performance, trust-minimised RPC layer, DeFi gains data you can trust, delivered through infrastructure you can depend on.
This partnership is proof that when innovation meets execution, the entire ecosystem moves forward.
Learn More:
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Internal link: Explore our infrastructure solutions
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External link: Visit Api3.org Docs
