Oracles

Oracle-Extractable Value

Oracle Extractable Value (OEV) refers to the profit opportunities that arise from having privileged access to price feed updates before they are broadcast to the blockchain. When market prices shift significantly, DeFi protocols relying on oracles often need updated price data to trigger liquidations, rebalance positions, or execute other price-sensitive operations.

As an oracle provider or the first to deliver these critical price updates, there is inherent value in the timing and ordering of this information. This value can be captured through mechanisms like priority liquidation rights or auction-based update delivery.

Blink Labs enables oracle providers to monetize OEV across both pull-based oracles (where dApps and protocols request updates on-demand) and push-based oracles (where updates are automatically broadcast at intervals). By implementing our OEV-capture infrastructure, oracle providers can generate additional revenue streams beyond standard data feed subscriptions. This creates a sustainable economic model where the value created by timely, accurate oracle updates is fairly distributed rather than lost to MEV extractors or left on the table, ultimately strengthening your business model and creating a more equitable playing field for liquidators and other on-chain actors.

For more information, see ourPush-based Oracles and Pull-based Oracles integration guides