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RedStone vs Chainlink

Hyperliquid ecosystem comparison · Oracles

Ecosystem Pick
Direct CompetitorsVerified: RedStone

Quick Take

RedStone Oracle powering ~99.5% of oracle-protected value on HyperEVM on Multi-Layer, while Chainlink Industry-standard decentralized oracle network powering DeFi globally on Multi-Layer. Both are oracles protocols on Multi-Layer, making them direct competitors in the Hyperliquid ecosystem.

Based on public data for RedStone and Chainlink. Key differentiators: layer deployment, fee structure, liquidity depth, and community adoption. Last reviewed: Mar 2026.

Overview

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RedStone

RedStone is a modular blockchain oracle network that has become the dominant oracle solution on Hyperliquid, operating under the HyperStone brand for the ecosystem. Oracles are critical infrastructure — they provide smart contracts with real-world price feeds, enabling DeFi lending, derivatives, and synthetic assets to function correctly. RedStone's architecture is uniquely well-suited to Hyperliquid's high-performance environment: rather than pushing price updates to the chain on every tick (a costly approach), RedStone uses a pull-based model where data is fetched on-demand and cryptographically verified on-chain, dramatically reducing costs while maintaining freshness and accuracy. Securing approximately 99.5% of oracle-protected value on Hyperliquid, HyperStone feeds power a wide range of DeFi protocols on HyperEVM — from lending markets to perpetual protocols and yield vaults. RedStone aggregates price data from dozens of sources, applying outlier filtering and cryptographic attestation to ensure data integrity. With support for hundreds of assets and sub-second update latency, HyperStone gives Hyperliquid's DeFi ecosystem enterprise-grade price feeds, enabling complex financial products to be built with confidence in the underlying data infrastructure.

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Chainlink

Chainlink is the industry-standard oracle network powering decentralized applications across 900+ blockchain integrations. As the HyperEVM ecosystem expands, Chainlink's Data Feeds, Automation, and Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) are increasingly leveraged by protocols building on Hyperliquid. Chainlink aggregates data from hundreds of independent node operators and data providers, ensuring tamper-proof price feeds with high availability. Its Proof of Reserve service helps verify RWA-backed assets on-chain, while VRF delivers verifiable randomness for gaming and NFT applications. Chainlink's battle-tested security model and deep integration with EVM tooling make it a natural fit for HyperEVM dApp developers seeking reliable oracle infrastructure. With over 5 trillion in transaction value secured across its lifetime and integrations with BlackRock, Swift, and major DeFi protocols, Chainlink brings institutional-grade data infrastructure to the Hyperliquid ecosystem.

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Feature Comparison

FeatureRedStone logoRedStoneChainlink logoChainlink
LayerMulti-LayerMulti-Layer
CategoryOraclesOracles
StatusActiveActive
Launch Year2022
Websiteredstone.financechain.link
Twitter@redstone_defi
GitHubNot publicNot public
Verified✓ VerifiedUnverified
Tags
oracleHyperStoneprice-feedsHIP-3

Score Comparison

RedStoneChainlink
Open Source
RedStone
Not public
Chainlink
Not public
Verified
RedStone
Verified
Chainlink
Unverified
Ecosystem Breadth
RedStone
4 tags
Chainlink
0 tags
Maturity
RedStone
Since 2022
Chainlink
Unknown

Feature Matrix

FeatureRedStone logoRedStoneChainlink logoChainlink
Open Source
Verified
Has Website
Has Twitter
Has GitHub
Active Status

Key Differences

When to Use Each

Choose RedStone if you...

  • Want a oracles solution on Multi-Layer
  • Prefer a verified and vetted protocol
  • Need features like oracle and HyperStone
  • Need: Oracle powering ~99.5% of oracle-protected value on HyperEVM

Choose Chainlink if you...

  • Want a oracles solution on Multi-Layer
  • Need: Industry-standard decentralized oracle network powering DeFi globally

Ecosystem Integration

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RedStone

RedStone operates on Multi-Layer (spans multiple hyperliquid layers). Spanning multiple layers lets it combine the strengths of each, though integration complexity is higher.

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Chainlink

Chainlink operates on Multi-Layer (spans multiple hyperliquid layers). Spanning multiple layers lets it combine the strengths of each, though integration complexity is higher.

Both protocols share the same layer, maximizing composability potential.

Community Verdict

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