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BROADCAST

Publish a message or a data feed, permanently.

Try it in the wallet Spec & fields

BROADCAST writes a message permanently to the blockchain, and can also publish a general-purpose data feed. Those feeds carry data only: nothing is escrowed on them and nothing settles against them, so betting markets are not BROADCAST feeds but the self-contained BET action. BROADCAST's original price-oracle mode is superseded by PRICE; existing BROADCAST oracles keep working, but new price feeds should use PRICE instead.

What you can do with it

  • Make a public announcement that can't be quietly edited once confirmed.
  • Publish a general-purpose data feed for anyone to read, referencing whatever off-chain source you like.
  • Run a betting market with BET instead: it handles the wagers, the escrow and the payouts itself, which a feed does not.
  • Keep an existing BROADCAST price oracle running: new oracles should use PRICE instead.

Often combined with: MESSAGE · PRICE

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