This story doesn't have a glamorous beginning. It's about three technical people, each repeatedly troubled by data issues in their respective fields, who start venting to each other during a late-night voice chat. One works in cybersecurity, another manages financial data systems, and the third develops real-time analysis tools — each of them witnessing the same phenomenon: blockchain technology is powerful, but the quality of data flowing into it varies greatly, often a mess.
As they talk, they identify the core pain point: what the blockchain ecosystem lacks most isn't storage, but a complete data trust system. How can data be truly verified? How should it be distributed? How to protect it? No one has really solved this problem.
They chose an old apartment as their office, filled the whiteboard with sketches, and the microwave was broken beyond repair. Under these conditions, they conceived the idea of "Oracle 3.0" — an intelligent data solution capable of self-verification.
The development process was not smooth. Frequent disagreements, multiple rewrites, and countless moments of thinking "this just won't work." The first version was rough, only capable of pushing data, but it worked. Later, they added a pull mode, allowing developers to call data as needed — this step completely changed the system's flexibility.
The most agonizing phase was the early stage. No community support, no partners, only code and endless testing. They posted on major forums to promote it; most people ignored them, some even mocked them. But gradually, dozens of people came forward, attracted by this "self-verifying" technology concept. These people weren't just chasing hype; they genuinely believed they were doing something meaningful.
Trust was built little by little. As the technology matured, APRO also began to show its true potential.
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FomoAnxiety
· 01-06 01:27
Old apartment, broken microwave—how did this combination punch lead to Oracle 3.0... Truly impressive.
I keep saying, blockchain has been overhyped for data storage, but no one has really tackled trust. Now that someone is seriously working on it, it’s clear there’s a real gap.
The first version of the push model was probably a disaster, only revived after adding the pull model... This repeated tinkering shows that we’re definitely on the right track.
The key point is that these dozens of people aren’t just here for hype; only such a team can withstand the pressure.
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MrRightClick
· 01-06 01:01
The stuff that comes out of dilapidated apartments is sometimes more powerful than that from high-end office buildings. Data trust has indeed been neglected for too long.
Honestly, I've heard this ridicule many times in the early days, and I can empathize every time... But truly valuable projects are shaped this way.
I need to ponder this self-validation idea more; the step from push to pull is indeed a crucial turning point.
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GameFiCritic
· 01-05 19:32
This is what Web3 should look like... The data trust system really hits the pain point. The flexible design of push+pull dual modes can indeed solve the rigidity problem of on-chain dApp calls, and there is obvious room for improvement in terms of playability metrics.
It's just that in the early days, there was no community and being ridiculed... To be honest, this is the fate of most hardcore technical projects. But being able to start accumulating from dozens of true believers shows that the product concept is sound. The key is how to design the subsequent token incentive scheme—please don't turn it into another inflation bomb, or it will just be another project to cut leeks.
Worth continuous observation.
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PumpingCroissant
· 01-03 02:48
Old apartments, broken microwaves, being laughed at... these are the true builders, not the ones in certain funding news.
The pain point of data trust has indeed been ignored for too long, and many projects in the crypto space are just self-indulgent.
The idea of oracle 3.0 with self-verification is interesting, but the implementation difficulty... will depend on subsequent actual performance.
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mev_me_maybe
· 01-03 02:47
The data trust system is indeed a deep angle. After so many years, blockchain is still relying on old methods, and finally someone is seriously working on the oracle track. The key lies in the design details of the push and pull mechanisms.
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blocksnark
· 01-03 02:40
This is what Web3 is supposed to look like. No hype, no negativity. It's just something a few people have created through effort.
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DefiSecurityGuard
· 01-03 02:21
ngl, the oracle problem is real but... self-validating data? need to see the actual audit reports before touching this. seen too many "revolutionary" solutions turn into exploit vectors tbh. what's their MEV protection strategy anyway? 🚩
This story doesn't have a glamorous beginning. It's about three technical people, each repeatedly troubled by data issues in their respective fields, who start venting to each other during a late-night voice chat. One works in cybersecurity, another manages financial data systems, and the third develops real-time analysis tools — each of them witnessing the same phenomenon: blockchain technology is powerful, but the quality of data flowing into it varies greatly, often a mess.
As they talk, they identify the core pain point: what the blockchain ecosystem lacks most isn't storage, but a complete data trust system. How can data be truly verified? How should it be distributed? How to protect it? No one has really solved this problem.
They chose an old apartment as their office, filled the whiteboard with sketches, and the microwave was broken beyond repair. Under these conditions, they conceived the idea of "Oracle 3.0" — an intelligent data solution capable of self-verification.
The development process was not smooth. Frequent disagreements, multiple rewrites, and countless moments of thinking "this just won't work." The first version was rough, only capable of pushing data, but it worked. Later, they added a pull mode, allowing developers to call data as needed — this step completely changed the system's flexibility.
The most agonizing phase was the early stage. No community support, no partners, only code and endless testing. They posted on major forums to promote it; most people ignored them, some even mocked them. But gradually, dozens of people came forward, attracted by this "self-verifying" technology concept. These people weren't just chasing hype; they genuinely believed they were doing something meaningful.
Trust was built little by little. As the technology matured, APRO also began to show its true potential.