{"id":74880,"date":"2023-03-02T11:41:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T09:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=74880"},"modified":"2025-09-10T02:15:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T23:15:59","slug":"chainlink-unveils-web3-platform-functions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/chainlink-unveils-web3-platform-functions\/","title":{"rendered":"Chainlink Unveils Web3 Platform Functions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The oracle network <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/what-is-chainlink-link\">Chainlink<\/a> launched the Functions platform, connecting decentralized applications (dapps) to traditional web platforms.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Introducing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chainlink?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chainlink<\/a> Functions\u2014the serverless <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Web3?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Web3<\/a> platform for connecting any data, device, or system to smart contracts.<\/p>\n<p>Functions brings Web2 services like <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awscloud?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@awscloud<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Meta?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Meta<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/googlecloud?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@googlecloud<\/a> on-chain to empower devs to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LinkTheWorld?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LinkTheWorld<\/a> to Web3.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dDDz6GCIpm\">https:\/\/t.co\/dDDz6GCIpm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fAznlXh0QD\">pic.twitter.com\/fAznlXh0QD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chainlink (@chainlink) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chainlink\/status\/1630964645501476864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Blockchain developers will be able to connect their dapps or smart contracts to any Web 2.0 platform, the Chainlink blog says.<\/p>\n<p>Developers won\u2019t need to access cloud storage, as the platform is integrated with providers such as Amazon Web Services.<\/p>\n<p>The beta version of Functions is already running on the Sepolia (Ethereum) and Mumbai (Polygon) testnets.<\/p>\n<p>According to Chainlink product director Kemal El-Mudjahid, the launch of the new platform will remove significant barriers to the adoption of Web3.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u00abWe are simplifying for developers the bringing together of smart contracts with powerful <span data-descr=\"application programming interface\" class=\"old_tooltip\">API<\/span> and Web 2.0 data sources they need to build amazing applications\u00bb, he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The oracle network allows smart contracts and applications to interact with off-chain data sources in a secure and decentralized manner.<\/p>\n<p>According to data from <a href=\"https:\/\/dune.com\/sergiimk\/Oracle-Comparison-(Chainlink-API3-Band-Ocean)\" title=\"\">Dune Analytics<\/a>, more than 650,000 active users use Chainlink.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, MakerDAO <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/makerdao-integrates-chainlink-oracles-into-keeper-network\">integrated<\/a> a decentralized oracle network into the Keeper Network framework, supporting DAI stability.<\/p>\n<p>In the same month, Israeli startup StarkWare <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/starkware-announces-partnership-with-chainlink\">expanded collaboration<\/a> with Chainlink to accelerate the rollout of its L2 solution StarkNet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chainlink oracle network launched the Functions platform, linking decentralized applications with traditional web 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