WTF Feeds DeFi? If you’re a DeFi nerd, you already know, oracles are what feed smart contracts with real-world data. A glitch or compromise in an oracle can eat up a DeFi protocol alive, triggering mass liquidations and wrecking entire platforms. That’s how critical they are. Remember the Mango Markets hack in 2022 where $117M was lost? The attacker manipulated the oracle feed, inflating the price of the $MNGO token to borrow massive amounts against fake collateral. One exploit, total wipeout. To fix such cracks in the system, @BandProtocol exists. Band Protocol is a cross-chain decentralized oracle network that connects real-world data and APIs to smart contracts. Since blockchains like Ethereum or Cosmos can’t directly access external data, Band acts as the bridge, fetching, verifying, and delivering data through a decentralized group of validators. Now that perp DEXs are gaining serious traction, imagine the chaos if their oracle feeds get manipulated, traders would be liquidated in seconds. If those protocols are #PoweredbyBand, though, they’re far safer from that risk. That’s why top projects like Ripple, Stellar, and Cronos are all #PoweredByBand, because in crypto, the data you trust defines your survival.