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The new service will support over 960 currency pairs and is being contributed to Chainlink decentralized oracle networks (DONs) by Parameta Solutions, TP ICAP's data and analytics division.
February 9, 2023 - TP ICAP announced that their data and analytics division had now made their data available on Parameta Solutions' Chainlink and that Web3 developers will be able to access the proprietary foreign exchange market data to build a variety of secure smart contract applications.
This follows TP ICAP's increased focus in blockchain with their recent launch of Fusion Digital Assets, a wholesale marketplace for spot cryptoassets.
Using Chainlink to deliver a broad range of forex pricing data, TP ICAP aims to expand its coverage and provide the Web3 ecosystem to create robust and decentralized financial market infrastructure.
With over 5 billion data points already delivered to applications across Web3's most prominent blockchain environments, Chainlink makes TP ICAP's forex pricing data available to a wider network of developers through aggregated Chainlink Price Feeds with the following features.
- Credential Management — Chainlink nodes can securely manage API keys and account logins, leading to a seamless integration.
- Blockchain Agnostic — Chainlink is blockchain agnostic, meaning our data can be made available on any current or future blockchain environment.
- Widely Adopted — Chainlink is the industry-standard Web3 services platform, offering us access to a vast addressable market of potential data consumers.
- Provably Secure — Chainlink is thoroughly audited open-source software designed according to leading academic research, with a proven history of helping secure billions of dollars in value live in production.
"Historically, Web3 innovation has been fueled by the introduction of high-quality market data from premium data providers such as TP ICAP," said Yaser Jazouane, Head of Data Products at Chainlink Labs. "The addition of TP ICAP's institutional-grade forex pricing data to Chainlink helps enhance the security, accuracy, and utility of blockchain applications."
"The innovation of blockchains and cryptocurrencies has catalysed a whole new breed of distributed systems that need access to reliable real-world information, and Chainlink is currently the leading oracle service provider for the on-chain ecosystem," said Rhys Spencer, Head of APAC Sales of Parameta Solutions. "Parameta Solutions recognises this global requirement and is well positioned to be part of what could be a generational upgrade to market infrastructure and data solutions."
