Is RedStone Oracle Safe?
Risk Grade: C (48/100)
RedStone Oracle is rated as elevated risk — multiple novel mechanisms and notable interaction risks.
RedStone is a technically sound oracle with growing ecosystem traction and a genuinely gas-efficient pull model. The main risk is the pull model's integration complexity creating misconfiguration vulnerabilities in downstream protocols. Strong infrastructure choice with appropriate auditing; risky when integrated carelessly.
RedStone Oracle is a modular oracle infrastructure provider that uses a novel 'pull' model — instead of constantly pushing prices on-chain (like Chainlink), protocols embed RedStone price data directly in transaction calldata, reducing gas costs significantly. RedStone secures over $8B in TVL across 70+ blockchain networks, competing with Chainlink and Pyth in the oracle market. The pull model is innovative and gas-efficient, but shifts implementation responsibility to integrating protocols — a misconfigured integration can be exploited without RedStone itself being compromised.
TVL
$8.0B
Mechanisms
5
Interactions
5
Value Grade
C+
Key Risks for RedStone Oracle Users
Pull model requires correct protocol implementation — misconfigured integrations can be exploited
Oracle infrastructure securing $8B+ is an attractive target for sophisticated attackers
Data provider key compromise would affect all protocols using those feeds simultaneously
As secondary oracle to Chainlink, RedStone may be less battle-tested in crisis scenarios
Top Risk Factors
- •Pull-based oracle model requires on-chain transaction to include price data — malformed or stale data passed by callers
- •Oracle infrastructure is high-value target — compromise affects all protocols using RedStone feeds simultaneously
- •Decentralized data node network security depends on staking and slashing — sybil attacks possible at low stake
- •Off-chain signed data model shifts trust assumption to data provider signing infrastructure
Risk Score Breakdown
RedStone Oracle's highest risk area is Oracle Surface (9/10). Here's how each dimension contributes to the overall 48/100 score:
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This protocol has 2 collapse scenarios. 1 critical and 2 high-severity interaction risks identified. See the full mechanism classification, interaction matrix, and deep-dive recommendations.
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