Is RedStone Oracle Safe?

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C

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

1.

Pull model requires correct protocol implementation — misconfigured integrations can be exploited

2.

Oracle infrastructure securing $8B+ is an attractive target for sophisticated attackers

3.

Data provider key compromise would affect all protocols using those feeds simultaneously

4.

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:

Mechanism Novelty7/15
Interaction Severity10/20
Oracle Surface9/10
Documentation Gaps3/10
Track Record5/15
Scale Exposure9/10
Regulatory Risk2/10
Vitality Risk3/10

Read the Full RedStone Oracle Risk Report

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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Ratings use Hindenrank's eight-dimension risk rubric. Lower score = lower risk. Grades range from A (safest) to F (riskiest). This is not financial advice.