A friend was staring at the fluctuating chart on the screen in the office. I asked him what he was researching. He replied: APRO. This is the most critical "information bridge" in the digital asset field.

To understand its value, we need to first look at where the problem lies. Imagine if your weather forecast had only one source of information—if that source says it will be sunny tomorrow, you have to believe it completely. But in the DeFi world, the accuracy of information directly concerns the security of funds—an incorrect price feed could lead to massive asset liquidations.

Traditional data input methods are like a single weather station: centralized, opaque, and prone to issues. The logic of decentralized oracles is completely different—they aggregate data from hundreds or thousands of independent nodes worldwide, each independently collecting and verifying information. Only when the majority of nodes reach consensus will this data be sent to on-chain applications. This mechanism naturally reduces single point of failure risks and enhances data credibility.

Why did APRO attract industry attention in 2025? The core reason is simple—the explosion of the Bitcoin ecosystem.

Starting last year, Bitcoin evolved from a simple store of value asset into an ecosystem. New asset categories like BTC Layer2 solutions, inscriptions, runes, and others have emerged one after another, and the market's demand for precise price feeds has never been higher. Most traditional oracles are primarily designed for Ethereum; for non-EVM environments like Bitcoin, support capabilities are often insufficient. APRO fills this gap, providing reliable data services specifically for the Bitcoin ecosystem.

Simply put: when the ecosystem is large enough, the importance of data will be prioritized.