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VelaToken (VELA) API and Price Oracle

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VelaToken

VELA
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Information
For informational use only; request a custom oracle/API for production below.

General information

Contract address
Smart contract address of the asset
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0x088c...d704
Network
Blockchain network where the asset is deployed
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arbitrum
Methodology
Pricing methodology used to determine the price of the token in USD. By default, all price feeds on the DIA App are calculated with a MAIR methodology. This parameter is customisable.Learn more about methodologies.
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MAIR
Update frequency
120 seconds is the default update frequency. This parameter is customisable.Learn more about oracle updates.
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120s
Next update
24h Volume
The total volume captured by DIA across all the integrated sources.
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Source
Volume 24h
Trades 24h
Pairs

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What is VelaToken (VELA)?

VelaToken (VELA) is a governance and utility token for the Vela Protocol, a decentralized leverage trading platform built on Arbitrum. VELA enables holders to participate in protocol governance and earn rewards. The token launched as part of the Vela Protocol ecosystem, which facilitates leveraged trading on digital assets through a decentralized model, distinguishing itself from centralized derivatives exchanges by operating entirely on-chain within Arbitrum's layer-2 environment.

The VelaToken price API returns real-time VELA price data sourced from aggregated trades across on-chain and off-chain exchanges. The API delivers the current market price of VELA, a governance and utility token for the Vela Protocol ecosystem, enabling developers to integrate live pricing into applications that need accurate, up-to-date valuations.

Developers use the VelaToken price API to fetch VELA prices within smart contracts, trading interfaces, dashboards, or portfolio tracking tools. DIA supplies a free testing endpoint on this page for evaluation purposes. For production deployments, DIA builds custom, production-grade VelaToken feeds configurable by data sources, pricing methodology, and update frequency. Production feeds and custom requirements are available through DIA's Discord or Telegram channels.

DIA publishes a free VelaToken price API endpoint on this asset page, available for developers to test and evaluate without cost. The free endpoint provides access to VelaToken market price data for development and evaluation purposes only.

The free endpoint is not intended for production use. Developers requiring production-grade VelaToken price feeds, or feeds with custom data sources, pricing methodology, or update frequency, should request a dedicated feed via DIA's Discord or Telegram channels. DIA builds tailored oracles across 60+ blockchains to meet specific application requirements.

A blockchain price oracle is an external information provider that supplies verified offchain data to smart contracts on a blockchain. Price oracles enable contracts to access real-world market data that exists outside the chain.

DIA can deploy a VelaToken price oracle on any supported blockchain, delivering onchain VELA price data for smart contracts to consume. DIA's market price feeds aggregate individual trade data from on-chain and offchain sources across 100+ exchanges. DIA's oracle infrastructure runs on Lasernet, DIA's Ethereum layer-2 rollup, which makes each feed independently verifiable.

For production deployments or custom requirements, DIA builds dedicated price feeds configurable by data sources, pricing methodology, and update frequency. Requests can be made via DIA's Discord or Telegram channels.

DIA calculates the VelaToken price by aggregating individual trade data for VELA across multiple on-chain and off-chain sources rather than relying on a single exchange or liquidity pool. This methodology draws from trades across 100+ exchanges to construct a market-representative price.

The data sources and pricing methodology underlying DIA's VelaToken feed are transparent and documented. For production deployments, DIA configures dedicated feeds according to specific requirements: the set of sources included, the aggregation methodology applied, and the update frequency. These parameters can be adjusted to match an application's risk tolerance and operational needs.

Requests for custom VelaToken feeds are handled through DIA's Discord or Telegram communities.

VelaToken (VELA) is a governance and utility token for Vela Exchange, a decentralized perpetual futures protocol. Developers consuming a VELA price feed can build applications that depend on accurate token valuation within the derivatives ecosystem.

Liquidation engines monitor VELA collateral positions: as price moves, protocols calculate whether positions remain sufficiently backed and trigger liquidations when collateral ratios breach safety thresholds. Governance reward mechanisms distribute protocol fees or incentives proportional to VELA staked or held, requiring real-time pricing to calculate fair share allocations. Synthetic asset vaults that accept VELA as collateral need continuous price feeds to compute maximum issuance limits and manage overcollateralization ratios, preventing underbacked token mints.

DIA aggregates individual trade data from 100+ exchanges to deliver VelaToken price feeds across 60+ blockchains. Developers can inspect and configure the exact data sources, pricing methodology, and update frequency used in each feed, providing transparency often absent in oracle alternatives.

VelaToken price data from DIA is independently verifiable because it runs on Lasernet, DIA's Ethereum layer-2 rollup. This architecture eliminates reliance on a single operator's attestation.

To evaluate DIA for VelaToken: test the free price-feed API endpoint available on this page. For production use or custom requirements, developers can request a dedicated feed tailored to specific sources, methodology, and refresh rates by contacting DIA via Discord or Telegram.

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