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What Is the Trade-off between Oracle Update Frequency and the Cost of Oracle Service?

Higher update frequency means fresher, more accurate prices, which is better for protocol security and user experience. However, each on-chain update costs gas, and these costs are passed on to the protocols consuming the data.

The trade-off is between paying higher service fees for real-time data versus accepting potentially stale prices to minimize operational costs.

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