Australian National University team up with API3 to Create the First "True" Random Number Generator for Smart Contracts

A random-number generator that relies on quantum mechanics to produce smart contract-driven data sets empowered by blockchain technology has launched on more than a dozen cryptocurrency protocols.

API3, in partnership with a group of researchers from the Australian National University’s Quantum Optics Group, has dubbed its new product… the first “true” random number generator for smart contracts.

From Blockworks

Interestingly, API3 will launch the service as a loss leader for their other product lines and will charge no additional fees apart from gas use.

Quantum random numbers can be used for provable fairness in lots of applications like Gambling, Gaming and token distributions.

Overall seems like a very cool piece of kit for builders!