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XChain Platform Action - BROADCAST

This action broadcasts a message, and can also be used to create oracles and data feeds.

Betting does not use BROADCAST. Betting markets are created, wagered on, and resolved with the self-contained BET action. The feed formats below are general-purpose data feeds and carry no betting, escrow, or settlement behaviour.

PARAMS

Name Type Description
VERSION String Format Version
MESSAGE String A text string
VALUE String Numerical value
FEE String Indicates usage percentage fee (1=1%, 2=2%, etc)
MEMO String An optional memo to include
BROADCAST_ACTION_INDEX String ACTION_INDEX of broadcast action

Formats

Version 0 - Broadcast Message

  • VERSION|MESSAGE|VALUE

Version 1 - Broadcast Oracle

  • VERSION|MESSAGE|VALUE|FEE|MEMO

Version 2 - Broadcast Data Feed

  • VERSION|MESSAGE|FEE|MEMO

Version 3 - Broadcast Data Feed Update

  • VERSION|BROADCAST_ACTION_INDEX|VALUE|MEMO

Examples

BROADCAST|0|This is a test
This example broadcasts a simple message

BROADCAST|1|BTC-USD|84860|0.01|BTC Price on Sat Apr 12 2025 14:35:36 UTC
This example creates an oracle for BTC-USD price, gives the current price, indicates a 1% oracle usage fee, and includes a memo

BROADCAST|2|BTC-USD hourly close|1|Published every hour on the hour
This example creates a named data feed, charges a 1% oracle usage fee, and includes a memo

BROADCAST|3|1234|84860|BTC-USD close on Tue Aug 19 2025 01:55:00 UTC
This example publishes a new value on the feed created in the previous example with an `ACTION_INDEX` of 1234, and includes a memo

Rules

Notes

  • CAST ACTION can be used for shorter reference to BROADCAST ACTION
  • Price oracles can be created by broadcasting TICK-FIAT as MESSAGE, price as VALUE, and a FEED_FEE and TIMESTAMP
  • Data feeds are created with FORMAT 2 (name the feed in MESSAGE, set an optional usage FEE) and updated with FORMAT 3 (reference the feed by BROADCAST_ACTION_INDEX and publish the new VALUE)
  • Feeds carry data only. Nothing settles against them and nothing is escrowed on them; betting markets are BET

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