Band Protocol is a data oracle platform that can provide real-world data to on-chain applications and connect APIs to smart contracts to facilitate information exchange between on-chain and off-chain applications. BAND is the native token of the protocol. With the rise of decentralized finance (DeFi), there has been a greater focus on the role of oracles, and Band Protocol is one of the rising players in this area.
BAND is up 6.18% in the last 24 hours. Band has announced an integration plan with Axelarcore. This integration will power cross-chain data oracles to increase data accessibility and collaboration across more blockchains than ever before. This positive development may have been instrumental in the rise of BAND.