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# Oracle Adapter

> Ingests and stores live stablecoin price feeds

The `oracle_adapter` is a specialized contract responsible for managing external market data securely. The protection engine relies entirely on this data to determine if a claim is valid.

## Core Responsibilities

* **Price Storage**: Stores the most recent scaled price (typically up to 7 or 8 decimals) of supported assets (e.g., USDC, USDT, DAI).
* **Admin Authentication**: Only the protocol admin or a heavily permissioned oracle bot can update the prices.
* **Data Availability**: Exposes a secure getter function so the `protection_engine` can read the price at the exact moment a user attempts to claim a position.

## Key Functions

### `update_price()`

Called by an authorized external bot or admin to feed the latest stablecoin prices into the Soroban state.

### `get_price()`

Retrieves the current scaled price for a specific asset, used during the validation phase of a claim.