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RANDAO subscriptions are designed to make randomness frictionless and ubiquitous.

Early infrastructure made developers pay per use:

  • Per oracle call
  • Per API request
  • Per random number

That works — until it doesn’t.

It creates friction. It punishes experimentation. It turns core infrastructure into a tax.

We’re now seeing a shift toward protocol-funded infrastructure:

  • Chains pay once
  • Every app inherits the capability
  • Builders focus on products, not plumbing

Randomness is following the same path as:

  • Oracles
  • Data availability
  • Compute

From optional add-on → native capability.

Why This Matters for Executives and Protocol Designers​

If you’re designing a Layer 1 or Layer 2, ask yourself:

What should every application on my chain get for free?

If the answer includes:

  • Fair games
  • Secure mints
  • Trust-minimized lotteries
  • Reliable simulations

Then blockchain RNG isn’t optional.

It’s infrastructure.

And infrastructure decisions compound.

Where This Is Going​

In the next few years, we’ll stop asking: “How does this dApp get randomness?”

And start asking: “Why doesn’t this chain provide it by default?”

That’s the moment randomness stops being a feature — and becomes a foundation.