# Getting Started

Block Scholes provides institutional-grade digital asset data for trading, research, and on-chain applications.

Use this site to explore our data products, integration options, and access paths.

### What we offer

* **Historical and recent market data** for spot, futures, perpetuals, and options.
* **Real-time streaming data** over WebSocket.
* **Derivatives analytics** including implied volatility surfaces, skews, butterflies, open interest, and volume.
* **Pricing and reference data** including index, mark, mid, trade, quote, funding, forward, and settlement data.
* **On-chain oracle delivery** for DeFi applications through push and pull models.

### Get access

Use our self-service data plan portal at [console.blockscholes.com](https://console.blockscholes.com) to browse plans and get started with a free trial API key.

If you need custom trial access, bespoke datasets, or support, contact us at <support@blockscholes.com> or visit [Contact](https://docs.blockscholes.com/other/contact).

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### Choose your path

#### Access market data

* [REST API](https://docs.blockscholes.com/data-access/rest-api) for historical and recent datasets.
* [WebSocket API](https://docs.blockscholes.com/data-access/websocket-api) for real-time streaming updates.

Common use cases:

* Build trading systems.
* Run research and backtests.
* Monitor live market conditions.
* Power analytics dashboards.
* Agentic workflows.

#### Build on-chain applications

* [Overview](https://docs.blockscholes.com/blockchain-oracle/overview) to compare oracle integration models.
* [Push Model](https://docs.blockscholes.com/blockchain-oracle/push-based-oracle) for simple on-chain integration.
* [Pull Model](https://docs.blockscholes.com/blockchain-oracle/pull-based-oracle) for latency-sensitive use cases and EIP-712 verification.

#### Need help

* [Contact](https://docs.blockscholes.com/other/contact) for bespoke requests, and support.

### Site guide

* **Data Access** covers off-chain delivery through REST and WebSocket APIs.
* **Blockchain Oracle** covers on-chain delivery for smart contracts and DeFi integrations.
* **Other** includes contact and support channels.

### Where to start

Start with the REST API if you need historical or recent snapshots.

Use the WebSocket API if you need live streaming updates.

Use the oracle docs if you need verifiable data delivery for smart contracts.


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