Tellor was founded in 2019 by a team based in the United States, comprising Brenda Loya, Nick Fett, and Michael Zemrose. The goal of the founders was to address the oracle problem on the Ethereum blockchain.
The Tellor network is secured through its native token, Tributes (TRB). This token is used to connect and align the various participants in the Tellor ecosystem, including the data reporters, the oracle users, and the community governance.