Orcfax Update #20

September 26, 2025

Here’s your bi-weekly Orcfax update, covering recent developments, Catalyst progress, ITN milestones, business strategy, and community activity.

Developments 🧪

• Orcfax V2: We’re preparing a V2 release of our CNT product with improved reliability, unit tests, and open sourcing.
• Feed Expansion: Builder DAO-funded feeds are being prepared for mainnet.
• Bundled Transactions: On preview, Orcfax published 25 feeds in a single transaction, reducing costs and streamlining dApp integration.
• Fact Archiving: Fixes were implemented for archival package handling, ensuring all fact statements are published even if retries are required. Explorer updates now show clear error states for missing archives.

Builder DAO & Catalyst 🧭

• Audit & Milestones: Catalyst Milestone 3 was approved.
• Builder DAO: Funding secured for 10 feeds. KPIs (transactions, active users, TVS) will be tracked over six months to unlock the second tranche.
• Third Eye Labs Proposal: Indigo’s dev team proposed to build an open-source smart contract that consumes Orcfax Fact Statements and publishes the latest validated price data for DeFi builders. Make sure to vote for their catalyst proposal!!

ITN 🚀

• Phase 2 Progress: CNT V2 collectors are in testing, validator refactors are complete, and “Echonet Collect” for P2P networking being discussed.

Business & Partnerships 🤝

• Fluid Integration: Fluid shared their integration roadmap and publicly endorsed Orcfax’s multi-oracle approach.

Community 🌐

• Publications & Threads: Our recent article “Why Cardano Oracles Aren’t Chainlink Clones” has sparked wide discussion. Tweets highlighted Orcfax’s design: Fact Statements, integrator-driven freshness rules, and bundling innovations.
• ClarityDAO Spotlight: ClarityDAO featured Orcfax as a project highlight, recognizing our transparent and auditable feeds.
• Summit Attendance: Orcfax team members will attend the Cardano Summit in Berlin.

Thanks for following along with Orcfax.

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