# Best of x.com/octantapp on Kiwi News Page: https://news.kiwistand.com/source/x.com/octantapp 8 stories by @octantapp on X have been shared on Kiwi News since 4 September 2024, with 26 upvotes and 2 comments in total. The latest was shared on 13 December 2025. They are listed below, most upvoted first. Summaries are AI summaries of the linked article. ## 1. Octant introduces Yield-Donating Vaults as part of Octant v2 - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Octant-introduces-Yield-Donating-Vaults-as-part-of-Octant-v2?index=0x6879342cf46a0e5ecf5e10065a3e06f35d567961bc8c931b3aabe74386bfa95536bdaebd - Source: https://x.com/OctantApp/status/1945897680732884998 - Shared 17 July 2025, 7 upvotes, 0 comments Octant has introduced Yield Donating Vaults as part of Octant v2, extending Yearn's V3 tokenized strategy framework so that generated yield goes to ecosystem development instead of depositors. Depositors keep their principal, which can be withdrawn at any time, while all profits are tokenized as ERC-20 shares and transferred to a designated allocation mechanism address. That address is implemented as a payment splitter contract managed by the organization that deployed the vault, forming a node in a funding graph that distributes to ecosystem development initiatives. The vaults have management, keeper and emergency admin roles, with the keeper triggering harvests through "report" functions. ## 2. @OctantApp: Epoch 8 is now open with 30 teams building on Ethereum - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/OctantApp-Epoch-8-is-now-open-with-30-teams-building-on-Ethereum?index=0x687107e0410a151ae97497fbe93c845be45383134773e1eb77a03e059077adcd1e258fba - Source: https://xcancel.com/octantapp/status/1943341244358496570 - Shared 11 July 2025, 6 upvotes, 1 comment ## 3. @OctantApp: Epoch 10 features 25 top projects before v2 transition - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/OctantApp-Epoch-10-features-25-top-projects-before-v2-transition?index=0x692b35e029ea4189d46e97cd27900078b0f553a9cf62cd2703cd75c1a0e90cc1e87420ff - Source: https://xcancel.com/OctantApp/status/1993802455038218415 - Shared 29 November 2025, 6 upvotes, 0 comments Octant has announced Epoch 10, "Best of the Best," which features 25 top-ranked projects from earlier epochs and is the second-last epoch before the transition to v2. The projects were chosen from each epoch's top three, with repeats replaced by the next highest-ranked project, and some were removed for ineligibility or because they had shut down. Selected projects include Aestus Relay, DAppNode, Protocol Guild, Rotki, and Tor Project. Octant users' allocation window runs from 6 January to 26 January 2026. Selected projects should check their email for participation details. ## 4. @OctantApp: Epoch 8 cohort announced with 30 teams advancing Ethereum roadmap - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/OctantApp-Epoch-8-cohort-announced-with-30-teams-advancing-Ethereum-roadmap?index=0x68559870358d75b85e5d708da69df5c97518ed91171e83d3fba3467b5e55c179309d62bb - Source: https://x.com/octantapp/status/1935755529906958544 - Shared 20 June 2025, 2 upvotes, 0 comments Octant announced its Epoch 8 cohort of 30 teams advancing the Ethereum roadmap, selected through multiple internal reviews rather than a Snapshot vote. The round covered four themes: direct protocol improvements, shared infrastructure, open dashboards, datasets or studies, and protocol-level research and specification work. Selection weighed factors including direct impact, past verifiable contributions, critical infrastructure needs, and strategic importance to Ethereum's roadmap, out of hundreds of applicants. The cohort includes Solidity, Vyper, Fe, Protocol Guild, L2BEAT and DefiLlama, among others. Livestreams and team profiles are planned, and the allocation window opens on 11 July. ## 5. Octant Grant Accelerator - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Octant-Grant-Accelerator?index=0x66d814a56cd638f76f0d3f5b6e8cbcfc0f851bfc900f26d584647c72c7b678df61032a52 - Source: https://x.com/OctantApp/status/1831164316684312607 - Shared 4 September 2024, 2 upvotes, 0 comments Octant is offering a 4-week remote accelerator for builders who have received at least one grant and want to work on financial sustainability and growth. The program, running 26 September to 24 October, is motivated by repeated feedback from builders at Devconnect and ETHDenver that many strong projects have not yet worked out a revenue model. Participants are expected to commit 30+ hours a week and attend the full program. Work covers business models, partnerships, revenue funnels, distribution, community experiments and branding, with speakers and mentors from projects including jokerace, Aztec Network, MorphL2 and Pizza DAO. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the deadline. ## 6. @OctantApp: StreamVote, a new way to fund Ethereum - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/OctantApp-StreamVote-a-new-way-to-fund-Ethereum?index=0x693cc6d58924e973027f30e55e256a38e312323684a5185bc626b054437d007298cf833d - Source: https://xcancel.com/octantapp/status/1999500148154814775 - Shared 13 December 2025, 1 upvote, 1 comment ## 7. Octant v2: Degens, Dragons, and Ethereum Alignment in Action - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Octant-v2-Degens-Dragons-and-Ethereum-Alignment-in-Action?index=0x6821e3289d57032d4e38e264ba28cf58a193efce4eae346d6b53cec7afb574a9c93810cc - Source: https://x.com/OctantApp/status/1920569278207598803 - Shared 12 May 2025, 1 upvote, 0 comments Octant v2 is presented as a financial protocol that aims to channel DeFi yield into funding Ethereum's common goods and public-interest projects. The article says Octant v1 has given over 2513 ETH in matching funding to projects from Epoch 0 to Epoch 7. In the v2 design, Dragons, meaning capital providers such as Golem Foundation, deposit capital into Dragon Vaults, and the yield is routed through the Dragon Router. At least 5% of that inflow must go to the Ethereum Sustainability Fund, and the article gives an example where Golem Foundation's 100K ETH solo-staking yield is split among matching funding, the Regen Vault, its own operations, and the Ethereum Sustainability Fund. ## 8. Octant v2: Degens, Dragons, and Ethereum Alignment in Action 0.10 - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Octant-v2-Degens-Dragons-and-Ethereum-Alignment-in-Action-010?index=0x681f7b10038a84b679d65974c43ff76e158e57834cbe447230c704412dcec609ada3a146 - Source: https://x.com/octantapp/status/1920569278207598803 - Shared 10 May 2025, 1 upvote, 0 comments Octant v2 is presented as a financial protocol that connects DeFi yield with public-goods funding, with the goal of making sustainable funding for Ethereum projects possible. The article says the design routes yield from "Dragon Vaults" through a Dragon Router, with at least 5% of inflows going to the Ethereum Sustainability Fund, though contributors may allocate more. It gives an example in which Golem Foundation's yield from solo-staking 100K ETH is split 15% to a Dragon Funding Pool, 25% to the Regen Vault, 25% to operational costs, and 35% to the Ethereum Sustainability Fund. The article also states that Octant v1 has given over 2513 ETH in matching funding from Epoch 0 to Epoch 7.