Upgrade frequency (per 90 days)

Orca's assessment for RD-F-137 — scored yellow on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.

Evidence summary #

Active development cadence: TokenExtensions (May 2024), OtterSec-audited build (Aug 2024), Dynamic Tick Arrays and Liquidity Locking (2025 Q1), three Sec3 audits in 2025 (Feb, Jun, Aug). Each upgrade goes through the Squads v4 24h timelock. Estimated 2-4 upgrades per 90 days over the past year. Per methodology: yellow = 3-5 upgrades per 90d. High upgrade cadence is well-matched by audit frequency (three audits in 2025).

Sources #

URL
Dynamic Tick Arrays upgrade announcementhttps://orca-so.medium.com/create-pools-for-less-with-orcas-dynamic-tick-arrays-13e8c5dbcc8cretrieved 2026-05-16
URL
Orca April 2025 updates — Liquidity Locking and other upgradeshttps://orca-so.medium.com/april-2025-updates-e670b5d86d17retrieved 2026-05-16

Methodology #

Count the number of contract upgrades in the trailing 90 days via on-chain upgrade events.

See the full factor methodology and distribution across all protocols →

rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol orca factor RD-F-137 score yellow collected_at 2026-05-16 02:39:16