Partner ChainsOverview

Partner Chains

The Partner Chains ecosystem is designed to enable developers to launch, manage, and utilize decentralized oracle networks on a Cardano-connected Partner Chain.

Overview

This solution leverages the power of Substrate for high-performance off-chain data aggregation and Cardano for secure, verifiable on-chain settlement.

Key Components

The architecture consists of three main pillars:

  1. Substrate Nodes (Partner Chain): The core infrastructure where oracle nodes run, fetch data, and reach consensus on aggregated values.
  2. Data Adapters: Tools and wrappers that allow nodes to fetch data from various external sources (APIs, DEXs) and standardize it for the oracle network.
  3. Bridging (On-chain & Off-chain): The mechanism that securely transports the aggregated data from the Substrate chain to the Cardano blockchain, verifying signatures and updating on-chain state.

Getting Started

Explore the sections below to understand how each component works and how to contribute or build your own oracle network.

  • Substrate Nodes: Learn about the Core architecture and Partner Chain design.
  • Data Adapters: Understand how to create and use adapters for fetching price data.
  • Bridging: Dive into the Aiken smart contracts and TypeScript off-chain code that powers the bridge.

Repositories

Acknowledgment & Upstream

The core blockchain infrastructure utilized here is built upon the Partner Chains framework developed by Input Output Global (IOG).

Charli3 has pivoted to use this robust framework as the foundation for our Oracle Network. By forking and specializing this repository, we embed oracle-specific logic (aggregation, verification) directly into the runtime while retaining the security and interoperability features designed by IOG. We aim to continue merging beneficial updates from the upstream repository, maintaining a close alignment with the broader Cardano Partner Chain ecosystem.

Overview