Aptos vs Ethereum: Risk & Value Comparison

Aptos logoAptos

L1

Risk

B

Value

C+

Safe but Stale

Ethereum logoEthereum

L1

Risk

A-

Value

A-

Blue Chip

Aptos
Ethereum
Sector
L1
L1
Risk Score
22/100
13/100
Risk Grade
B
A-
Value Score
52/100
80/100
Value Grade
C+
A-
TVL
$334M
$37.7B
FDV
$675M
$225.1B
Mechanisms
6
4
Interactions
5
3
Quadrant
Safe but Stale
Blue Chip

Risk Dimension Comparison

Mechanism Novelty/ 15
Aptos
3
Ethereum
2
Interaction Severity/ 20
Aptos
4
Ethereum
2
Oracle Surface/ 10
Aptos
0
Ethereum
1
Documentation Quality/ 10
Aptos
2
Ethereum
1
Track Record/ 15
Aptos
3
Ethereum
1
Scale Exposure/ 10
Aptos
7
Ethereum
3
Regulatory Risk/ 10
Aptos
3
Ethereum
1
Protocol Vitality/ 10
Aptos
0
Ethereum
2

Value Dimension Comparison

Fee Capture/ 25
Aptos
14
Ethereum
18
Token Distribution/ 25
Aptos
10
Ethereum
16
Emission Sustainability/ 25
Aptos
14
Ethereum
22
Competitive Moat/ 25
Aptos
14
Ethereum
24

Verdict

Ethereum is the safer protocol with a risk score of 13/100 (A-) compared to 22/100 (B).

Ethereum has stronger value accrual (A-, 80/100) compared to C+ (52/100).