Gala Swap

Gala Swap receives a C+ risk grade (37/100) from Hindenrank, where lower scores indicate lower risk. Elevated risk — functional DEX within the Gala ecosystem, but permissioned chain and centralized operator control introduce trust dependencies uncommon in DeFi. Gala Swap is the native DEX on GalaChain, the blockchain built by Gala Games. It lets users trade GALA and ecosystem tokens through both a peer-to-peer order book and AMM liquidity pools. With $13M TVL, it serves the Gala gaming ecosystem but operates on a permissioned chain controlled by Gala Games, limiting decentralization guarantees typical of DeFi exchanges.

The key risks identified for Gala Swap are: (1) GalaChain is run by Gala Games as a permissioned chain — the company could pause trading or modify contracts without community approval (2) Technical documentation is limited to blog posts rather than formal specifications, making it difficult to fully assess risk parameters (3) Liquidity depends heavily on incentive programs; when rewards expire, pool depth could drop significantly

Gala Swap scores 37/100 across eight risk dimensions: Mechanism Novelty: 3/15, Interaction Severity: 6/20, Oracle Surface: 5/10, Documentation Gaps: 7/10, Track Record: 9/15, Scale Exposure: 0/10, Regulatory Risk: 4/10, Vitality Risk: 3/10. The highest risk area is Documentation Gaps at 7/10.

Among 111 rated DEX protocols on Hindenrank, Gala Swap ranks #66 by safety (lowest risk score = safest). Its 37/100 risk score and C+ grade place it in the middle tier of DEX protocols.

Gala Swap scores 9/15 on the Track Record risk dimension, indicating some history of security incidents or exploits. Higher scores reflect more severe or frequent incidents. Review the full risk report for details.