Jones DAOMicro-cap

Jones DAO receives a C+ risk grade (40/100) from Hindenrank, where lower scores indicate lower risk. Moderate risk — leverage amplifies both gains and losses, and an anonymous team adds an unverifiable trust layer A yield protocol that boosts returns on GMX liquidity positions by borrowing extra money to increase your exposure. It manages $50M across leveraged and lending vaults on Arbitrum. Its C+ grade reflects the danger of leveraged strategies amplifying losses during downturns and the fact that the founding team is completely anonymous.

The key risks identified for Jones DAO are: (1) The leveraged vault borrows money to amplify your position. In a 30% market drop, you could lose everything, not just 30%. (2) Nobody knows who runs this protocol. The anonymous team has admin keys that could drain all vaults with no legal accountability. (3) Everything depends on GMX staying healthy. If GMX is exploited or GLP loses value, your Jones vault position takes amplified damage.

Jones DAO scores 40/100 across eight risk dimensions: Mechanism Novelty: 6/15, Interaction Severity: 11/20, Oracle Surface: 5/10, Documentation Gaps: 3/10, Track Record: 5/15, Scale Exposure: 0/10, Regulatory Risk: 2/10, Vitality Risk: 8/10. The highest risk area is Vitality Risk at 8/10.

Among 112 rated Yield protocols on Hindenrank, Jones DAO ranks #72 by safety (lowest risk score = safest). Its 40/100 risk score and C+ grade place it in the middle tier of Yield protocols.

Jones DAO scores 5/15 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.