StakeStone

StakeStone receives a C+ risk grade (36/100) from Hindenrank, where lower scores indicate lower risk. Moderate risk — unified omnichain token is convenient, but the custom bridge and governance-controlled strategies create risks that standard liquid staking tokens avoid A liquid staking protocol that lets you stake ETH and use the STONE token across multiple blockchains via LayerZero messaging. It holds $300M with $33M in funding. Its C+ grade reflects a custom cross-chain bridge design that deviates from standard patterns, creating unique failure modes for $300M in assets.

The key risks identified for StakeStone are: (1) STONE uses a non-standard bridge that locks tokens on one chain instead of burning them. If this custom mechanism has a bug, fake STONE can be minted on other chains, crashing the price for everyone (2) A governance vote can send your staked ETH into risky yield strategies. If one strategy gets hacked, all STONE holders across every chain share the loss. You cannot opt out (3) If LayerZero messaging goes down, STONE holders on Layer 2 chains cannot redeem for ETH. Your tokens become illiquid and trade at a discount until the messaging service comes back

StakeStone scores 36/100 across eight risk dimensions: Mechanism Novelty: 8/15, Interaction Severity: 8/20, Oracle Surface: 3/10, Documentation Gaps: 3/10, Track Record: 2/15, Scale Exposure: 3/10, Regulatory Risk: 3/10, Vitality Risk: 6/10. The highest risk area is Vitality Risk at 6/10.

Among 81 rated Liquid Staking protocols on Hindenrank, StakeStone ranks #63 by safety (lowest risk score = safest). Its 36/100 risk score and C+ grade place it among the riskier Liquid Staking protocols.

StakeStone scores 2/15 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.