Stargate Finance

Stargate Finance receives a C+ risk grade (40/100) from Hindenrank, where lower scores indicate lower risk. Moderate risk — most-used bridge with deep liquidity, but the 2-of-2 validator trust model and centralized post-acquisition governance are serious concerns A cross-chain bridge that lets you move tokens between blockchains using shared liquidity pools, holding $345M in deposits. LayerZero acquired Stargate for $110M in 2025, dissolving the community DAO and centralizing governance. Its C+ grade reflects serious bridge security risks and the loss of decentralized oversight.

The key risks identified for Stargate Finance are: (1) Two validator groups (DVNs) must both approve every cross-chain transfer. If both are compromised or collude, attackers can forge transfers and steal the entire $345M in liquidity pools (2) LayerZero bought Stargate and shut down the community DAO. One foundation now controls bridge settings, validator choices, and fee structures with no community vote required (3) The reward system that keeps pools balanced across chains can be gamed. An attacker who finds the right sequence of trades can systematically drain pool liquidity for profit

Stargate Finance scores 40/100 across eight risk dimensions: Mechanism Novelty: 5/15, Interaction Severity: 12/20, Oracle Surface: 5/10, Documentation Gaps: 3/10, Track Record: 3/15, Scale Exposure: 3/10, Regulatory Risk: 3/10, Vitality Risk: 6/10. The highest risk area is Interaction Severity at 12/20.

Among 19 rated Bridge protocols on Hindenrank, Stargate Finance ranks #10 by safety (lowest risk score = safest). Its 40/100 risk score and C+ grade place it in the middle tier of Bridge protocols.

Stargate Finance scores 3/15 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.