Stroom

Stroom receives a C risk grade (44/100) from Hindenrank, where lower scores indicate lower risk. Do not use — protocol TVL collapsed 99.9% to $21K with no public explanation; functionally dead pending official communication Stroom was a liquid staking protocol for Bitcoin on the Lightning Network. Its TVL collapsed from $14.6M to under $25K between March 5-26, 2026 with no public announcement. The protocol appears to have quietly wound down. Avoid depositing or holding lnBTC or stBTC tokens until the team makes an official statement.

The key risks identified for Stroom are: (1) The protocol TVL collapsed 99.9% in March 2026 with no public explanation — funds may be at risk or unavailable (2) Your BTC is locked in a federated bridge controlled by a small set of operators — if their keys are compromised, locked Bitcoin could be stolen (3) No official shutdown announcement has been made, creating uncertainty about whether withdrawal mechanisms remain functional

Stroom scores 44/100 across eight risk dimensions: Mechanism Novelty: 9/15, Interaction Severity: 6/20, Oracle Surface: 5/10, Documentation Gaps: 4/10, Track Record: 7/15, Scale Exposure: 0/10, Regulatory Risk: 3/10, Vitality Risk: 10/10. The highest risk area is Vitality Risk at 10/10.

Among 83 rated Liquid Staking protocols on Hindenrank, Stroom ranks #78 by safety (lowest risk score = safest). Its 44/100 risk score and C grade place it among the riskier Liquid Staking protocols.

Stroom scores 7/15 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.