Uniswap V3

Uniswap V3 receives a B+ risk grade (19/100) from Hindenrank, where lower scores indicate lower risk. Lower risk — the most battle-tested DEX in crypto, but passive liquidity providers face systematic fee extraction by bots The largest decentralized exchange by volume, where you can swap tokens and earn fees by providing liquidity in custom price ranges. It manages $1.6B in deposits across multiple blockchains, backed by $178M in funding. Its B- grade reflects the risk that bots steal up to 44% of trading fees from regular liquidity providers, plus a $2B governance treasury vulnerable to attack.

The key risks identified for Uniswap V3 are: (1) Automated bots front-run large trades and steal up to 44% of the fees that should go to regular liquidity providers (2) Providing liquidity in narrow price ranges means you lose more money than on a traditional exchange when prices swing hard (3) The $2B governance treasury could be drained through a flash-loan voting attack if participation stays low

Uniswap V3 scores 19/100 across eight risk dimensions: Mechanism Novelty: 3/15, Interaction Severity: 8/20, Oracle Surface: 0/10, Documentation Gaps: 1/10, Track Record: 0/15, Scale Exposure: 3/10, Regulatory Risk: 1/10, Vitality Risk: 3/10. The highest risk area is Interaction Severity at 8/20.

Among 111 rated DEX protocols on Hindenrank, Uniswap V3 ranks #5 by safety (lowest risk score = safest). Its 19/100 risk score and B+ grade place it among the safer DEX protocols.

Uniswap V3 scores 0/15 on the Track Record risk dimension, indicating no significant exploits or security incidents in its history. However, past performance does not guarantee future security.