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Interaction Risk

Severity-weighted sum of interactions between protocol mechanisms. Critical interactions (cascading liquidations, circular dependencies) score highest.

Max score: 20838 protocols rated

Worst Offenders

Top 20 protocols with the highest interaction risk scores.

#ProtocolInteraction Risk ScoreOverall Grade
1Truebit20 / 20D-
2CrossCurve20 / 20D+
3Abracadabra20 / 20D+
4Radiant Capital20 / 20D+
5Cetus Protocol20 / 20C-
6MegaETH20 / 20C-
7Mountain Protocol20 / 20C-
8Elixir Protocol18 / 20D
9Kelp DAO18 / 20D
10Tapioca18 / 20D+
11TrustedVolumes18 / 20D+
12ether.fi18 / 20C-
13Balancer V218 / 20C
14Paradex18 / 20C
15Mitosis17 / 20D
16Resolv17 / 20D+
17ALEX Lab17 / 20C-
18Huma Finance17 / 20C-
19Bedrock17 / 20C-
20Balancer17 / 20C

Best Performers

Top 10 protocols with the lowest interaction risk scores.

#ProtocolInteraction Risk ScoreOverall Grade
1Ethereum2 / 20A-
2Ethereum Name Service2 / 20A-
3Stellar DEX2 / 20B+
4Helius Staked SOL2 / 20B+
5JagPool Staked SOL2 / 20B+
6Dogecoin2 / 20B+
7Marinade Native2 / 20B
8Frax Swap2 / 20B
9Ethena USDtb2 / 20B
10LumenSwap2 / 20B

Score Distribution

How 838 protocols distribute across interaction risk score ranges.

0–5
215
6–10
487
11–15
111
16–20
25

Why Interaction Risk Matters

Most DeFi exploits target interactions between mechanisms rather than individual components. High interaction severity means more ways things can go wrong simultaneously.

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