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Interaction Risk

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

Max score: 20811 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-
6Mountain Protocol20 / 20C-
7MegaETH20 / 20C
8Kelp DAO18 / 20D
9Elixir Protocol18 / 20D+
10Tapioca18 / 20D+
11TrustedVolumes18 / 20D+
12ether.fi18 / 20C-
13Balancer V218 / 20C-
14Paradex18 / 20C-
15Mitosis17 / 20D
16Resolv17 / 20D+
17ALEX Lab17 / 20C-
18Bedrock17 / 20C-
19Balancer17 / 20C
20Monad17 / 20C

Best Performers

Top 10 protocols with the lowest interaction risk scores.

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

Score Distribution

How 811 protocols distribute across interaction risk score ranges.

0–5
217
6–10
483
11–15
89
16–20
22

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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