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Regulatory Risk

Evaluates regulatory action risk, counterparty exposure, and admin key controls (freeze, seize, blacklist capabilities).

Max score: 10792 protocols rated

Worst Offenders

Top 20 protocols with the highest regulatory risk scores.

#ProtocolRegulatory Risk ScoreOverall Grade
1World Liberty Financial10 / 10C-
2Mountain Protocol9 / 10C-
3Tether (USDT)9 / 10C+
4Franklin Templeton BENJI9 / 10C+
5Securitize Tokenized AAA CLO Fund9 / 10C+
6BlackRock BUIDL9 / 10C+
7Sygnum FIUSD Liquidity Fund9 / 10B-
8Paxos Gold9 / 10B-
9Paxos Gold9 / 10B+
10USD.AI8 / 10D
11Mantra Chain8 / 10D+
12Piku DAO8 / 10D+
13Vesta Equity8 / 10C-
14Nest Credit8 / 10C
15RAAC8 / 10C
16RealT Tokens8 / 10C
17Mu Digital8 / 10C
18Ondo Global Markets8 / 10C
19Republic Note8 / 10C
20Tempo8 / 10C

Best Performers

Top 10 protocols with the lowest regulatory risk scores.

#ProtocolRegulatory Risk ScoreOverall Grade
1Algorand1 / 10A-
2Uniswap V21 / 10B+
3Ethereum Name Service1 / 10B+
4Stellar DEX1 / 10B+
5Uniswap V31 / 10B+
6Liquity V11 / 10B
7Dogecoin1 / 10B
8SwapX1 / 10B
9Curve Finance1 / 10B
10Bitcoin Cash1 / 10B

Score Distribution

How 792 protocols distribute across regulatory risk score ranges.

0–3
202
4–5
458
6–8
80
9–10
52

Why Regulatory Risk Matters

Regulatory crackdowns can freeze assets overnight. Protocols with centralized controls or regulatory scrutiny carry risk that purely on-chain analysis can miss.

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