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Regulatory Risk

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

Max score: 10838 protocols rated

Worst Offenders

Top 20 protocols with the highest regulatory risk scores.

#ProtocolRegulatory Risk ScoreOverall Grade
1World Liberty Financial10 / 10C-
2RealT Tokens10 / 10C-
3THORChain9 / 10D
4Mitosis9 / 10D
5Variational9 / 10C-
6Mountain Protocol9 / 10C-
7Canopy9 / 10C-
8Tether (USDT)9 / 10C
9Polymarket9 / 10C+
10Worldcoin9 / 10C+
11BNB Chain9 / 10C+
12Franklin Templeton BENJI9 / 10C+
13Securitize Tokenized AAA CLO Fund9 / 10C+
14Binance Staked ETH9 / 10B-
15Sygnum FIUSD Liquidity Fund9 / 10B-
16Paxos Gold9 / 10B+
17USD.AI8 / 10D
18Resolv8 / 10D+
19Piku DAO8 / 10D+
20Mantra Chain8 / 10C-

Best Performers

Top 10 protocols with the lowest regulatory risk scores.

#ProtocolRegulatory Risk ScoreOverall Grade
1Ethereum1 / 10A-
2Ethereum Name Service1 / 10A-
3Uniswap V21 / 10B+
4Stellar DEX1 / 10B+
5Algorand1 / 10B+
6Dogecoin1 / 10B+
7Liquity V11 / 10B
8Uniswap V31 / 10B
9Bitcoin Cash1 / 10B
10SwapX1 / 10B

Score Distribution

How 838 protocols distribute across regulatory risk score ranges.

0–3
211
4–5
477
6–8
96
9–10
54

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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