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Curve

3 placements on ChainChoice under Curve, each scored against its own category's pool and criteria — none currently #1. The placements are not averaged and not ranked against each other: a #1 exchange and a #6 crypto card are two different products in two different markets.

CDP Stablecoins
Curve crvUSD
Rank#3 OverallScore73

#1 in this category: Liquity V2 (BOLD)

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DEXs
Curve Finance
Rank#6 OverallScore48

#1 in this category: Uniswap

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Web3 Apps
Curve Finance
Rank#10 OverallScore41

#1 in this category: Uniswap

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CDP Stablecoins
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Control failure (Curve crvUSD 7/10): a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.
    Scored by Cost of the loan and who controls it · 20%
  • Oracle failure (Curve crvUSD 9/10): a wrong price or outcome liquidates or settles a position.
    Scored by Liquidation mechanics you actually bear · 35%
  • Insolvency failure (Curve crvUSD 4/10): the firm or issuer that owes you cannot pay.
    Scored by What actually backs the coin · 25%
  • Exit failure (Curve crvUSD 4/10): you cannot get out at par, on time, or with what is yours.
    Scored by Observed peg behaviour under stress · 20%
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Regulatory failure, Execution failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means.
DEXs
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Contract failure: the code holding the funds is exploited.
    Scored by Security & track record · 60%
  • Control failure: a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.
    Scored by Decentralization & trust-minimization · 40%
Not assessed by this ranking: Oracle failure, Regulatory failure, Execution failure, Exit failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means.
Web3 Apps
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
None of this ranking's criteria scores a way of losing money; the families that apply are listed below as not assessed.
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Control failure, Regulatory failure, Execution failure, Exit failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: Use-case fit (30%), Ecosystem fit (24%), Operating style (22%), Confidence signal (24%).