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Lido

3 placements on ChainChoice under Lido, each scored against its own category's pool and criteria — #1 in one of them. 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.

Retail Staking
Lido (stETH)
Rank#1 OverallScore80

Leads the published order

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Liquid Staking
Lido
Rank#3 OverallScore79

#1 in this category: Jito

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Web3 Apps
Lido
Rank#5 OverallScore64

#1 in this category: Uniswap

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Retail Staking
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Exit failure (Lido (stETH) 8/10): you cannot get out at par, on time, or with what is yours.
    Scored by Way back to ETH · 30%
  • Information failure (Lido (stETH) 5/10): the number is wrong or bought, or your data leaks.
    Scored by Rate shown before sign-up · 20%
Not assessed by this ranking: Control failure, Liveness failure, Custody failure, Insolvency failure, Regulatory failure, Execution 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: Share of the ETH reward you keep (50%).
Liquid Staking
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Verification failure (Lido 4/10): an invalid state or transfer is accepted.
    Scored by Operator decentralisation · 26%
  • Exit failure: you cannot get out at par, on time, or with what is yours.
    Scored by Redemption mechanics · 28% (Lido 8/10)
    Scored by Peg resilience & exit depth · 26% (Lido 9/10)
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Control failure, Insolvency failure, Regulatory failure, Execution 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: Commission take-rate (20%).
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%).