NEAR
2 placements on ChainChoice under NEAR, 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.
Intent Networks
NEAR IntentsRank#4 OverallScore65
#1 in this category: CoW Protocol
View verdictData Availability Layers
NEAR DARank#6 OverallScore41
#1 in this category: Ethereum Blobs (EIP-4844 / PeerDAS)
View verdictIntent Networks
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
- Execution failure: you get a worse price, later, or nothing.Scored by Bid set visibility · 34% (NEAR Intents 6/10)Scored by Solver admission · 20% (NEAR Intents 2/10)Scored by Fallback when nobody fills · 24% (NEAR Intents 6/10)
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Control failure, Regulatory 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: Network fee disclosure (22%).
Data Availability Layers
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
- Verification failure: an invalid state or transfer is accepted.Scored by What actually secures the data · 30% (NEAR DA 2/10)Scored by Sampling live + how long data stays retrievable · 25% (NEAR DA 1/10)
- Liveness failure (NEAR DA 4/10): the operator stops, censors you or loses data.Scored by Blast radius if it halts + documented uptime · 15%
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Control 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: Verifiable published cost per MB (30%).