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Raydium

3 placements on ChainChoice under Raydium, 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.

Token Launch Platforms
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Control failure: a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.
    Scored by Creator control surface and published ranges · 30% (Raydium LaunchLab 9/10)
    Scored by Post-deploy rug surface and admin powers · 15% (Raydium LaunchLab 7/10)
  • Custody failure (Raydium LaunchLab 8/10): whoever holds the assets loses or withholds them.
    Scored by Graduation and LP disposition · 25%
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract 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: Unavoidable protocol fee and fee disclosure (30%).
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%).
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.