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Swell

2 placements on ChainChoice under Swell, 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.

Restaking
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Contract failure: the code holding the funds is exploited.
    Scored by What has actually gone wrong here, what did it cost, and did the vendor own it? · 26% (Swell (rswETH) 7/10)
    Scored by Does the wrapper tell me what it runs on, and is what it tells me still true today? · 14% (Swell (rswETH) 2/10)
  • Control failure (Swell (rswETH) 5/10): a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.
    Scored by What exactly can be taken from me, and who gets to decide? · 34%
  • Exit failure (Swell (rswETH) 7/10): you cannot get out at par, on time, or with what is yours.
    Scored by How long until I actually have my ETH back on the worst day, not the good one? · 26%
Not assessed by this ranking: Insolvency failure, Regulatory failure, Execution failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means.
Liquid Staking
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Verification failure (Swell 3/10): 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% (Swell 6/10)
    Scored by Peg resilience & exit depth · 26% (Swell 3/10)
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%).