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Yearn

3 placements on ChainChoice under Yearn, 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.

Yield Vaults
Yearn (v3)
Rank#1 OverallScore82

Leads the published order

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Liquid Lockers
Yearn yCRV
Rank#3 OverallScore76

#1 in this category: Convex Finance (cvxCRV)

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Yield Aggregators
Yearn Finance
Rank#6 OverallScore56

#1 in this category: Convex Finance

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Yield Vaults
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Contract failure (Yearn (v3) 7/10): the code holding the funds is exploited.
    Scored by Strategy risk honesty · 24%
  • Control failure (Yearn (v3) 7/10): a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.
    Scored by Mandate accountability · 30%
  • Exit failure (Yearn (v3) 6/10): you cannot get out at par, on time, or with what is yours.
    Scored by Exit mechanics under stress · 26%
Not assessed by this ranking: 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: Fee transparency (20%).
Liquid Lockers
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Contract failure: the code holding the funds is exploited.
    Scored by What happens if the base protocol changes or dies, and whether the wrapper can unwind at all · 20% (Yearn yCRV 5/10)
    Scored by Contract control and dated incident record of the wrapper itself · 20% (Yearn yCRV 8/10)
  • Control failure (Yearn yCRV 6/10): a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.
    Scored by Who controls the votes and the bribes, and what reaches the depositor · 25%
  • Exit failure (Yearn yCRV 3/10): you cannot get out at par, on time, or with what is yours.
    Scored by The exit that does not exist: measured discount and any contractual redemption · 35%
Not assessed by this ranking: Regulatory failure, Execution failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means.
Yield Aggregators
How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
  • Contract failure: the code holding the funds is exploited.
    Scored by Inherited dependency surface · 30% (Yearn Finance 5/10)
    Scored by Loss record own and inherited · 30% (Yearn Finance 1/10)
  • Control failure (Yearn Finance 6/10): a key or vote changes the rules, freezes or mints.
    Scored by Strategy change control · 20%
Not assessed by this ranking: 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: Total take-rate and whether it is published (20%).