DefiLlama, in partnership with token advisory platform Forgd, has launched an institutional crypto rating system ranging from AAA to CCC to evaluate asset quality. This initial assessment covers 128 of the 149 tokens listed on their platform, positioning Uniswap as the only project to reach the AAA tier with a composite score of 60.80.
Second place went to Meteora, securing the AA tier with a score of 58.48, while Curve DAO followed in third with 53.32. Reacting to the top ranking, Uniswap creator Hayden Adams described the DefiLlama and Forgd release as a neutral and unbiased rating system.
More Than Just a Simple Average
The assessment methodology breaks evaluations down into two primary components on a 0-10 scale: disclosure levels and market performance. The disclosure component examines the completeness of tokenomics frameworks, insider wallet activity, and project commercial structures. The performance component evaluates technical metrics, tracking liquidity levels, bid-ask spreads, exchange listing coverage, and historical market maker behavior.
The market maker data is not gathered arbitrarily. Forgd pulls it directly through close monitoring of more than 500 engagements, utilizing written reports as well as API data feeds. Scores from both components are then combined using a multiplicative formula, rather than a simple average, to produce a final score on a 100-point scale.
The threshold for the AAA tier is set at 60. The multiplicative formula is deliberately used because disclosure quality and performance are both treated as mandatory criteria. Under this rule, a token automatically fails to enter AAA if either component scores below 6, even if the other earns a perfect 10. Uniswap secured the top spot with a disclosure score of 7.87 and a performance score of 7.72.
Penalty System and Cross-Exchange Verification
Strict filtering continues down the lower tiers. The AA tier starts at a threshold of 40, followed by increasingly narrow bands separating the A, BBB, BB, and B categories for projects with mounting vulnerabilities. While adopting the alphabetical scale seen in traditional stock and bond markets, this system is not intended to forecast default probabilities like conventional credit rating agencies.
The leaderboard is updated continuously. There is no leniency for outdated data; tokens that allow material disclosures to lapse for more than 60 days face immediate penalties. To eliminate room for manipulation, all project claims are verified by an independent team by cross-referencing on-chain transaction histories and actual exchange data.
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