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ABC Pool

Best for independently tracked protocol

Total value locked:$5m at this checkChains:1Audits recorded:0Audit report linked:Not foundRubric:v2.0 · verified 9 Aug 2026
Kayla PetersonKayla PetersonDeFi Research Analyst· Last verified August 9, 2026
Confidence ARubric v2.0Verified August 9, 2026
6.9
out of 10
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Scorecard

How it rates

Counterparty & contract risk · 35%6.0
Cost transparency · 20%9.0
Market quality · 15%4.0
Transparency & track record · 20%8.0
Public documentation surface · 10%8.0
Pros
  • Accounting methodology published
Cons
  • No audit report linked in the public dataset at this check
  • Single-chain deployment
How this score was built

Each indicator scores 2, 1 or 0. A pillar is the points earned over the points available; the overall score is the weighted sum. Every source below is public — check any of them yourself.

Counterparty & contract risk · 35% weight6/10 points · 6.0/10
Cost transparency · 20% weight9/10 points · 9.0/10
  • Met
    Application reachable without an account

    Reachable without an account at this check.

    confluxpos.cn
  • Met
    Protocol economics published independently

    TVL and change history published.

    defillama.com/protocol/abc-pool
  • Met
    Accounting methodology published

    Methodology published.

    defillama.com/protocol/abc-pool
  • Partial
    Fee or reward model documented publicly

    Application reachable for review; specific rates not captured at this check.

    confluxpos.cn
  • Met
    No account required to reach the application

    Reachable without an account at this check.

    confluxpos.cn
Market quality · 15% weight4/10 points · 4.0/10
Transparency & track record · 20% weight8/10 points · 8.0/10
Public documentation surface · 10% weight8/10 points · 8.0/10

A staking pool holding $5m, with no audit report retrievable at a public address at this check.

Our assessment

ABC Pool holds $5m in pooled staking with no audit report retrievable at a public address at this check.

What a staking pool is responsible for

A pool takes deposits, delegates them to validators, collects rewards and distributes them. Each of those steps involves contracts holding user funds, accounting that must be correct, and an exit path that must work when several people use it at once. None of that is visible from an advertised yield.

Small pools have limited resources

Operating a staking pool requires ongoing maintenance: validator monitoring, protocol upgrades, response to network changes. A pool with $5m generates minimal fee revenue to fund that, which raises the question of whether it will be actively maintained over the multi-year horizon a staking position implies.

The evidence gap

No audit report at a public address, with thin transparency results. Contract risk carries 35% of the weight in this category, and there is little published to score against it.

Who it suits

ABC Pool suits users already familiar with the operator who are staking small amounts. Users wanting audited pooled staking should compare Réti or a larger protocol on their chain.

Reference

Frequently asked

Does this score mean ABC Pool is safe?

No. It measures what an outsider can verify: linked audits, published methodology and independently recorded market data. Contract risk is not tested by us.

Where do the TVL and audit figures come from?

A public analytics dataset queried at the verification date, plus the audit reports it links. Both are re-runnable by anyone.

Why do some protocols score zero on audits?

Because no audit report is linked in the public record. The indicator records what a user can reach, not a claim that no audit exists.