CatFee Staking Vault
Best for independently tracked protocol
How it rates
- Tracked and verifiable from public sources at this check
- No audit report linked in the public dataset at this check
- No accounting methodology published at this check
- Single-chain deployment
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.
- Not metIndependent audit report linked publicly
No audit report linked in the public dataset at this check.
defillama.com/protocol/catfee-staking-vault - Not met
- MetTracked by an independent analytics platform
Listed with published TVL and history.
defillama.com/protocol/catfee-staking-vault - Not metAccounting methodology published in the dataset
No methodology published at this check.
defillama.com/protocol/catfee-staking-vault - MetApplication reachable at a public address
Reachable without an account at this check.
catfee.io/staking/
- MetApplication reachable without an account
Reachable without an account at this check.
catfee.io/staking/ - MetProtocol economics published independently
TVL and change history published.
defillama.com/protocol/catfee-staking-vault - Not metAccounting methodology published
Not published at this check.
defillama.com/protocol/catfee-staking-vault - PartialFee or reward model documented publicly
Application reachable for review; specific rates not captured at this check.
catfee.io/staking/ - MetNo account required to reach the application
Reachable without an account at this check.
catfee.io/staking/
- MetTotal value locked published independently
TVL $17m at this check.
defillama.com/protocol/catfee-staking-vault - Not met
- Not met
- Not met
- PartialListed on the dataset for over a year
Listing date recorded in the dataset.
defillama.com/protocol/catfee-staking-vault
- MetIndependent analytics page published
Public protocol page with history.
defillama.com/protocol/catfee-staking-vault - Not met
- MetChains and category disclosed
Category Staking Pool, 1 chain(s).
defillama.com/protocol/catfee-staking-vault - Met
- Not met
- Met
- Met
- Not met
- Not met
- MetNo account required for the above
Confirmed at this check.
defillama.com/protocol/catfee-staking-vault
A staking vault holding $17m built around renting network resources on TRON, with no audit report retrievable at a public address.
Our assessment
CatFee holds $17m in a vault built around TRON's resource model, where staked tokens generate bandwidth and energy that can be rented to others who need it for transactions. It scores lowest of the fifteen staking protocols here.
An unusual yield source, and a real one
On TRON, staking produces resources rather than only rewards, and those resources have genuine demand because they reduce transaction costs for high-volume users. Renting them out is a legitimate business — the yield comes from actual demand rather than from token emissions, which is more than several higher-scoring products can say.
The mechanism is the risk
The vault must acquire stake, generate resources, find renters, price the rental and distribute proceeds. Each step is a contract or an operational process, and the yield depends on rental demand that can fall. This is closer to operating a small business than to earning a staking rate.
The evidence gap
No audit report was retrievable at a public address, with thin transparency results. Contract risk carries 35% of the weight here, and the more unusual the mechanism, the more a published review is worth.
Who it suits
CatFee fits TRON users who understand the resource market and accept unaudited contracts. Users wanting straightforward staking with published review should use the audited protocols in this table.
Frequently asked
Does this score mean CatFee Staking Vault 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.