Morpho Blue
Best for independently tracked protocol
How it rates
- Audit report linked from a public dataset
- TVL of $7,972m recorded independently
- No accounting methodology published at this check
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.
- MetIndependent audit report linked publicly
Audit report linked from the public protocol dataset.
docs.morpho.org/morpho-blue/concepts/security/audits/ - Met
- MetTracked by an independent analytics platform
Listed with published TVL and history.
defillama.com/protocol/morpho-blue - Not metAccounting methodology published in the dataset
No methodology published at this check.
defillama.com/protocol/morpho-blue - Met
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- MetProtocol economics published independently
TVL and change history published.
defillama.com/protocol/morpho-blue - Not met
- PartialFee or reward model documented publicly
Application reachable for review; specific rates not captured at this check.
app.morpho.org - MetNo account required to reach the application
Reachable without an account at this check.
app.morpho.org
- MetTotal value locked published independently
TVL $7,972m at this check.
defillama.com/protocol/morpho-blue - Met
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- MetListed on the dataset for over a year
Listing date recorded in the dataset.
defillama.com/protocol/morpho-blue
- MetIndependent analytics page published
Public protocol page with history.
defillama.com/protocol/morpho-blue - Met
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- Met
- Not met
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- Not met
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An immutable minimal lending primitive holding $7.97bn across 42 chains, with risk decisions delegated to independent vault curators.
Our assessment
Morpho Blue holds $7.97bn across 42 chains — the second-largest figure in this comparison — on a deliberately minimal, immutable core. The protocol itself makes almost no risk decisions; curators do, in vaults built on top.
Separating the primitive from the risk
The core contract handles collateral, borrowing and liquidation and nothing else. It cannot be upgraded and has no governance over individual markets. Everything that determines whether a position is safe — which collateral, which oracle, what loan-to-value — is chosen by whoever curated the vault you deposited into.
This is the most important thing to understand
Depositing into a Morpho vault is trusting a curator, not a protocol. Curators vary enormously in competence, incentives and transparency, and some have taken on exposures that later produced losses. The core scoring well says nothing about a specific vault, and readers who conflate the two are taking risk they have not assessed.
Why the score is below the top group
The core is immutable and audited, which is excellent. Our transparency and documentation indicators are weaker at the level a user actually interacts with — curator disclosure, vault-level parameter documentation and incident history are inconsistent across vaults, and that is where money is at risk.
Who it suits
Morpho fits sophisticated users who will read a vault's curator, oracle and collateral set before depositing. Users who want one clearly governed risk surface should use Aave or Compound.
How rivals compare
Frequently asked
Does this score mean Morpho Blue 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.