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Unit

Best for independently tracked protocol

Value locked:$549m at this checkChains:5Audits 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
7.0
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How it rates

Counterparty & contract risk · 45%6.0
Cost transparency · 15%9.0
Market quality · 15%6.0
Transparency & track record · 15%8.0
Public documentation surface · 10%8.0
Pros
  • Accounting methodology published
Cons
  • No audit report linked in the public dataset at this check
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 · 45% weight6/10 points · 6.0/10
Cost transparency · 15% weight9/10 points · 9.0/10
Market quality · 15% weight6/10 points · 6.0/10
Transparency & track record · 15% weight8/10 points · 8.0/10
Public documentation surface · 10% weight8/10 points · 8.0/10

Cross-chain asset onboarding infrastructure holding $549m across five chains, with no audit report retrievable publicly.

Our assessment

Unit holds $549m across five chains, providing infrastructure for bringing assets from other networks into a destination ecosystem. No audit report was retrievable at a public address at this check.

Onboarding infrastructure is bridge infrastructure

However it is described, a system that accepts an asset on one chain and produces a representation on another is a bridge, with the same failure modes: custody of the deposited asset, correctness of the issuance logic, and the integrity of whoever attests that a deposit occurred. The terminology changes; the risk does not.

Ask where the deposited assets sit

The single most useful question for any bridge is who holds the underlying and under what conditions it can be moved. Multisig, MPC, a single custodian and a validator set are meaningfully different answers, and most bridge exploits have come down to the key management behind that answer rather than the contract code.

The evidence gap

No audit report at a public address, with thin transparency results. Counterparty risk carries 45% of the score in this category — our highest weighting anywhere — because bridge failures are catastrophic and irreversible rather than partial.

Who it suits

Unit fits users who need to move assets into its destination ecosystem and have established how deposits are secured. Users with a choice should prefer the audited options in this table.

Alternatives

How rivals compare

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Frequently asked

Does this score mean Unit is safe?

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

Where do these figures come from?

A public analytics dataset queried at the verification date, plus the audit reports it links. Anyone can re-run the query.

Why do some protocols score zero on audits?

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