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RISK DISCLOSURE // READ CAREFULLY

Autonomy does not eliminate risk

general list: edition and severity ratings of 15 Aug 2026 · product sections — edition 25 Sep 2026

Information on this site is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, investment, legal or tax advice. Purchasing tokens, participating in DeFi, providing liquidity, staking and DAO voting carry significant risks including possible complete loss of capital. Yields, rewards, buybacks, liquidity and token value are not guaranteed.

RISKS BY PRODUCT

STABLE — risks

risk in words: below average

Lower than COIN and DEX, but not zero. Asset prices barely move. A stablecoin can lose its dollar peg. A protocol can be exploited or paused.

  • DEPEG RISK

    A stablecoin can lose its peg to the dollar. A stable rate does not detect a depeg — composition and price of each coin have to be watched separately.

  • PROTOCOL RISK

    The venue holding the position can be exploited, paused or drained.

  • SMART CONTRACT RISK

    Bugs in contract code can lead to partial or complete loss of funds.

  • LIQUIDITY RISK

    Exiting a position can be slow or costly when market liquidity is thin.

View STABLE Candidate board in Kanban

COIN — risks

risk in words: above average

Medium. The position's value rises and falls with the BTC and ETH price. Bridge and wrapper risks are added on top.

  • BTC / ETH PRICE RISK

    The position's value rises and falls with the coin's price. Even with a growing coin balance, its dollar value can fall.

  • BRIDGE / WRAPPER RISK

    BTC in DeFi is usually a wrapped representation. The wrapper and its bridge add their own failure modes.

  • STAKING / DERIVATIVE RISK

    Staked or derivative forms of ETH can trade below ETH, add exit delays and carry issuer risk.

  • PROTOCOL RISK

    The venue holding the position can be exploited, paused or drained.

  • SMART CONTRACT RISK

    Bugs in contract code can lead to partial or complete loss of funds.

View COIN Candidate board in Kanban

DEX — risks

risk in words: high

Higher than STABLE and COIN. Impermanent loss is added to market risk. Impermanent loss: when the two assets in a pair diverge in price, the pool position is worth less than simply holding the same assets.

  • IMPERMANENT LOSS

    When paired assets diverge in price, the pool position can end up worth less than simply holding the assets.

  • COST RISK

    Gas, slippage and rebalancing costs can eat the entire gross yield of a small position.

  • PROTOCOL RISK

    The venue holding the position can be exploited, paused or drained.

  • SMART CONTRACT RISK

    Bugs in contract code can lead to partial or complete loss of funds.

  • LIQUIDITY RISK

    Exiting a position can be slow or costly when market liquidity is thin.

View DEX Candidate board in Kanban

Yield order ≠ safety order. Not financial advice. No yield is promised.

GENERAL PARTICIPATION RISKS

01

Smart contract risk

CRITICAL

Smart contracts may contain bugs, vulnerabilities or exploits that result in partial or complete loss of funds. Audits reduce but do not eliminate this risk.

02

Liquidity risk

HIGH

Pool liquidity may be insufficient at the time of withdrawal. Market conditions may prevent a timely exit at expected prices.

03

Token price risk

CRITICAL

The token has no backed value. Its price may fall to zero. Past performance, if any, is not indicative of future results.

04

Lock-up and withdrawal risk

HIGH

Funds in a pool or position may be temporarily unavailable for withdrawal: a protocol pause, an exit queue, network congestion or a bridge delay.

05

Governance capture

HIGH

A sufficiently large token holder may gain disproportionate voting power and steer protocol decisions against the interests of the wider participants.

06

Protocol treasury risk

HIGH

Protocol treasury funds may be depleted by operations, approved expenses or unforeseen events. No minimum balance is promised.

07

AI analysis error

MEDIUM

AI-generated analysis and proposals may be incorrect, incomplete or based on flawed data. Human or vote-based review does not remove this error entirely.

08

Oracle risk

MEDIUM

Price oracles and data feeds may be manipulated, experience downtime or return incorrect data, leading to erroneous decisions.

09

Bridge risk

MEDIUM

Cross-chain bridges may be subject to exploits, delays or failures. Assets transferred across chains may be lost or frozen.

10

Regulatory risk

MEDIUM

DeFi protocols and token participation may become subject to regulatory restrictions or prohibition in your jurisdiction. Requirements may change.

11

Fee volatility

MEDIUM

Fee income depends on actual protocol and pool activity. It may be zero or negligible for extended periods.

12

Partial or complete capital loss

CRITICAL

All DeFi participation carries the risk of partial or complete loss of capital. Do not commit funds you cannot afford to lose.

This list of risks is not exhaustive. There may be other risks not listed here. Before participating, consult an independent financial, legal and tax advisor. The portfolio on this site is watch-only: the site signs nothing and never asks for keys.