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Independent · Public methodology · Live as of block 21,418,302

The credibility layer
for Web3.

Onyx is an independent ratings authority. We score DeFi, GameFi, AI agents, wallets, and infrastructure on a transparent 100-point methodology — and we publish what fails, too.

Projects rated2,418 Certified187▲ 12 this quarter Removed for cause41 Watchlist active23 TVL covered$184.2B Audits indexed8,914 Chains28 Reviews verified41,206 Last block21,418,302 Projects rated2,418 Certified187▲ 12 this quarter Removed for cause41 Watchlist active23 TVL covered$184.2B Audits indexed8,914 Chains28 Reviews verified41,206 Last block21,418,302
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This week's reviews — scored, on-chain, and signed.

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Uniswap
DEX·Ethereum
Certified94
TVL
$4.21B
24h
+2.4%
Wallets
418k
0x1F98…F984 14d ago
Aave v3
Lending·
Certified91
TVL
$11.8B
24h
+0.9%
Borrows
$4.2B
0x87870…d2 22d ago
Lido
Liquid Staking·Ethereum
Certified89
TVL
$28.4B
24h
+1.1%
stETH supply
9.2M
0xae7a…84 30d ago
Jupiter
DEX Aggregator·Solana
Verified82
Vol 24h
$2.84B
Δ
−1.2%
Wallets
2.1M
JUP4F…aJtm 8d ago
EigenLayer
Restaking·Ethereum
Verified77
TVL
$14.2B
7d
+5.8%
AVS
18
0x858…64f0 4d ago
Phantom
Wallet·
Certified88
MAU
12.4M
Audits
6
Bug bounty
$1M
phantom.app 11d ago
02 — The methodology

100 points. Five categories. Public, signed, and unsellable.

Every project is scored on the same framework. The breakdown for every score is published. No score can be paid for — pricing tiers affect listing features only, never the rating itself.

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100pts
Total possible
Legal & entity legitimacy
Jurisdiction, corporate structure, KYC of founders, regulatory posture.
25 / 25
Security & audit posture
Audit recency & coverage, bug bounty, multi-sig, incident history.
25 / 25
Operational track record
Uptime, governance activity, version cadence, founder tenure.
20 / 20
Financial transparency
Treasury disclosure, token vesting, revenue reporting.
15 / 15
User outcomes
Verified reviews, fund safety, support quality, dispute history.
15 / 15
03 — Public accountability

Recently watchlisted — what we removed, why, and when.

When a project's score collapses or we find evidence that compromises the rating, we say so publicly. Every action is logged with date, reason, and evidence sources.

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EmberSwap
71   ↓ 42   −29 pts
Watchlist
Critical audit findings unresolved 90+ days. Two high-severity issues from the Halborn 2025 review remain open. Treasury wallet activity undisclosed since Q1.
May 24, 2026 · DeFi Full report →
NovaPlay
68   ↓ Removed
Removed
Team identity falsification. Two listed founders not employed by the project at time of rating. KYC documents do not match verified records.
May 19, 2026 · GameFi Investigation →
Stratos AI
Under investigation
Investigating
Anomalous on-chain agent volume. 78% of reported transactions originate from 14 wallets funded by the same source. Rating temporarily suspended pending review.
May 15, 2026 · AI Agents Open evidence →
04 — Editorial & investigations

Long-form analysis from the desk — independent, signed, and unsponsored.

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▼ Investigation · 5,400 words
Investigation · May 22
Inside the NovaPlay implosion: how three offshore wallets drained a Certified GameFi token in 42 minutes.
A forensic timeline of the exit, the on-chain breadcrumbs, the KYC records that didn't add up, and what the methodology will change as a result.
Marisol Chen · 18 min read · Cited 24 sources
Analysis · May 18
Restaking's audit problem: why we Verified, not Certified, EigenLayer.
Slashing semantics, AVS dependency, and the case for a separate restaking sub-rubric.
Tomás Reyes·9 min read
Methodology · May 14
Q2 methodology release: changes to AI Agent scoring after 18 months of evidence.
New sub-criteria for agent transaction provenance, principal-agent disclosure, and on-chain reproducibility.
Editorial board·6 min read
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05 — Browse by category

Every corner of Web3, scored on the same framework.

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DeFi
684 projects · avg 71
GameFi
298 projects · avg 58
AI Agents
142 projects · avg 52
Wallets
86 projects · avg 76
Exchanges
124 projects · avg 68
Infrastructure
412 projects · avg 73
NFT
318 projects · avg 49
Telegram apps
214 projects · avg 44
Memes
140 projects · avg 31
06 — Marketplace

Need a compliance review, an audit, or tokenomics help?

We don't deliver these services — we connect projects with vetted providers. Every provider is reviewed against the same independence standards as the ratings.

Halborn Security
Smart-contract audits · 42 mandates
USA · ★ 4.9
Outlier Ventures Legal
VARA / MiCA compliance · 31 jurisdictions
UAE · ★ 4.8
Gauntlet Tokenomics
Token design & simulation · 86 launches
Global · ★ 4.9
Web3 Foundation Training
Founder & operator programs
Remote · ★ 4.7
07 — The Onyx brief

One weekly briefing. Every rating change, signed.

Quarterly methodology updates, every watchlist action, and the editorial deep-dives — delivered Sundays. No promotional content, ever.
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Read by 14,820 founders, investors, and operators · 0 sponsored issues to date
Issue 062May 24, 2026
Inside the NovaPlay implosion · Q2 methodology · 3 new watchlist actions
5,400 words · Marisol Chen, Tomás Reyes
Issue 061May 17, 2026
Restaking's audit problem · 12 new ratings published
3,200 words · Editorial board
Issue 060May 10, 2026
Telegram mini-app ratings, one quarter in · Q1 transparency report
2,800 words · Tomás Reyes