Asset Composition (40%)
How underlying token quality and oracle reliability determine the asset vector score.
The underlying asset defines the irreducible risk floor. No amount of smart contract security eliminates depeg, liquidity crisis, or oracle failure risk.
Asset Tier Classification
Assets are classified into three tiers. Spot exposures (depositor's own asset) score higher than collateral exposures (backing a lending position) due to additional liquidation risk. Unknown assets default to Edge.
| Tier | Examples | Spot Score | Collateral Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime | ETH, WETH, USDC, USDT, WBTC, cbBTC, wstETH, rETH, weETH | 10 | 9 |
| Core | DAI, USDS, sDAI, sUSDe, USDe, GHO, FRAX, LUSD, LBTC, LINK, ARB | 8 | 6 |
| Edge | Unlisted tokens, low-liquidity assets, newer wrappers | 5 | 3 |
Oracle Weakest-Link Cap
If an exposure relies on a price oracle, the asset score is capped at the oracle quality score. This is a hard cap — no other factor can override it.
| Oracle Provider | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| Chainlink | 10 | Prime |
| Chronicle | 9 | Prime |
| Lido | 8 | Prime |
| API3 | 8 | Prime |
| Pyth | 7 | Core |
| Redstone | 7 | Core |
| Exchange Rate | 7 | Core |
| Custom | 3 | Edge |
| Unknown | 2 | Edge |
Example: A vault holding Prime-tier USDC (spot score 10) but using a Pyth oracle (score 7) would have its asset score capped at 7.
Multi-Asset Vaults
For vaults with multiple collateral positions (e.g., Morpho vaults with several lending markets), the asset score is the weighted average across all positions. The oracle weakest-link cap applies per position before averaging.
See Oracle Providers for the full provider reference.