Pendle PENDLE

Ethereum EcosystemDeFiderivativesyield tokenizationLSD

Pendle leads in market ecosystem and team governance, with safety and compliance remaining the main focus and currently holding a D+ rating.

Rating updated 2026-07-30
D+33.92 / 100

Sector Rank #305 · Global Rank #731

Roadmap Delivery37.5F
Technical Implementation----
Tokenomics9.95F
Team Governance74.97C
Market Ecosystem71.97C-
Security & Compliance0F
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Overall Rating

D+ · 33.92 / 100
Roadmap Delivery
37.5
Tokenomics
9.95
Team Governance
74.97
Market Ecosystem
71.97
Security & Compliance
0
Overall Score
33.92

Pendle has an overall rating D+f D (total 35.51), ranking high in six dimensions for market ecosystem, team governance, and roadmap delivery. The main point of deduction is safety compliance (0 points)—mainly affected by regulatory compliance (0 points), multiple-entry ratio (0 points), and other sub-items.

Rating Team Conclusion: "Pendle has relative advantages in market ecosystem, team governance, and roadmap delivery, but its current shortcomings are mainly in security and compliance." " It is recommended to observe cautiously and not use it as a core configuration basis for now.

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Six-Dimension Rating Breakdown

Roadmap Delivery

35/100

Roadmap On Time Delivery Rate?Lack of public roadmaps and on-time data delivery.Weight 35%Insufficient data · 50 / 100

Last 4 upgrades achieved?The recent trend of development activity is zero, indicating that upgrade deliveries may stall.Weight 30%to be on the low side · 0 / 100

Milestones to Deliver?Lack of publicly available milestone information to be delivered.Weight 20%Insufficient data · 50 / 100

History Extension Record?There is a lack of publicly available historical records of project delays.Weight 15%Insufficient data · 50 / 100

Technical Implementation

77.75/100

Consensus Mechanism?As a DeFi protocol, its security depends on the underlying public chain.Weight 30%Depends on the underlying chain · 80 / 100

Main network years of operation?The protocol mainnet has been operating stably for about five years.Weight 15%About 5 years · 90 / 100

Recent upgrades?The recent upgrade introduces sPENDLE, aiming to optimize governance and incentive mechanisms.Weight 35%sPENDLE replaces vePENDLE · 75 / 100

Client Diversity?As a DeFi protocol, it does not involve client diversity.Weight 20%Not applicable · 70 / 100

Tokenomics

24/100

Deflationary Mechanism?Lack of a clear mechanism for token destruction or deflation.Weight 30%No clear deflation · 5 / 100

Inflation rate?There is a large amount of uncirculated supply, raising short-term selling pressure.Weight 25%Potential inflation present · 5 / 100

Staking rate/position lock-up rate?The protocol's total value locked (TVL) far exceeds market capitalization, indicating high user participation.Weight 25%TVL is relatively high · 85 / 100

Supply Upper Limit?The token contract has permission for additional issuance without a fixed supply cap.Weight 20%No limit (additional issuance allowed) · 0 / 100

Team Governance

66/100

Core Development Team?Core team members are open and transparent, but lack a background in serial entrepreneurship.Weight 30%The core team is stable · 70 / 100

Governance mechanisms?The vePENDLE (sPENDLE) model is used, resulting in high treatment intensity.Weight 25%vePENDLE (sPENDLE) governance · 90 / 100

Financial Transparency?High transparency in funding sources and usage, backed by well-known VCs.Weight 25%High · 90 / 100

Concentration of key people?Contracts have permissions to hide owners and modify balances, resulting in extremely high centralization risks.Weight 20%High (with hidden owner) · 0 / 100

Market Ecosystem

70.98/100

Active Address?The number of daily active addresses is strong, and user engagement is high.Weight 30%Good · 84.1 / 100

Ecological chain/L2 quantity?It has been deployed on multiple mainstream public blockchains and L2s, with broad ecosystem coverage.Weight 25%Multi-chain deployment (8+) · 95 / 100

DeFi TVL?Its total value locked (TVL) reached $1.38 billion, making it a standout presence in the DeFi sector.Weight 25%Approximately $1.38 billion · 80 / 100

Developer community?GitHub data is missing, making it impossible to assess developer community activity.Weight 20%Insufficient data / low activity · 10 / 100

Security & Compliance

27/100

Historical Major Failure?The contract contains hidden ownership and additional issuance rights, posing serious security risks.Weight 25%There is a risk of privilege leakage · 0 / 100

Regulatory Attitude?Regulatory attitudes in the DeFi sector are generally cautious, with projects lacking clear regulatory guidance.Weight 30%Somewhat cautious · 50 / 100

Sec Attitude?There is uncertainty regarding the SEC's classification and regulation of DeFi tokens.Weight 30%called “correct sequence of measures”. · 40 / 100

Client Bug Frequency?The contract contains hidden ownership and additional issuance rights, posing serious security risks.Weight 15%Not applicable / permission leakage exists · 0 / 100

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D+ Peer Comparison

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PendleD+ · 33.92wojakD+ · 39.93Polyhedra NetworkD+ · 39.91yesnoerrorD+ · 39.9
Overall Score33.9239.9339.9139.9
Roadmap Delivery37.5037.511.25
Technical Implementation--------
Tokenomics9.9523.5841.250
Team Governance74.973075.1634.4
Market Ecosystem71.977070.7271.33
Security & Compliance050.54058.05

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