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# Default frequency and loss severity: an update to Credora vault ratings
NEWEST POSTJul 28, 2026 · 7 min read

Default frequency and loss severity: an update to Credora vault ratings

A market holding 5% of a vault, losing 40% of its value in default, writes down 2% of the vault. A market holding 40% of a vault, losing 2% of its value in default, writes down 0.8%. The smaller position carries the larger loss. Credora’s vault rating methodology now measures vault risk on that basis. […]...

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EtherFi weETH risk assesment
Jun 26, 20265 min read

EtherFi weETH Risk Assessment | Credora A+ Rating

weETH carries an A+ rating from Credora, with an annualised Probability of Default (PD) of 0.098%. It is the largest liquid restaking token ...

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Independent Morpho vault risk ratings for DeFi vault curators
Jun 23, 20267 min read

Independent Morpho vault risk ratings for DeFi vault curators: the KPK case

DeFi vault curators describe their positioning in qualitative terms. Conservative. Blue-chip focused. Strict on liquidity. But they are unve...

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DeFi operational security: the risk dimension that ratings haven’t measured
Jun 16, 20266 min read

DeFi operational security: the risk dimension that ratings haven’t measured

Standard DeFi risk ratings leave one category unmeasured: DeFi operational security. Market and smart contract risk both draw from establish...

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How Credora rates a DeFi vault: inside the methodology
Jun 11, 20265 min read

How Credora rates a DeFi vault: inside the methodology

Credora rates DeFi lending markets by starting with onchain data, running 100,000 Monte Carlo simulations per market across five independent...

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DeFi portfolio risk: how to compare protocols on a single scale
May 29, 20265 min read

DeFi portfolio risk: how to compare protocols on a single scale

Managing DeFi portfolio risk across multiple protocols requires something DeFi does not naturally produce: a common unit of comparison. With...

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After the Rating: What Happened to Spark Savings USDT Vault
May 19, 20266 min read

After the Rating: What Happened to Spark Savings USDT Vault

In March 2026, Credora published an independent PSL (Probability of Significant Loss) rating for the Spark Savings USDT vault. This case stu...

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Stablecoin risk assessment: what allocators measure
May 18, 20265 min read

Stablecoin risk assessment: what allocators measure beyond the peg

A stablecoin’s peg history is the most visible risk signal and the least sufficient one. A maintained peg means the token has not failed yet...

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What is PSL? How Credora measures DeFi risk
May 14, 20265 min read

What is PSL? How Credora measures DeFi risk

APY tells you how much a vault pays when conditions are stable. Probability of Significant Loss (PSL) tells you how often, under historical ...

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Oracle design and DeFi risk: lessons from the USDe depeg
May 11, 20265 min read

Oracle design and DeFi risk: lessons from the USDe depeg

In October 2025, USDe traded as low as $0.65 on Binance during what became the largest liquidation event in DeFi history. In lending protoco...

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