AnalysisAdvanced8 min
Understanding the data flags
Core question
How are a pool's data flags derived?
Seven factors are evaluated for every pool: TVL, chain maturity, asset/exposure/IL risk, reward dependency, protocol track record, data anomaly and data completeness. Every branch that awards points appears as a named data flag; the sum is the flag points. No class is derived from it. This is an analytical heuristic, not an audit and not a safety guarantee.
Look up in the Glossary: Flag points →A real example, factor by factor
USDC · Aave V3
0 points
Total Value Locked (TVL)
≥ $50M: 0 points · $10M to under $50M: +1 · $1M to under $10M: +2 · under $1M: +3
For this pool: TVL at least 50M USD
Chain maturity
Established chain (Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, Polygon, BSC, Avalanche, Solana, OP Mainnet): 0 points · other chain: +2
For this pool: Chain Ethereum is on the SKN3X reference list of established chains
Asset, exposure & impermanent-loss risk
Stablecoin, single exposure, no IL risk: 0 points · stablecoin with multi-exposure or IL risk: +1 · non-stablecoin, single exposure, no IL risk: +1 · non-stablecoin with multi-exposure or IL risk: +2
For this pool: Listed as a stablecoin, single exposure, no IL risk per DeFiLlama
Reward dependency
Reward share of APY < 20%: 0 points · 20–50%: +1 · > 50%: +2
For this pool: Rewards below 20% of APY
Protocol track record
Protocol on the allowlist of established protocols: 0 points · unknown track record: +1 · RWA issuer (list below): suspended, 0 points
For this pool: Protocol aave-v3 is on the SKN3X reference list (allowlist)
Data anomaly
DeFiLlama flags the pool as a statistical outlier: +2 points
Data completeness
Base APY or 30-day trend missing: +1 point
How flags become points
Each triggered flag adds points; the sum is the flag-point figure — not a classification and not an audit.
This pool: 0 flag points.
The curated universe of the Strategy Intelligence Report contains only pools with at most 2 flag points — alongside TVL, data-quality and allowlist criteria. That is a filter threshold, not a classification.
An internal heuristic over public data — not an audit, not a rating and not a guarantee.