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The best Risk Curators on Base in 2026
We track 23 Risk Curators that run on Base and have reviewed 21 of them in full. Our top pick is Gauntlet. Each one is scored on security, ease of use, fees and features.
Ranked list
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Gauntlet
Risk Curators · BNB Chain, Base, Ethereum +11
Gauntlet is a DeFi risk manager that now curates non-custodial yield vaults for fintechs, exchanges and asset managers, with about $1.5B in TVL on DefiLlama. Its strength is institutional distribution and a long risk-modeling record; the main caveat is that vault returns still carry underlying protocol risk.
ScoreScore 7.8 out of 10TVL $1.50B−1.6% - 2
Yearn Curating
Risk Curators · Ethereum, Katana, Base +2
Yearn Curating is DefiLlama's risk-curator listing for Yearn, the long-running DeFi yield aggregator. Yearn pools deposits into vaults that chase yield across protocols, but returns are variable and carry smart-contract risk.
ScoreScore 7.5 out of 10TVL $54.2M+8.0% - 3
Steakhouse Financial
Risk Curators · Base, Ethereum, Robinhood Chain +8
Steakhouse Financial is a risk curator that builds and manages stablecoin lending vaults, mainly on Morpho, for fintechs, exchanges and asset managers. DefiLlama shows about $2.76B in TVL, but vault and curation risk still apply.
ScoreScore 7.4 out of 10TVL $2.83B+3.8% - 4
KPK
Risk Curators · Ethereum, dYdX, xDai +8
KPK is a noncustodial onchain asset manager that runs curated vaults, tokenised funds and treasury mandates for DAOs, institutions and capital allocators. It manages about $217 million in TVL on DefiLlama, though fee details are not published in the material reviewed.
ScoreScore 7.4 out of 10TVL $212M+0.5% - 5
Block Analitica
Risk Curators · Base, Ethereum, Arbitrum +1
Block Analitica is a Singapore-based risk advisory and analytics firm that has supported Sky (formerly MakerDAO) since 2019. It sells dashboards, modeling and consulting to DeFi lending protocols rather than a product retail users trade with.
ScoreScore 7.2 out of 10TVL $8.63M−2.6% - 6
9Summits
Risk Curators · Ethereum, Avalanche, Base +1
9Summits is an on-chain risk curator that runs non-custodial vaults on Lagoon and manages vaults and lending markets for clients. Its pitch is capital preservation first, with about $20M in TVL across four chains.
ScoreScore 7.0 out of 10TVL $17.4M−9.4% - 7
Clearstar
Risk Curators · Flare, Base, Ethereum +8
Clearstar is a Swiss-founded DeFi risk research and advisory firm that also curates onchain vault strategies, with about $188 million in TVL listed on DefiLlama. It suits allocators who want a risk-first curator, but fees and audit coverage are not published in the sources reviewed.
ScoreScore 6.8 out of 10TVL $180M−2.7% - 8
Api3
Risk Curators · Ethereum, Base
Api3 is a first-party oracle provider that also curates OEV-enabled lending markets. Its token supply is now fixed at 200,000,000 and the old DAO has been retired, so anyone holding or staking API3 should read the new rules first.
ScoreScore 6.8 out of 10TVL $13.5M−4.3% - 9
RockawayX
Risk Curators · Ethereum, Solana, Monad +7
RockawayX is a crypto firm that invests in early-stage projects, runs validators and provides liquidity. On DeFi data trackers it is listed as a risk curator on Morpho and other lending protocols, with about $304.5M in TVL.
ScoreScore 6.5 out of 10TVL $299M+9.0% - 10
Tulipa Capital
Risk Curators · Ethereum, Base, Berachain +5
Tulipa Capital is a DeFi risk curator that manages lending-market and vault strategies, with about $61 million in TVL across eight chains. Its pitch is capital protection over yield, but public sources show no audits and no published fee schedule.
ScoreScore 6.5 out of 10TVL $58.0M−0.5% - 11
MEV Capital
Risk Curators · Ethereum, Hyperliquid L1, Sui +9
MEV Capital is a Lithuania-based DeFi asset manager that curates lending vaults and runs yield strategies for institutions and crypto-native users. Its headline numbers are self-reported, and fees are not published.
ScoreScore 6.5 out of 10TVL $9.44M−2.4% - 12
Alterscope
Risk Curators · Base, Ethereum, Starknet
Alterscope is a risk-data platform for on-chain markets that compares yield opportunities and monitors positions, and it also curates a few small Euler vaults. It is early and small, with open methodology but few published details on pricing or audits.
ScoreScore 6.5 out of 10TVL $23.1K−9.8% - 13
Re7 Labs
Risk Curators · World Chain, Ethereum, Starknet +14
Re7 Labs is a DeFi investment and research firm that curates onchain risk for lending protocols. DefiLlama tracks about $55.9 million in TVL across 17 chains, but public sources leave fee and audit detail unpublished.
ScoreScore 6.3 out of 10TVL $54.4M+0.9% - 14
UltraYield Curator
Risk Curators · Ethereum, Hyperliquid L1, Etherlink +8
UltraYield Curator is a vault platform from crypto hedge fund Edge Capital that curates market-neutral yield strategies. It holds about $48 million in TVL, but audits and fees are not clearly published publicly reviewed.
ScoreScore 6.3 out of 10TVL $45.2M−4.8% - 15
Apostro
Risk Curators · Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain
Apostro is a risk curator that sets up and manages onchain lending markets and vaults for BTCfi, stablecoins and related assets on Ethereum, Base and BNB Chain. It is a niche, early-stage product with a small TVL and no listed audits.
ScoreScore 5.8 out of 10TVL $206K−1.8% - 16
Avantgarde
Risk Curators · Base, Ethereum
Avantgarde is a risk curator that runs conservative USDC and WETH vaults on Morpho, on Ethereum and Base. It is a small, young curator whose vaults carry normal Morpho lending risks.
ScoreScore 5.8 out of 10TVL $192+0.1% - 17
Galaxy Curation
Risk Curators · Arc, Ethereum, Base +1
Galaxy Curation is an institutional vault curation service for stablecoin holdings, built on Morpho infrastructure, with vaults also announced on Solana’s Kamino. Its curation focus may suit organizations seeking managed onchain yield, but vault strategies, fees and security details need closer scrutiny.
ScoreScore 5.5 out of 10TVL $117M−0.3% - 18
DeTrade
Risk Curators · Base, Ethereum, Monad
DeTrade curates actively managed Lagoon vaults, including USDC, EURC and ETH products on Base. The model offers managed on-chain exposure, but strategy, fee and audit details are limited.
ScoreScore 5.5 out of 10TVL $808K+0.4% - 19
Muscadine
Risk Curators · Base
Muscadine combines Bitcoin self-custody education and privacy tools with non-custodial Morpho vaults on Base. The vaults are for users who understand DeFi risks; strategy, fee and audit details are sparse.
ScoreScore 5.2 out of 10TVL $552K−1.2% - 20
TAU Labs
Risk Curators · Base, Ethereum, Flow +1
TAU Labs is a DeFi vault curator and mechanism-design firm that runs yield strategies for stablecoins, BTC and ETH. It holds about $12.2 million in TVL, but audits and fees are not published in the sources reviewed.
ScoreNot rated yetTVL $11.7M−1.6% - 21
Anthias Labs
Risk Curators · Base
Anthias Labs is a boutique on-chain advisory firm that provides DeFi risk management, monitoring and research for protocols. It is a service provider, not a product retail users deposit into, and its public research and open-source tools are the main evidence of its work.
ScoreNot rated yetTVL $8.16M−2.9% - 22
B.Protocol Curator
Risk Curators · Ethereum, Base
B.Protocol describes itself as a DeFi economic risk mitigation hub, with a dashboard for tracking the project. Its specific tools and operating model are not clear.
ScoreNot rated yetTVL $124K+0.3% - 23
Tanken Capital
Risk Curators · Base, Ethereum
Tanken Capital describes on-chain vaults that allocate assets across DeFi protocols using quantitative analysis and risk frameworks. Details needed to assess individual strategies are limited.
ScoreNot rated yetTVL $10.4K+0.1%
Risk Curators on Base: the numbers
- Tracked
- 23
- Reviewed
- 23
- Total TVL
- $5.41B
- Avg. score
- 6.5/10
DappsAtlas tracks 23 risk curators on Base. Every one of them has a full review. Combined, they lock $5.41B, counting value on every chain they support. Steakhouse Financial dominates, with 52% of that total. The top five account for 93%, while the median risk curator holds $13.5M.
By value locked, the largest risk curators on Base are Steakhouse Financial ($2.83B), Gauntlet ($1.50B) and RockawayX ($299M). On DappsAtlas scores, Gauntlet ranks first at 7.8/10, ahead of Yearn Curating (7.5) and Steakhouse Financial (7.4). The 19 rated risk curators average 6.5/10, and none scores 8 or above yet.
Beyond Base, these risk curators most often also run on Ethereum (21), Arbitrum (8) and BNB Chain (7). All 21 with a confirmed status are active. In the past week, total value locked rose 1.8%. RockawayX gained the most (+9.0%), while 9Summits dropped the most (−9.4%).
Largest by TVL
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Steakhouse Financial$2.83B
- 2
Gauntlet$1.50B
- 3
RockawayX$299M
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KPK$212M
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Clearstar$180M
Highest rated
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Yearn Curating7.5
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Block Analitica7.2
Method
How we ranked them
Reviewed dApps come first. Each DappsAtlas review scores security, ease of use, fees and features from 0 to 10 using public facts such as audits, documentation and on-chain data; the overall score orders the list, with total value locked as the tie-breaker. Projects we have not reviewed yet follow, ordered by total value locked. Scores are never sold.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the largest risk curator on Base by TVL?
Steakhouse Financial is the largest risk curator on Base by total value locked, with $2.83B across all the chains it supports. It is followed by Gauntlet ($1.50B) and RockawayX ($299M). TVL figures come from DefiLlama and change daily.
Which risk curator on Base has the highest DappsAtlas score?
Gauntlet has the highest score at 7.8/10, ahead of Yearn Curating (7.5) and Steakhouse Financial (7.4). Scores weigh security, ease of use, fees and features, and are based only on facts we could verify.
How many risk curators on Base has DappsAtlas reviewed?
DappsAtlas tracks 23 risk curators on Base. Of these, 23 have a full review and 23 report value locked, $5.41B in total, counting value on every chain they support.
Which risk curators on Base grew the most this week?
What is the average score for risk curators on Base?
The 19 rated risk curators on Base average 6.5 out of 10. Of these, 0 score 8 or higher and 0 score below 5.