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The best Risk Curators on Ethereum in 2026
We track 35 Risk Curators that run on Ethereum and have reviewed 30 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
Sky Money
Risk Curators · Ethereum
Sky Money is a non-custodial gateway to the Sky Protocol (formerly MakerDAO) for savings, rewards and borrowing, and it also curates Morpho lending vaults on Ethereum. It suits DeFi users who accept protocol risk in exchange for self-custody.
ScoreScore 7.3 out of 10TVL $95.3M−3.4% - 6
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% - 7
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% - 8
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% - 9
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% - 10
Varlamore Capital
Risk Curators · Sonic, Ethereum, Avalanche +1
Varlamore Capital is a DeFi vault manager that runs risk-tiered lending vaults, currently on Silo Finance for USDC and Sonic's S token. It suits yield seekers who want a curator to pick risk for them, but fees and team details are not published.
ScoreScore 6.6 out of 10TVL $2.53M+18.8% - 11
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% - 12
Hyperithm
Risk Curators · Monad, Ethereum, Arbitrum +6
Hyperithm is a Tokyo and Seoul digital asset manager founded in 2018 that runs market-neutral strategies and curates on-chain vaults, with about $240M tracked on DefiLlama. It reads as an established manager, but the key claims are self-reported and fees are not published publicly.
ScoreScore 6.5 out of 10TVL $232M−5.8% - 13
K3 Capital
Risk Curators · Monad, Ethereum, Optimism +6
K3 Capital is a DeFi asset and risk manager that runs non-directional yield funds and curates lending vaults. DefiLlama lists about $229M TVL, but fund terms and fees are not published on the homepage.
ScoreScore 6.5 out of 10TVL $229M+9.3% - 14
Armitage by Wintermute
Risk Curators · Ethereum
Armitage is Wintermute's vault curation arm. It manages risk parameters for Morpho lending vaults on Ethereum, with about $112.6M in TVL and no regulatory protection for depositors.
ScoreScore 6.5 out of 10TVL $98.8M+12.9% - 15
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% - 16
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% - 17
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% - 18
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% - 19
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% - 20
Telos Consilium
Risk Curators · Ethereum, Plasma
Telos Consilium is a Swiss-based Web3 advisory and treasury firm that curates lending vaults for RWA and DeFi assets. It is mainly a consultancy for projects, SMEs and wealthy individuals, and its fees and audits are not published.
ScoreScore 6.0 out of 10TVL $16.3M−0.2% - 21
Hakutora
Risk Curators · Ethereum
Hakutora is an on-chain asset manager and risk curator that runs arbitrage and carry strategies and curates vaults on Morpho, with about $15.9M in tracked TVL on Ethereum. It suits experienced DeFi users who accept manager risk, and it publishes no audits or fee schedule.
ScoreScore 6.0 out of 10TVL $15.8M−17.6% - 22
AlphaPing
Risk Curators · Ethereum, Hyperliquid L1
AlphaPing runs a small set of Morpho lending vaults on Ethereum and positions itself as a yield-first curator. It targets high net APY, but the target is not guaranteed and liquidity limits apply.
ScoreScore 6.0 out of 10TVL $1.86M−9.3% - 23
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% - 24
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% - 25
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%
Risk Curators on Ethereum: the numbers
- Tracked
- 35
- Reviewed
- 35
- Total TVL
- $6.10B
- Avg. score
- 6.4/10
DappsAtlas tracks 35 risk curators on Ethereum. Every one of them has a full review. Combined, they lock $6.10B, counting value on every chain they support. Steakhouse Financial is the clear leader, holding 46% of it. The top five account for 83%, while the median risk curator holds $13.5M.
Ranked by TVL, Steakhouse Financial ($2.83B), Gauntlet ($1.50B) and RockawayX ($299M) lead the field. The best-rated is Gauntlet with 7.8/10, followed by Yearn Curating (7.5) and Steakhouse Financial (7.4). The 29 rated risk curators average 6.4/10, and none scores 8 or above yet.
Many also deploy elsewhere, most often on Base (21), Arbitrum (11) and BNB Chain (9). All 31 with a confirmed status are active. Over the last seven days, combined TVL rose 1.8%. Varlamore Capital gained the most (+18.8%), while Hakutora dropped the most (−17.6%).
Largest by TVL
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Steakhouse Financial$2.83B
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Gauntlet$1.50B
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RockawayX$299M
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Hyperithm$232M
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K3 Capital$229M
Highest rated
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Yearn Curating7.5
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KPK7.4
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Sky Money7.3
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 Ethereum by TVL?
Steakhouse Financial is the largest risk curator on Ethereum 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 Ethereum 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 Ethereum has DappsAtlas reviewed?
DappsAtlas tracks 35 risk curators on Ethereum. Of these, 35 have a full review and 35 report value locked, $6.10B in total, counting value on every chain they support.
Which risk curators on Ethereum grew the most this week?
Among risk curators with at least $1M locked, Varlamore Capital had the biggest 7-day TVL gain (+18.8%) and Hakutora the biggest drop (−17.6%). Combined TVL moved +1.8% over the same seven days.
What is the average score for risk curators on Ethereum?
The 29 rated risk curators on Ethereum average 6.4 out of 10. Of these, 0 score 8 or higher and 2 score below 5.