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The best Risk Curators on Katana in 2026
We track 5 Risk Curators that run on Katana and have reviewed 5 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
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% - 5
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%
Risk Curators on Katana: the numbers
- Tracked
- 5
- Reviewed
- 5
- Total TVL
- $4.79B
- Avg. score
- 7.2/10
DappsAtlas tracks 5 risk curators on Katana. Every one of them has a full review. Combined, they lock $4.79B, counting value on every chain they support. Steakhouse Financial dominates, with 59% of that total.
By value locked, the largest risk curators on Katana are Steakhouse Financial ($2.83B), Gauntlet ($1.50B) and Hyperithm ($232M). On DappsAtlas scores, Gauntlet ranks first at 7.8/10, ahead of Yearn Curating (7.5) and Steakhouse Financial (7.4). The 5 rated risk curators average 7.2/10, and none scores 8 or above yet.
Many also deploy elsewhere, most often on Ethereum (5), Arbitrum (5) and Base (4). All 5 with a confirmed status are active. In the past week, total value locked rose 1.4%. Yearn Curating gained the most (+8.0%), while Hyperithm dropped the most (−5.8%).
Largest by TVL
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Steakhouse Financial$2.83B
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Gauntlet$1.50B
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Hyperithm$232M
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Clearstar$180M
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Yearn Curating$54.2M
Highest rated
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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 Katana by TVL?
Steakhouse Financial is the largest risk curator on Katana by total value locked, with $2.83B across all the chains it supports. It is followed by Gauntlet ($1.50B) and Hyperithm ($232M). TVL figures come from DefiLlama and change daily.
Which risk curator on Katana 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 Katana has DappsAtlas reviewed?
DappsAtlas tracks 5 risk curators on Katana. Of these, 5 have a full review and 5 report value locked, $4.79B in total, counting value on every chain they support.
Which risk curators on Katana grew the most this week?
Among risk curators with at least $1M locked, Yearn Curating had the biggest 7-day TVL gain (+8.0%) and Hyperithm the biggest drop (−5.8%). Combined TVL moved +1.4% over the same seven days.
What is the average score for risk curators on Katana?
The 5 rated risk curators on Katana average 7.2 out of 10. Of these, 0 score 8 or higher and 0 score below 5.