Best of · Monad · Updated Nov 6, 2026

The best Risk Curators on Monad in 2026

We track 9 Risk Curators that run on Monad and have reviewed 9 of them in full. Our top pick is Steakhouse Financial. Each one is scored on security, ease of use, fees and features.

1
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.
Read the Steakhouse Financial review Visit Steakhouse Financial(opens in a new tab)
ScoreScore 7.4 out of 10
TVL $2.76B+5.8%
2
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.
Read the Clearstar review Visit Clearstar(opens in a new tab)
ScoreScore 6.8 out of 10
TVL $182M+0.1%
3
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.
Read the RockawayX review Visit RockawayX(opens in a new tab)
ScoreScore 6.5 out of 10
TVL $299M+7.7%
4
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.
Read the Hyperithm review Visit Hyperithm(opens in a new tab)
ScoreScore 6.5 out of 10
TVL $234M−7.5%
5
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.
Read the K3 Capital review Visit K3 Capital(opens in a new tab)
ScoreScore 6.5 out of 10
TVL $224M+6.1%
6
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.
Read the Tulipa Capital review Visit Tulipa Capital(opens in a new tab)
ScoreScore 6.5 out of 10
TVL $57.5M−2.0%
7
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.
Read the UltraYield Curator review Visit UltraYield Curator(opens in a new tab)
ScoreScore 6.3 out of 10
TVL $45.1M−6.9%
8
Unified Labs
Risk Curators · Monad
Unified Labs is a Morpho risk curator focused on tokenized real-world asset lending, pitched at institutions and platforms that want curated stablecoin yield. Its tracked TVL is small and fee terms are not published.
Read the Unified Labs review Visit Unified Labs(opens in a new tab)
ScoreScore 6.0 out of 10
TVL $194K+0.1%
9
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.
Read the DeTrade review Visit DeTrade(opens in a new tab)
ScoreScore 5.5 out of 10
TVL $807K+0.3%

Risk Curators on Monad: the numbers

Tracked: 9
Reviewed: 9
Total TVL: $3.80B
Avg. score: 6.4/10

There are 9 risk curators on Monad in the DappsAtlas index. Every one of them has a full review. Combined, they lock $3.80B, counting value on every chain they support. Steakhouse Financial dominates, with 73% of that total. The five largest make up 97% of the total; the median is $182M.

By value locked, the largest risk curators on Monad are Steakhouse Financial ($2.76B), RockawayX ($299M) and Hyperithm ($234M). The best-rated is Steakhouse Financial with 7.4/10, followed by Clearstar (6.8) and RockawayX (6.5). That makes Steakhouse Financial both the biggest and the best-rated. The 9 rated risk curators average 6.4/10, and none scores 8 or above yet.

Beyond Monad, these risk curators most often also run on Ethereum (8), Base (6) and Arbitrum (5). All 9 with a confirmed status are active. Over the last seven days, combined TVL rose 4.5%. RockawayX gained the most (+7.7%), while Hyperithm dropped the most (−7.5%).

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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 Monad by TVL?

Steakhouse Financial is the largest risk curator on Monad by total value locked, with $2.76B across all the chains it supports. It is followed by RockawayX ($299M) and Hyperithm ($234M). TVL figures come from DefiLlama and change daily.

Which risk curator on Monad has the highest DappsAtlas score?

Steakhouse Financial has the highest score at 7.4/10, ahead of Clearstar (6.8) and RockawayX (6.5). Scores weigh security, ease of use, fees and features, and are based only on facts we could verify.

How many risk curators on Monad has DappsAtlas reviewed?

DappsAtlas tracks 9 risk curators on Monad. Of these, 9 have a full review and 9 report value locked, $3.80B in total, counting value on every chain they support.

Which risk curators on Monad grew the most this week?

Among risk curators with at least $1M locked, RockawayX had the biggest 7-day TVL gain (+7.7%) and Hyperithm the biggest drop (−7.5%). Combined TVL moved +4.5% over the same seven days.

What is the average score for risk curators on Monad?

The 9 rated risk curators on Monad average 6.4 out of 10. Of these, 0 score 8 or higher and 0 score below 5.

Ranked list