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Methodology

Coin investment risk

One number from 1 to 10 that tells how reliable an asset is: 1 is BTC and ETH, 10 is a coin with scam and wipe-out risk. Calculated automatically for 7 459 coins and refreshed every week.

Recalculated 25 September 2026

Risk scale

Every level with the coins that sit on it right now.

1–2

Low

The market’s anchor assets: deepest liquidity, listed everywhere, survived several cycles.

117 coins

Also low risk: stablecoins (USDT, USDC and other dollar and euro stables) and tokenised gold (XAUT, PAXG). They are rated separately and not shown on the scale.

How the score is built

The score is a base from the market-cap rank plus adjustments. Floors then set a minimum that good metrics cannot override.

Base: market-cap rank

Top 2 → 1, top 10 → 2, top 30 → 3, top 60 → 4, top 200 → 5, top 400 → 6, top 800 → 7, deeper → 8, unranked → 9.

Exchange listings

All three top exchanges (Binance, Coinbase, Bybit) −0.5; two 0; one +0.5; only OKX, KuCoin, Gate, Bitget, MEXC, BingX +1; none +2.

Maturity

A coin outside the top 30 trading 3+ years on two top exchanges −0.5: it has survived at least one bear market.

Meme coins

+1.5 points and never below 5 — even DOGE and PEPE. A meme coin’s value rests on attention, not on a product.

Drop from ATH

−90% +0.5; −95% +1; −99% +1.5 and at least 7; −99.5% +2 and at least 8. Established coins (top 300 on two top exchanges) often peaked on a listing spike, so they get at most +1 and no floor; meme coins take half.

Small market cap

Under $30M — at least 7, under $5M — at least 8: easy to move, hard to sell.

Age

Under a year on the market +1, under two years +0.5 — young coins have no cycle history and unlocks ahead.

Stablecoins and gold

Rated separately by size: from $1B → 1, from $100M → 2, from $10M → 3, smaller → 5. XAUT and PAXG are backed by gold.

Market distribution

How many of the 7 459 rated coins sit on each score.

FAQ

Why are BTC and ETH a 1 and not a 0?
No crypto asset is risk-free: even BTC can drop 70–80% in a cycle. 1 means the lowest risk inside crypto — deepest liquidity, listed everywhere, 10+ years of history.
Why is DOGE rated higher than smaller coins?
Every meme coin gets +1.5 points and never goes below 5. Their price rests on community attention rather than revenue or network use, so their drawdowns are deeper.
How often is the rating updated?
Weekly, on Monday, from fresh market cap, listing and price data. The weekly score history is shown on the coin page.
Which exchanges count?
Top 3: Binance, Coinbase, Bybit. Other majors: OKX, KuCoin, Gate, Bitget, MEXC, BingX. Both spot and futures markets count as a listing.

The risk rating is algorithmic and is not investment advice. It describes how reliable an asset is, not where its price goes.