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VALR is the first cryptocurrency exchange to verify its risk practices against a public Probability of Loss index

Self-regulation starts to work in Web3, why it's important, and how it will influence VALR's CoinGecko Trust Score?

Jun 2, 2026

How to build your own crypto risk framework (and why most investors don't)?

Why Axie Infinity really collapsed (it was not the bridge): the six-domain crypto risk framework you can build to flag the next one before it happens.

by Dmytro Zap

Jun 1, 2026

Web3 Risks

Fake signals you trust in Web3

Crypto's trust signals get faked daily. Here's which ones, why they break, and what PoL measures instead.

by Dmytro Zap

May 21, 2026

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How to stop crypto losses? Start acting on crypto risks

Crypto doesn't act on risk. It acts on losses. Why are warnings ignored until a $285M exploit or a $19B crash forces change?

by Dmytro Zap

May 18, 2026

Web3 Risks

Time: the missing layer in your blockchain risk model

Looking bad does not mean being bad. Looking good does not mean being safe. Why crypto risk reputation lags reality in both directions, and what time-aware risk assessment changes for institutional due diligence.

Post-exploit recovery quality: The strongest predictor of whether a crypto protocol will be hacked again

Post-exploit recovery quality is a measure of how a crypto project responds after a security incident, assessed across five publicly observable dimensions: communication discipline, root cause analysis, structural change, user compensation, and third-party validation. It is the single strongest available predictor of whether the same protocol will be exploited again, more reliable than the project's audit history, TVL, or pre-incident reputation.

Crypto Risk in 2026: Why 75% of Web3 Exploits Happen Outside Smart Contract Audits

If audits worked, Kernel, Drift, and Kelp would still be fine. This article shows why ~10,000 smart contract audits didn’t stop $10B+ in Web3 losses, and how to assess off‑chain risk before you list or invest.

Risk assessment methodology: How probability of loss turns documented failures into a risk score

How does CORE3 measure crypto risk? The Probability of Loss methodology reverse-engineers $48B+ in documented failures into 85+ assessments across six risk domains, applied to 1,600+ Web3 projects and exchanges. This article breaks down the logic, the incident cases, and how 29 project categories get scored on the same scale.

by Dmytro Zap

Apr 9, 2026

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