Trust
Editorial Policy
Last updated: August 2, 2026
Who is behind Protocol Signal
Ross Kishenkov
Founder & Lead DeFi Analyst
Web3 researcher & analyst specializing in DeFi protocol risk assessment, perpetual DEX architecture, and cross-chain liquidity. Founder of Protocol Signal — every rating on this site passes through his editorial sign-off.
LinkedIn profile ↗Every review, comparison, and guide on this site is produced by the Protocol Signal research desk and carries a named accountable reviewer. Ratings are never delegated to third parties, never syndicated, and never generated without analyst sign-off.
Core commitments
First-hand testing
We fund live accounts and execute real on-chain transactions before publishing a rating. Screenshots and fee figures come from our own wallets, not marketing decks.
Exploit history disclosed
Every historical exploit, audit gap, oracle dependency, and admin-key risk we identify is named in the review — including for protocols we rate highly.
Revenue separated from ratings
Some outbound links are referral links (marked rel="sponsored"). Ratings are set before monetization is considered, and no protocol can pay to change a score. See our affiliate disclosure.
Corrections policy
When a published figure is found to be wrong or goes stale, we correct the page and update its "Last updated" date. Material corrections are noted in the text.
What we will not do
- Accept payment, tokens, or equity in exchange for a rating, ranking position, or review.
- Allow a reviewed protocol to preview or edit a review before publication.
- Publish price predictions or investment advice — we review software, not tokens.
- Present market metrics we cannot verify; unverifiable figures are shown as N/A.