Rating methodology

How we rate your tokenomics

The LFG Red Team Rating is one grade, from AAA to C, built from six weighted pillars. This page explains exactly what we score, how the grade is set, and where the line for certification sits. We publish it so the rating means the same thing every time.

What we measure

Six pillars

We review the economic design of the token, not the code. Each pillar is scored on its own, then weighted into a single composite grade. A project is only as strong as its weakest load-bearing pillar, so one critical flaw can cap the whole rating.

1. Supply & Emissions

Max supply, inflation schedule, vesting, unlock cliffs, and how much new supply hits the market over time.

2. Incentive Design

Whether rewards are sustainable, where sell pressure comes from, and whether the token actually accrues value or just pays people to leave.

3. Distribution & Fairness

Allocation to team, insiders, and the public, holder concentration, and whether lockups match the story the project tells.

4. Liquidity & Markets

Liquidity depth, exit liquidity for large holders, market-making arrangements, and how the price behaves under real selling.

5. Governance & Control

Admin keys, upgradeability, multisig setup, and how much real control sits with the team versus the community.

6. Regulatory & Legal Exposure

Securities risk, jurisdiction, disclosures, and the structural choices that tend to draw regulatory attention.

How scoring works

From six pillars to one grade

The composite

Each pillar is scored, then combined into a weighted composite that maps to a grade on the ladder below. Pillars are not equal. Supply, incentives, and distribution carry the most weight because they decide whether a token can survive its own unlocks.

Modifiers

Within a grade we may append a 1, 2, or 3 to show standing, where 1 is the strongest and 3 the weakest. A "BAA1" sits at the top of the BAA band, a "BAA3" at the bottom, just above the speculative line.

The certification line

A project must earn BAA or higher to receive the LFG Red Team Certification seal. Below BAA you still get the full report and a clear path to fix what is broken, and one re-rating round is included once you address the findings.

What sits outside the rating

The rating covers economic design, not contract correctness. We do not rate code security. If a code audit is needed, we say so in the report, but a high rating is never a statement about the safety of the contracts.

The scale

AAA to C

AAA Exceptional

AA Excellent

A Strong

BAA Adequate

BA Speculative

B High Risk

CAA Poor

CA Critical

C Failing

Full definitions are on the Red Team Certification page.

Badge kit

For certified projects

Projects rated BAA or higher get a badge to publish on their own site, deck, and channels. Pick your grade, copy the snippet, and paste it where you want the seal to appear. The badge links back to this page so anyone can check what the rating means.

Your grade

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