PancakeSwap CAKE
PancakeSwap leads in market ecosystem and team governance, with security and compliance remaining the main focus and currently holding a D rating.
Rating updated 2026-08-05
D31.3 / 100
Sector Rank #397 · Global Rank #874
Overall Rating
D · 31.3 / 100Roadmap Delivery
37.5
Tokenomics
13.63
Team Governance
56.4
Market Ecosystem
67.94
Security & Compliance
0
Overall Score
31.3
PancakeSwap has an overall rating Df D (total 35.29), ranking high in market ecosystem, team governance, and roadmap delivery across six dimensions. The main point of deduction is safety compliance (0 points)—mainly affected by regulatory compliance (0 points), multiple-entry ratio (0 points), and other sub-items.
Rating Team Conclusion: "PancakeSwap has relative advantages in market ecosystem, team governance, and roadmap delivery, but its current shortcomings are mainly in security and compliance." " It is recommended to observe cautiously and not use it as a core configuration basis for now.
Six-Dimension Rating Breakdown
Roadmap Delivery
34.5/100Roadmap On Time Delivery Rate?Lack of public roadmaps and on-time data delivery.Weight 35%30 / 100 · 30 / 100
Last 4 upgrades achieved?There have been recent updates, but there is a lack of detailed delivery quality and impact data.Weight 30%40 / 100 · 40 / 100
Milestones to Deliver?Lack of clear information on pending delivery milestones.Weight 20%30 / 100 · 30 / 100
History Extension Record?Lack of public records of historical extensions.Weight 15%40 / 100 · 40 / 100
Technical Implementation
72/100Consensus Mechanism?As a DEX, its consensus mechanism relies on underlying chains like BNB Chain.Weight 30%70 / 100 · 70 / 100
Main network years of operation?The mainnet has been online since November 2020 and has been running for a long time.Weight 15%85 / 100 · 85 / 100
Recent upgrades?V4 version will launch in 2025, indicating ongoing development.Weight 35%75 / 100 · 75 / 100
Client Diversity?As a DEX, client diversity mainly depends on the underlying chain it deploys.Weight 20%60 / 100 · 60 / 100
Tokenomics
14/100Deflationary Mechanism?Contracts have rights for additional issuance, and the deflationary mechanism is extremely ineffective.Weight 30%5 / 100 · 5 / 100
Inflation rate?It has additional issuance rights, and its value capture and short-term selling pressure scores are extremely low.Weight 25%5 / 100 · 5 / 100
Staking rate/position lock-up rate?The staked token withdrawal process has been closed, and the lock-up rate is extremely low.Weight 25%5 / 100 · 5 / 100
Supply Upper Limit?There is a clear supply cap, but the issuance mechanism diminishes its positive impact.Weight 20%50 / 100 · 50 / 100
Team Governance
59.5/100Core Development Team?Limited background information on core teams, low ratings from VC endorsements and serial entrepreneurs.Weight 30%30 / 100 · 30 / 100
Governance mechanisms?Governance mechanisms are sound, with high scores for safety scores, governance intensity, and authenticity.Weight 25%80 / 100 · 80 / 100
Financial Transparency?High scores for proposal voting and financial transparency.Weight 25%90 / 100 · 90 / 100
Concentration of key people?There is a certain concentration of key personnel permissions.Weight 20%40 / 100 · 40 / 100
Market Ecosystem
82.34/100Active Address?High daily active addresses score well, indicating good user activity.Weight 30%80 / 100 · 80.3 / 100
Ecological chain/L2 quantity?It has been deployed on multiple mainstream public blockchains and L2s, with broad ecosystem coverage.Weight 25%95 / 100 · 95 / 100
DeFi TVL?The total value locked is relatively high, demonstrating its significant position in the DeFi sector.Weight 25%90 / 100 · 90 / 100
Developer community?Lack of publicly available developer community activity data.Weight 20%60 / 100 · 60 / 100
Security & Compliance
0/100Historical Major Failure?Major security incidents have occurred, and additional permissions exist, resulting in extremely high security risks.Weight 25%0 / 100 · 0 / 100
Regulatory Attitude?Having rights to issue additional shares may be regarded by regulators as securities, which is unfriendly.Weight 30%0 / 100 · 0 / 100
Sec Attitude?With rights to issue additional shares, the SEC may treat them as securities and has an unfriendly attitude.Weight 30%0 / 100 · 0 / 100
Client Bug Frequency?Despite audits, the issuance of privileges is a fundamental security vulnerability, covering all considerations.Weight 15%0 / 100 · 0 / 100
D Peer Comparison
Export CSV| PancakeSwapD · 31.3 |  VOOID · 33.28 |  ColonyD · 33.27 |  IMOD · 33.25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Score | 31.3 | 33.28 | 33.27 | 33.25 |
| Roadmap Delivery | 37.5 | 37.5 | 11.25 | 37.5 |
| Technical Implementation | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Tokenomics | 13.63 | 0 | 3.58 | 29.52 |
| Team Governance | 56.4 | 95.96 | 86.63 | 44 |
| Market Ecosystem | 67.94 | 66.15 | 18.32 | 6.96 |
| Security & Compliance | 0 | 0 | 52.51 | 50.06 |
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