Is Aave (AAVE) a shitcoin?
$ No. Strong fundamentals, few red flags.
Gold-meter
63/100
merit score
Shit-meter
42/100
red-flag score
Aave: Strongest on supply soundness (100); biggest red flag is no utility (55).
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Every score is built from the indicators below. Select any line for the reasoning, raw data and source.
Goldcoin score breakdown Higher is better · total 63 Tech & development 12% of score 100
Programmability assessed 100 Full smart contracts (EVM or native VM) Monthly active core developers measured ?
Unknown Open source assessed 100 Fully open Originality assessed 100 Novel design or research Fair launch & distribution 16% of score 57
Genesis allocation to insiders measured 54 23% Launch method assessed 60 Open public sale Top-100 holders' share measured ?
Unknown Full bear markets survived measured 40 2 (ETH) Cost to attack measured 50 > $30B (est.) (ETH) Halts or rollbacks, last 5 years measured 50 0 (ETH) Years in production measured 50 11.2 years (ETH) Real usage 10% of score 100
Annual fees ÷ market cap measured 100 19.5% Daily active addresses measured ?
Unknown TVL or non-speculative settlement ÷ market cap measured ?
Unknown Security budget 10% of score 43
Fee share of security rewards assessed 20 3% to 10% (ETH) Real reward to securers assessed 50 Clearly positive (ETH) Security spend (rewards ÷ market cap per year) assessed 50 1.5% or more of market cap per year (ETH) Security trend (hashrate or staked share, 1 year) assessed 50 Growing (ETH) Supply soundness 14% of score 100
Current annual inflation measured 100 0% Supply policy assessed 100 Fixed hard cap Decentralization 16% of score 30
Consensus mechanism assessed 33 Permissionless proof of stake (ETH) Largest client's share measured 34 55% (ETH) Nakamoto coefficient measured 12 2 (ETH) Permissionless participation assessed 25 High stake minimum (ETH) Reachable full / validating nodes measured 48 8,000 (ETH) Usability as money 10% of score 28
Confirmation speed (L1) assessed 35 10s to 2 min (ETH) Typical transaction fee (L1) assessed 20 $0.10 to $1 (ETH)
Shitcoin score breakdown Higher is worse · total 42 Track record 10% of score 17
Regulatory enforcement against the issuer measured 0 None Core-protocol exploits with user losses, last 5 years measured 34 1 Hype dependence 10% of score 0
Celebrity, influencer or politician launch assessed 0 No Social mentions ÷ active addresses measured ?
Unknown Trading turnover measured ?
Unknown Insider control 20% of score 29
Team, investor and foundation holdings measured 20 ~10% (est.) Top-10 wallets' share measured 67 ~35% (est.) Who controls upgrades and governance assessed 0 Broad rough consensus Admin powers 15% of score 33
Freeze or blacklist function measured 0 No Mint authority measured 50 Capped or timelocked Upgrade path measured 50 Admin upgrade with ≥ 7-day timelock Unlock overhang 15% of score 0
FDV ÷ market cap measured 0 1.04× Unlocks in next 12 months measured 0 0% Function beyond speculation assessed 60 Staking or governance only Market cap ÷ annual economic throughput measured ?
Unknown Token needed to use the product assessed 50 Optional Methodology v0.8 · computed 2026-09-29 