Valantis stHYPE DeFi Yield & Risk Rating
Valantis stHYPE is a liquid staking token on Hyperliquid representing staked HYPE. Yield is generated from native HYPE validator staking rewards distributed across a curated, diversified validator set on HyperCore.
AUM
$213m
Net APY
2.11%
Active Users
36k
Type
Liquid Staking
Network
HyperEVM
BB+
Elevated RiskCeiling AA+
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This rating is based solely on publicly available information. DeFi protocol risk assessed across Security, Strategy and Operations on the AAA–D scale. The range from BB+ to AA+ reflects the gap between the current assessment and the potential rating achievable if all identified improvement areas are addressed.
SCSSmart Contract Security94
KMPKey Management Permissions91
MMarket100
LLiquidity81
CCollateral100
PMProtocol Mechanics100
ICEInfra Counterparty Exposures100
PCEProtocol Counterparty Exposures73
GGovernance67
FRFinancial Resilience60
TLCTeam Legal Compliance81
DTDocumentation Transparency100
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Performance
Assets Under Management · 30D▼ 6.27%
$213m
Over the last 30 days, the total value of Valantis stHYPE has dropped 6.27% with $14.24M in outflows.
Net APY · 30D▼ 4.83%
2.11%
Over the last 30 days, the APY has decreased from 2.22% to 2.11%.
Active Users · 30D▲ 0.07%
36k
Over the last 30 days, active users have increased by 0.07%, reaching 36.4K wallets.
Market Details
ChainHyperEVM
TreasuryNot reported
Code AuditsThree Sigma ↗Guardian ↗Pashov ↗
Oracles UsedHyperCore Validator Price Feeds ↗
Stated Withdrawal Time7.2 days
Component Ratings
Contract Addresses (2)
Key Strengths
S1Independently audited by multiple top-tier security firms across all core contracts, with every critical and high-severity finding remediated and re-verified
S2A 48-hour on-chain timelock is enforced on every contract change across all proxy contracts, with no bypass mechanism
S3Admin-held address-level transfer restrictions have been fully removed, so no privileged role can block an individual holder's withdrawal
S4Automatic on-chain safety controls block unsafe mint and redeem paths when staking balance changes are detected and revert unsafe supply transitions
Key Risks
R1Treasury is small relative to TVL and there is no dedicated safety module or insurance fund, so there is no formal backstop for user losses
R2No formal bug bounty program on an established platform; only a self-hosted security contact
R3A minority share of assets sits in non-standard stake accounts with materially longer exit windows and elevated slashing exposure, which exceeds the stated withdrawal period for that portion
R4Secondary-market liquidity for the receipt token is moderate and not indexed on major data platforms, limiting independent verification and fast exits at scale
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