Independent DeFi risk intelligence.
Foreshock is an independent platform focused on helping DeFi users understand changes in protocol risk and connect those changes to portfolio exposure. The platform, assessment framework, and monitoring system are developed under a single product vision centered on consistency, evidence quality, explainability, and explicit treatment of uncertainty.
Operating principles
Independent conclusions
Commercial relationships do not determine ratings.
Evidence before confidence
Incomplete evidence lowers confidence.
Explainable output
Principal drivers are always stated.
Clear limitations
Ratings are never guarantees of safety.
Deliberate coverage
Assessment quality over artificial breadth. Only protocols clearing the data sufficiency threshold are published.
Research standards designed to protect independence.
Ratings are not for sale
Payment may affect prioritization, timing, or scope. It never affects the rating, conclusions, confidence, or publication of adverse findings.
Sponsored assessments are disclosed
A sponsor may provide documents, identify factual errors, and answer questions. A sponsor may not negotiate the rating, suppress findings, or block publication, subject to agreed engagement terms.
Corrections are reviewed, not negotiated
A correction request is held to the same evidence standards as the original assessment. Outcomes range from no change to a documented update.
Conflicts of interest
Disclosed and managed through disclosure, scope limits, additional review, or declining the engagement.
Evidence policy
Material claims require identifiable support. Secondary-only evidence is reflected in confidence. Anonymous claims and marketing materials are not treated as reviewable evidence.
Proprietary methods
The interpretation of an assessment is public. The implementation behind it is protected.