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D5

Governance & Upgradeability

Admin key concentration, timelock coverage, upgrade mechanisms, and Maximum Extractable Value by Admin (MEVA).

Weight 10%78% confidence
82
Strong
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How This Score Is Built

Admin key concentration, timelock coverage, upgrade mechanisms, and Maximum Extractable Value by Admin (MEVA).

+23Strong positive
+12Positive
+5Slight positive
−15Strong negative
−8Negative
−3Slight negative

Scoring Tree

BRI Formula
300 + 700 × ∏(Dᵢ/100)^wᵢ
890
Current BRI
D5Governance & Upgradeability
Weight 10%
82
(82/100)^0.1 = 0.9804
Contributing Factors
+27Chainlink Labs retains significant operational control
+27Node operator selection is permissioned
+27Community program emerging but not decentralized governance
-18No on-chain governance token for feed management
Evidence Sources
blackhart_analysisMay 4sha256:1bf171831bd4....View
blackhart_analysisMay 17sha256:a68567c5346c....View

Score Composition

-18

No on-chain governance token for feed management

Negativeopen_in_newSource CodeMay 4, 2026
+27

Chainlink Labs retains significant operational control

Positiveopen_in_newSource CodeMay 4, 2026
+27

Node operator selection is permissioned

Positiveopen_in_newSource CodeMay 4, 2026
+27

Community program emerging but not decentralized governance

Positiveopen_in_newSource CodeMay 4, 2026

Evidence Chain (2 files)

GitHub APIMay 17, 2026, 06:58 PM
open_in_newGitHub (/)
sha256:a68567c5346c...
BlackHart AnalysisMay 4, 2026, 06:00 PM
open_in_newGovernance & Upgradeability — Source Code
sha256:1bf171831bd4...

Score History

No dimension-level score changes recorded yet.

Methodology: 2.1Formula: 1.1Weights: 1.1