Cream

Cream Finance (CREAM) represents a distressed asset within the DeFi sector, exhibiting the characteristics of a 'zombie' protocol with negligible prospects for recovery. The project's overall weighted score of 3.05 reflects severe deficiencies across almost every fundamental category. While the Tokenomics section scored highest (5.5) due to aggressive supply burns and scarcity, these mechanics are rendered ineffective by a complete lack of demand and trust. The protocol's history is marred by catastrophic security failures, including over $180 million lost to multiple exploits in 2021, which decimated its reputation and Total Value Locked (TVL). Active development is virtually non-existent, with the codebase showing signs of abandonment and only singular, minor activity in late 2024. Community support has collapsed into apathy and distrust, while the team's credibility remains heavily compromised by past controversies and operational incompetence. Despite a theoretically valid use case for long-tail asset lending, CREAM has lost its market share to safer competitors and poses extreme risks to investors.