Yala
YALA
Evaluation Score
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AI Analysis
Comprehensive evaluation of the token
YALA (Yala) is a Bitcoin-backed liquidity protocol token that exhibits substantial systemic and operational risks across multiple dimensions. On active development, while a public repository exists and past funding ($8.0M) was recorded, recent verifiable output and governance updates are lacking (4.0/10). Community support is essentially dormant, showing minimal active engagement and a negligible on-chain holder base (1.5/10). Tokenomics shows a standard fixed supply of 1 billion tokens, but with heavily insider-skewed initial allocations (~65%) and unproven fee-capture mechanics (5.0/10). Market viability is critically compromised with micro-scale daily trading volume and near-zero liquidity (2.5/10). Team and Governance had insufficient crypto-specific data (-1.0) due to search collisions with unrelated entities, and this section was excluded from the weighted average. In Security and Audit History (4.0/10), the protocol experienced a qualifying major exploit in September 2025: 'On/around September 15, 2025, an attacker exploited the Yala protocol's YU token on Polygon, illicitly minting YU and swapping it for approximately $7.7 million in USDC, draining market liquidity.' The weighted average score of 3.5 reflects the protocol's severe liquidity collapse and exploit history.
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Tokenomics
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Market & Use Case
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Team & Governance
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Security & Audits
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About Yala (YALA)
YALA is the governance and utility token of Yala, a Bitcoin-backed liquidity protocol designed to connect Bitcoin assets with decentralized finance (DeFi) applications and real-world assets. The broader Yala ecosystem includes YU, a Bitcoin-backed derivative token. YALA smart contracts are deployed across multiple blockchains, including Ethereum, Base, and BNB Smart Chain. The token has a fixed maximum supply of 1,000,000,000 units with no ongoing inflation mechanism. Its designated use cases include protocol governance, Stability Pool incentives, and future fee distribution, while insider allocations—including the founding team, foundation treasury, and early investors—represent roughly 65% of the total token distribution.
The protocol's smart contracts underwent security audits by CoinFabrik in February 2025 and Zenith (Code4rena) in March 2025. However, on September 15, 2025, the protocol suffered a major security exploit involving its YU token deployment on Polygon. An attacker illicitly minted YU tokens and swapped them for approximately $7.7 million in USDC, draining protocol and market liquidity.
Following the exploit, Yala operates with severely limited market activity and a small on-chain footprint of approximately 2,750 token holders. Daily trading volume and on-chain liquidity remain near zero, and there is a lack of recent verifiable protocol updates, governance proposals, or active community engagement.