Credit Scoring

ChainAware's Credit Scoring Agent continuously monitors every borrower in a DeFi lending protocol's portfolio, 24/7 - combining wallet behavior, predictive fraud risk, and cash flow analysis into a single creditworthiness score that updates in real time, not just once at loan origination.

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Scoring Pillars
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Blockchains
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Continuous Scoring
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API Latency

The Problem: Overcollateralization

Over 90% of DeFi loans are still overcollateralized, because most lending protocols have no reliable way to assess a borrower beyond forcing 150%+ collateral upfront. That locks up capital that could otherwise be lent, and keeps the roughly $11 trillion unsecured lending market permanently out of reach for on-chain credit.

Most existing on-chain credit models only look backward at repayment history and collateral ratios - they miss the risk that matters most. A borrower who passes a naive credit check but turns out to be a fraud risk causes unrecoverable loss the moment funds move, since blockchain transactions cannot be reversed.


Three Scoring Pillars

The Credit Scoring Agent combines three pillars into a single integer credit score:

Pillar What It Covers
Wallet Audit Behavioral profile, wallet tenure, protocol diversity, DeFi engagement depth
Fraud Detector 98%-accuracy predictive fraud probability - catches the risk that repayment history alone misses entirely
Cash Flow Analysis Repayment history, liquidation events, borrowing activity across the portfolio

Predictive fraud probability is built directly into the credit score - not bolted on afterward. A lender who only checks repayment history is blind to first-time fraud from a clean wallet.

A better Credit Score enables:

  • Lower collateral ratios for reliable borrowers - making DeFi lending more capital efficient
  • Better interest rate tiers - rewarding trustworthy on-chain history with improved terms
  • Reduced default risk - protocols lend with confidence to wallets with proven track records

How It Works

01 - Borrower Connects
The GTM pixel fires on wallet connection. The Credit Scoring Agent begins building a full on-chain profile for that address across every blockchain it is active on - not just the chain the Dapp runs on.

02 - 3-Pillar Score Calculated
Wallet Audit, Fraud Detector, and Cash Flow Analysis combine into a single credit score, with a full factor breakdown: repayment history, tenure, liquidations, protocol diversity, fraud risk.

03 - Lending Terms Recommended
The score maps to a risk grade, which translates into a recommended collateral ratio, interest rate tier, and LTV limit - a complete lending decision, not just a number to interpret manually.

04 - Continuous Re-Scoring and Alerts
Every borrower is re-scored continuously. A material change - a large score drop or a crossing below a risk threshold - sends an instant Telegram alert to the lending team, with full context on which pillar drove the change. Terms can be adjusted or a review triggered before default, not after.


Live in Production

"Wallets with higher credit scores receive better loan conditions - lower collateral requirements, more favorable rates, and increased borrowing limits."

Credit Scoring Agent, live at SmartCredit.io

The Credit Scoring Agent is running in production at SmartCredit.io, a DeFi lending platform, powering real borrower risk decisions on live loan books today. The same 3-pillar engine is available to any lending protocol.


Data Foundation

Credit Scoring runs on ChainAware's behavioral intelligence platform - the same dataset that drives Growth Agents and Transaction Monitoring. Every wallet scored and every score corrected against real repayment outcomes feeds back into the models, making them measurably more accurate over time. Data that can't be bought, only built.

One dataset, three product lines: Credit Scoring, Transaction Monitoring, and Growth Agents - all compounding in value as the dataset grows.


Integration and Pricing

Credit Scoring integrates via the ChainAware Pixel through Google Tag Manager - no code changes to your lending Dapp, no smart contract modifications, live in under 30 minutes.

  • Free: individual wallet credit checks, no signup required
  • Enterprise: continuous portfolio-wide monitoring, real-time Telegram alerts, and full factor breakdowns

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