BHI 3.0·Q1 2026 Bulletin
Last computed 14:32 UTC, Apr 29 2026·Spearman ρ = 0.83·Validation: preliminary
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PLATFORM PROFILEAAVE

Aave

$3.2BLargest DeFi lendingCrypto Infrastructure
1.67
B-index (V3.1)
EVENT HORIZON
Capture0.920
Escape0.550
Key Structural Insight

Open source does not mean open exit. Liquidity is the real lock-in.

Eleven-Parameter Profile

5DATAMEMACTPROCNETCLOSEPORTSUBFALLORGMOM
Data Depth5/10
Memory5/10
Action7/10
Process6/10
Network8/10
Closeness6/10
Portability7/10
Substitutability5/10
Human Fallback5/10
Org Depth7/10
Momentum7/10
Capture Escape Extended

V3.1 Decomposition

ComponentValueFormula
CES₄ capture core0.5721CES(d, m, a, p)
Knowledge synergy σₖ0.5000√(d · m)
Operability synergy σₒ0.6481√(a · p)
Synergy boost1.17221 + 0.3·(σₖ + σₒ)/2
Org-depth multiplier1.35001 + 0.5·o
Momentum multiplier1.21001 + 0.3·t
Total Capture0.9202c·(1+0.5n)·core·syn·org·mom
CES₃ escape core0.5629CES(x, s, h)
Feedback attenuation0.7998max(0.3, 1 − 0.35·core)
Total Escape0.5502ε + escCore · feedback
B = Capture / Escape1.670.920 / 0.550

Scoring Rationale

Largest DeFi lending by TVL. Code open but liquidity not forkable. Protocol integrations. GHO stablecoin. Cross-chain deployment expanding.

Parameter Sensitivity

MARGINAL B-INDEX CHANGE PER ±1 SCORE SHIFT
CLOSE6
+0.56
DATA5
+0.21
MEM5
+0.21
PROC6
+0.20
ACT7
+0.18
SUB5
-0.17
FALL5
-0.17
PORT7
-0.15
ORG7
+0.12
NET8
+0.12
MOM7
+0.08
+ raises B (deepens lock-in) lowers B (aids escape)

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