Upgrade frequency (per 90 days)
Superstate's assessment for RD-F-137 — scored yellow on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
USTB proxy: 4 upgrades in approximately 7 months (Dec 2024, Feb 2025, Apr 2025, Jul 2025) = approximately 1.7 upgrades per 90-day window. USCC proxy: 4 upgrades over the same period. This is an elevated cadence for a $1.11B TVS protocol. Each upgrade extends the window between audit completion and bytecode deployment. No upgrade appears to have had public justification published.
Sources #
- EtherscanUSTB Proxy Upgrade FrequencyUSTB Upgraded events: blocks 21340398 (Dec 2024), 21932686 (Feb 2025), 22340779 (Apr 2025), 22933833 (Jul 2025) - 4 upgrades in 7 monthsretrieved 2026-05-16
Methodology #
Count the number of contract upgrades in the trailing 90 days via on-chain upgrade events.
See the full factor methodology and distribution across all protocols →
rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol superstate factor RD-F-137 score yellow collected_at 2026-05-16 00:06:37