{
  "publisher": "TraderView Research",
  "lastVerified": "2026-08-28",
  "scale": {
    "min": 0,
    "max": 10
  },
  "weights": {
    "popularity": 0.2,
    "fees": 0.2,
    "features": 0.2,
    "security": 0.2,
    "ux": 0.1,
    "coverage": 0.1
  },
  "components": {
    "popularity": "Publicly checkable usage signals; third-party estimates are labelled as estimates.",
    "fees": "Published fee schedules, referral terms and subscription costs.",
    "features": "Order types, automation, analytics, copy trading, perpetuals, discovery tooling.",
    "security": "Custody model, key export, documentation, audits, incident history, official warnings and transparency. Marketing claims alone never raise this score.",
    "ux": "Onboarding, information density, error handling and mobile ergonomics.",
    "coverage": "Supported chains and available interfaces (web, mobile, Telegram)."
  },
  "evidenceRules": [
    "Never invent fees, audits, user numbers, trading volume or referral benefits.",
    "Unverifiable values are published as 'Not publicly confirmed'.",
    "Affiliate relationships never influence scores or rankings.",
    "New platforms are labelled 'New platform to watch' until verified data supports more."
  ]
}