
REF Finance
Risk Management
?Risk Management
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RMA™ Status: ❌ Unverified
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Technology
?Technology
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Analysis and testing of tech infrastructures.
Marketing
Alpha?Marketing
Top level look at a projects marketing capablities currently in alpha this section will grow to show quickly how a project promotes itself and the effectiveness.
Screening of user base and community feedback.
Background
?Background
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Collection of basic administrative documentation.
Risk Management
Last Updated
2025/4/16
Transparency
Transparency Score
Algorithmic assessment of a project’s transparency level, using multiple public data points to measure its commitment to compliance, documentation, and clarity in communication.
Transparency Score
Category Rank
A ranking that positions the organization among its industry peers, evaluating its relative performance based on key compliance, credibility, and transparency indicators.
Category Rank
REF Finance vs Banking & DeFi
VaaSBlock Rank
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REF Finance vs All Listed Organizations
Transparency
Transparency Score
Transparency Score
Algorithmic assessment of a project’s transparency level, using multiple public data points to measure its commitment to compliance, documentation, and clarity in communication.
Category Rank
REF Finance vs Banking & DeFi
Category Rank
A ranking that positions the organization among its industry peers, evaluating its relative performance based on key compliance, credibility, and transparency indicators.
VaaSBlock Rank
REF Finance vs All Listed Organizations
VaaSBlock Rank
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RMA™
✘ UnverifiedCorporate Governance
The verification of fundamental governance, organizational structure, including verifying the entity’s legal registration and adherence to local laws and regulations.
Corporate
Governance

Team Proficency
Evaluation of an organization’s personnel, ensuring that crucial team members possess the expertise and dedication necessary to execute current business models and scale effectively.
Team
Proficiency

Technology & Security
Assessment of the organization’s technological framework, including blockchain integrations (where relevant), system architecture, and overall IT infrastructure.
Technology
& Security

Revenue Model
Comprehensively evaluation of a company’s income-generating strategies (how do they make or intend to make money), ensuring financial robustness and sustainability.
Revenue
Model

Results Delivered
The Results Delivered component of the RMA™ audit comprehensively evaluates an organization’s ability to achieve its goals and honor its commitments.
Results
Delivered

Planning & Transparency
The Planning and Transparency component of the RMA™ audit offers a thorough assessment of how an organization manages its workflow and prepares for unexpected challenges.
Planning &
Transparency

Technology
Marketing
Marketing Effectiveness
This score assesses the impact of detected marketing activity and the corresponding price movement of a token. The score understands whole market movements to ensure tokens are assessed fairly against peers.
Marketing Effectiveness
Confidence Index
This index determines our confidence in the score we have given. Generally, as more data is collected, the confidence index will increase. If a project has lots of activity, this confidence is earned faster.
Confidence Index
VaaSBlock Rank
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VaaSBlock Rank
REF Finance vs All Listed Organizations
Marketing Effectiveness
Marketing Effectiveness
This score assesses the impact of detected marketing activity and the corresponding price movement of a token. The score understands whole market movements to ensure tokens are assessed fairly against peers.
Confidence Index
Confidence Index
This index determines our confidence in the score we have given. Generally, as more data is collected, the confidence index will increase. If a project has lots of activity, this confidence is earned faster.
VaaSBlock Rank
REF Finance vs All Listed Organizations
VaaSBlock Rank
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PR Impact
PR Impact
VaaSBlock provides estimations to the impact that traditional digital media can have on a project. This is an early release; more areas of PR are planned in future versions.
Search Terms ? Search TermsThese are the terms we discovered the article for on page one of Google. | Est. Traffic ? Estimated TrafficWe estimate how much traffic an article will get. Generally, our estimations are slightly higher than those of more established tools. We are working on the algorithm all the time, and results could change. | Est. Value ? Estimated ValueBased on the estimated traffic we generate an estimation for what this traffic would have cost to generate if you tried to target these users with ads. The positions for the article on google and the location of the traffic are the major factors in this estimation. | |||
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![]() Redirecting to: / source: thebigwhale.io | Redirecting to: /… — Redirecting to: / source: thebigwhale.io | Organic | thebigwhale.io | ||
![]() Ref Finance (REF) Price Today, News & Live Chart | Forbes Crypto Market Data source: forbes.com | Ref Finance (REF) Pr… — Ref Finance (REF) Price Today, News & Live Chart | Forbes Crypto Market Data source: forbes.com | Organic | forbes.com | ||
![]() Ref Finance source: Cryptorank | Ref Finance… — Ref Finance source: Cryptorank | Organic | cryptorank.io |
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Background
Organization Name – REF Finance
Category – Banking & DeFi
About
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Launched on January 25, 2021, REF Finance is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform built on the NEAR Protocol. As a foundational layer for DeFi within the NEAR ecosystem, REF Finance offers key serv…ices such as token swaps, liquidity provision, and yield farming. The platform is governed by a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), emphasizing transparency and community-driven growth.
REF Finance features an Automated Market Maker (AMM) for seamless token swaps and liquidity pooling, making it a vital tool for NEAR users. Through yield farming, participants can earn rewards by staking liquidity provider (LP) tokens, further incentivizing engagement within the ecosystem. Governance is managed via its DAO, ensuring platform decisions reflect community priorities.
The platform’s ecosystem has grown through strategic partnerships, including a 2024 collaboration with Frax Finance to integrate AI-driven DeFi solutions, showcasing REF Finance’s commitment to innovation.
REF Finance has a strong community presence, with 105,100 Twitter followers and active Discord and Telegram communities. Its native token, $REF, is widely traded on platforms like Gate.io, MEXC, and CoinEX, enhancing accessibility for global users.
Led by Co-founder Youbing Zhu, REF Finance is positioned as a cornerstone of DeFi on NEAR, driving growth, innovation, and user empowerment in the blockchain ecosystem. Read More
Creation Date
September 2025
Headquarters
–
Organization Maturity Level
Growing Business
RMA™ Type
None
Useful Links
Website – ref.finance
Notable Achievements
2021
Launch and Development
2021
DAO Formation
2024
Partnerships and Ecosystem Expansion
- vaasblock.com /
- Banking & DeFi /
- REF Finance