Monday, August 4, 2025

Cryptocurrency due diligence questionnaire

Status: in progress.



Updated: Aug 5, 2025



Questionnaire

Scope Question
Advisors Does your financial advisors hold cryptocurrencies ?
Adoption Are companies using the technology ?
Adoption Are institutions engaged ?
Adoption Are there significant partnerships in the future?
Audit is the platform subject to third party financial audits ?
Audit Are third-party audits and reviews available ?
Audit Are new code commits audited ?
Audit Did you assess the quality and security of smart contract ?
Audit Does the project perform rigorous testing ?
Audit What are the verification methods employed ?
Audit How many validators nodes does the project rely on ?
Audit Are people targeted through social media or dating platforms ?
Audit Are the financial statements available on sec.gov ?
Audit Are the financial statements available on dnb.com ?
Audit - Exchange is the crypto available in large exchanges or in smaller only ?
Audit - Exchange is the exchange where the crypto is traded established ?
Community How many social media followers does the project have ?
Community is the project planning an organic community development ?
Community is the developers community engaged ?
Community Are developers using the technology ?
Community Are educational resources available
Compliance is the platform licensed or registered within its jurisdiction ?
Compliance Does the issuer apply KYC ?
Decentralization Does the project inform about a decentralized development road map?
Decentralization How project’s funds are managed ?
Decentralization is the crypto controlled by a minority, how much control do they have ?
Founders How much funds are allocated to marketing ?
Founders How much funds are allocated to operations ?
Founders is the issuer promising EXCESSIVELY favorable returns ?
Founders Does the founders owns excessive share in the crypto ?
Governance To what extent the network in decentralized ?
Governance What price manipulation measures are employed ?
Governance Who holds decision-making ?
Holders How does the crypto behave in bear market ? Does it collapse ?
Holders Does the crypto experience excessive fluctuations ?
inflation How does tokens in circulation compare to total supply ?
inflation Is the circulating supply less than 35 % of its total supply ?
inflation is the network using proof of stake ?
inflation is the network using proof of authority ?
inflation is the supply fixed ?
inflation Can more tokens be created over time ?
inflation Does the project have a supply reduction mechanism like BTC halving ?
integrability Can the platform be integrated to existing systems ?
interoperability Can the platform be interoperate with existing systems ?
interoperability is the network for cross-chain bridging ?
Jurisdiction Are there risks of government crackdowns ?
Jurisdiction Where does the issuer operates ?
Law is the crypto a security or a commodity ?
Legal Does the team have legal advisors to help manage legal complexity ?
Liquidity What are the daily trading volumes
Manipulation Are information sources reputable ?
Market How is the crypto perceived by the public and the media ?
Market is there a demand for the project?
Market What problem the project aims to solve ?
Market What is the market capitalization ?
Market is the number of users growing ?
Market Who owns the cryptocurrency ?
Model Are transaction fees low or high ?
Model What is the business model of the token ?
Monetary What consensus mechanism is used ?
Pricing How to price the token ?
Risk Are you prepared to lose all your investment in crypto ?
Roadmap Are developers actively maintaining and improving the code ?
Roadmap Are there significant upgrades in the future?
Roadmap How much funds are allocated to development ?
Security is the architecture modular or monolithic ?
Security What are the security measures employed by the issuer ?
Security How security issues are addressed ?
Security is the cryptocurrency storage secure ?
Sec cyber How vulnerabilities are patched ?
Sec cyber How resistant is the blockchain to attacks ?
Security - eco is the issuer able to execute redemption orders in a timely fashion ?
Security - eco Does the issuer have appropriate reserves to face bank runs or similar ?
Security - eco Does the issuer have funds to face mass withdrawals ?
Tax How much tax do i have to pay ?
Team Does the project prevent early investors and developers from selling immediately ?
Team Are the team members experienced in blockchain technology ?
Team is the team experienced ?
Team Does the team have credentials ?
Team Has the team delivered on past promises ?
Team is the development team innovating ?
Team is the management team competent ?
Team How much tokens are allocated to founder rewards ?
Transparency Does the project discloses material information to investors on a regular basis ?
Utility Does the crypto have a real-world utility or is it just a collectible ?
Utility What makes the crypto valuable ?




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