Data as of Oct 18, 2026Based on 157 AI responses
Reviewed by Dimitry Apollonsky
Rank and Mentioned in · since Jul 5
| # | Brand | Recommended for | Mentioned in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | participating in lending protocol governance and coordinating risk frameworks for GHO | participating in lending protocol governance and coordinating risk frameworks for GHO | 54% |
| 2 | direct ongoing governance over stablecoin issuance and protocol parameters | direct ongoing governance over stablecoin issuance and protocol parameters | 46% |
| 3 | voting on collateral types, risk parameters, and DAI stability fees | voting on collateral types, risk parameters, and DAI stability fees | 42% |
| 4 | highly active community participation in decentralized exchange governance proposals | highly active community participation in decentralized exchange governance proposals | 34% |
| 5 | delegated cross-protocol governance and aggregating voting power across DAOs | delegated cross-protocol governance and aggregating voting power across DAOs | 20% |
| 6 | governing liquidity gauge weights and fee distributions via locked tokens | governing liquidity gauge weights and fee distributions via locked tokens | 18% |
| 7 | meta-governance over structured decentralized finance products and underlying protocols | meta-governance over structured decentralized finance products and underlying protocols | 16% |
| 8 | active community voting on lending market rules and protocol adjustments | active community voting on lending market rules and protocol adjustments | 13% |
| 9 | crypto- and real-world asset backing with verifiable on-chain reserves | crypto- and real-world asset backing with verifiable on-chain reserves | 11% |
| 10 | decentralized stablecoin issuance governed through the core AAVE protocol | decentralized stablecoin issuance governed through the core AAVE protocol | 10% |
| 11 | 10% | ||
| 12 | 9% | ||
| 13 | 8% | ||
| 14 | 7% | ||
| 15 | 7% |
What’s changing · since July
Since July, Sky Moneyrising and USDSrising have gained prominence across the market, while MakerDAOfalling mentions have tapered. Index Cooprising has become one of the three most named tokens for meta-governance aggregators.
Since Jul 5
Widest split: Sky Money, 53% on ChatGPT Search and 38% on Google AI Mode.
| Brand | ChatGPT Search | Google AI Mode | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| AAVE | 52% | 57% | |
| Sky Money | 53% | 38% | |
| MakerDAO | 35% | 50% | |
| Uniswap | 35% | 34% | |
| Convex Finance | 16% | 24% | |
| Curve Finance | 14% | 22% | |
| Index Coop | 19% | 13% | |
| Compound | 12% | 13% | |
| USDS | 12% | 9% | |
| Aave GHO | 4% | 17% |
27% of citations point at the ranked brands’ own sites. arxiv.org, coingecko.com, eco.com are the most-cited sites outside the ranked brands’ own domains.
Market map
Mentioned in · since Jul 5
Leading brands by topic
What is the best token for a protocol that acts as a "meta-governance" layer, aggregating voting power across multiple DAOs?
For a DeFi risk analyst, what is the best stablecoin that has the most transparent and verifiable on-chain reserves?