DeFi Strategy & Protocol Economics Advisors · OBOL rating
Forgd review
Forgd is a New York based token launch platform and advisory firm that offers free self-service tools (Token Designer, market maker requests for quotes, exchange listing research, unlock monitoring) plus paid full-service advisory.
4.0/10
Avoid
Score breakdown
Category rubric →- Published research and modelsweight 25%6.0avg 7.5
- Client-confirmed workweight 20%n/pavg 3.8
- Recent economics workweight 20%n/pavg 6.9
- Conflict-of-interest disclosureweight 15%5.0avg 1.7
- Named teamweight 10%7.0avg 6.0
- Transparent termsweight 10%10.0avg 8.0
this service category average across 15Score = Σ mark × weight. A criterion with nothing published scores 0. Methodology.
The evidence behind each mark
Scoring rules →| Criterion | Mark | What we found | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Published research and models | 6.0 | Publishes tokenomics articles, live research dashboards across hundreds of tokens and a free Token Designer simulator, but no open-source models or papers were found. | forgd.com ↗ | 22 September 2026 |
| Client-confirmed work | 0 | No named client case studies were found on Forgd's site or blog; CoinDesk reports the CEO declined to name tokens launched through Forgd. | coindesk.com ↗ | 22 September 2026 |
| Recent economics work | 0 | No dated economics work for a named client was found; blog posts, tools and security-only audits are not counted. | none | 22 September 2026 |
| Conflict-of-interest disclosure | 5.0 | The pricing page discloses that full-service engagements are paid in 'Cash & Tokens', but no conflict-of-interest policy was found despite the firm also operating a market maker marketplace. | forgd.webflow.io ↗ | 22 September 2026 |
| Named team | 7.0 | The about page names Shane Molidor (founder, LinkedIn and press-verifiable), Scott Byron and Florian Strauf, with little detail on the latter two. | forgd.webflow.io ↗ | 22 September 2026 |
| Transparent terms | 10.0 | Publishes self-service, framework and full-service tiers and a staged advisory programme with durations per stage (for example, tokenomics and protocol value flows: 5 activities, 25 days). No cash price. Read on Forgd's own Webflow site, as forgd.com now redirects these pages to a login. | forgd.webflow.io ↗ | 22 September 2026 |
What we liked, and what fell short
Liked
- Large public dataset and research dashboards on token launches (hundreds of tokens tracked), plus free tokenomics modelling tools
- Publishes a staged advisory programme with estimated durations per stage
- Named founder with a verifiable background (Shane Molidor, former AscendEX CEO)
Fell short
- No named client case studies; the CEO declined to name launched tokens in CoinDesk coverage
- Accepts 'Cash & Tokens' for full-service work and runs a market maker marketplace, yet publishes no conflict-of-interest policy
- Economic design is one practice among several launch and capital-markets services, not the core business