Upgrades should be transparent.

Decentralization isn’t only about code. It’s about process.
DeFi Punk protocols have open governance: everyone can see how upgrades, parameters, and roadmaps are decided.

Opaque, top-down decisions are red flags.

Examples:

• ✅ Ethereum’s EIP process → community-driven.
  
  
• ❌ Closed governance → team-controlled changes.
  
  

Scoring:

• 0 = closed
  
  
• 1 = partly open
  
  
• 2 = transparent