Team other-protocol involvement history
Chainlink CCIP's assessment for RD-F-113 — scored green on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
Nazarov and Ellis co-founded SmartContract.com (2014) which became Chainlink — no prior rug or failed-protocol history. Juels had 17-year RSA Security background before Chainlink. OSINT search for Chainlink Labs exit scam/rug pull returned zero adverse results. Chainlink has been operating since 2014 with institutional partnerships (Swift, Euroclear, Fidelity, UBS) and CFTC advisory committee membership.
Sources #
- URLBlock Stories: The Chainlink Origin Story | ChainlinkChainlink origin story — SmartContract.com founding 2014, pivot to Chainlinkretrieved 2026-05-16
- Sergey Nazarov | CoinDeskOSINT search: Chainlink Labs exit scam OR rug pull 2023-2025 — zero adverse resultsretrieved 2026-05-16
Methodology #
Document current or prior protocol roles for team members (conflicts of interest, prior rugs, prior successful launches).
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