Real-capital social-engineering persona
Circle USYC's assessment for RD-F-184 — scored gray on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
No on-chain evidence of a real-capital social-engineering persona (>=1M deposits) to USYC or peer protocols for credibility-building. USYC is a permissioned KYC-gated product (non-US persons, OFAC-screened), reducing the permissionless-persona-build-up attack surface compared to open DeFi protocols. Per process-learnings dev-identity-analyst SAVE-TIME-NEXT-TIME: F184 is gray + Drift comparator noted. The Drift comparator pattern (UNC4736 real-capital >$1M 6-month conference/persona build-up before Solana durable-nonce pre-signing, Apr 2026) is the reference class; no equivalent on-chain evidence exists for USYC. Absence cannot be definitively proven for a curator-only M factor.
Sources #
- Curator noteCurator note: F184 gray - no on-chain evidence; permissioned product reduces attack surfaceF184 marked gray per process-learnings guidance; no on-chain persona-building evidence identified; USYC permissioned KYC structure reduces attack surface; Drift comparator noted as reference classretrieved 2026-05-16
Methodology #
Determine whether a curator-flagged "team contributor" or "external integrator" persona has ≥$1M of attributed real-capital deposits to the target protocol or peer protocols, potentially used to build credibility ahead of a social-engineering attack.
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