Prior rug/exit-scam affiliation
dYdX v4 (dYdX Chain)'s assessment for RD-F-115 — scored green on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
No prior rug or exit-scam affiliation for any named team member or Foundation officer. Antonio Juliano: founding track record is continuous dYdX (2017+), Weipoint (legitimate prior project, no exit scam label). Foundation council: Arthur Cheong, Rebecca Rettig, Markus Spillman -- no adverse history found. Web search for dYdX rug/fraud returned only generic rug-pull educational content with no dYdX-specific adverse results.
Sources #
- URLAntonio Juliano - People in crypto | IQ.wikiIQ.wiki Antonio Juliano -- no rug history listedretrieved 2026-05-17
- About dYdX Foundation: Shaping DeFi's FutureWeb search result -- zero adverse dYdX rug/fraud findingsretrieved 2026-05-17
Methodology #
Determine whether any team member is linked via verified OSINT to a prior rug or exit-scam-labeled protocol.
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