Handle reuse across failed/rugged projects

ether.fi's assessment for RD-F-118 — scored green on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.

Evidence summary #

No evidence of social handle reuse across failed or rugged projects. @MikeSilagadze Twitter account has a coherent identity tied to Top Hat (pre-2022) and ether.fi (2022-present). @ether_fi Twitter account is the protocol account. No alternate aliases associated with prior rug-labeled projects found via OSINT search.

Sources #

URL
Mike Silagadze (@MikeSilagadze) / XMike Silagadze Twitter / Xretrieved 2026-04-28

Methodology #

Determine whether any social handle (Twitter, Discord) has been associated with a prior rugged or failed project under a different alias.

See the full factor methodology and distribution across all protocols →

rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol ether-fi factor RD-F-118 score green collected_at 2026-04-28 13:58:46