Team public accountability surface
Hyperliquid's assessment for RD-F-112 — scored yellow on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
Jeff Yan has extensive public accountability surface: LinkedIn (HRT employment 2017–2022), Harvard alumni corroboration, multiple identified podcast appearances (Flirting with Models S6E2, 0xResearch, Bell Curve, When Shift Happens), Fortune cover profile, CoinDesk recognition. iliensinc: X handle only, no independent professional footprint outside Hyperliquid. Remaining ~9 team members unnamed in any public channel. Yellow: leading co-founder well-attested but co-founder 2 and rest of team have minimal or zero independent public accountability surface.
Sources #
- URL
- https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/12/19/most-influential-jeff-yanretrieved 2026-04-28
Methodology #
Count the number of verifiable public trails per team member (LinkedIn with employment history, conference talks, prior employer records, GitHub with aged contribution history).
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