Team other-protocol involvement history
Jito'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 #
Lucas Bruder: no prior DeFi protocol involvement; clean engineering background (Mindtribe, Built Robotics, Ouster). Zano Sherwani: prior role at Parsec Finance (DeFi on Solana, 2021) — ended cleanly to co-found Jito Labs; no adverse events at Parsec identified. RICO lawsuit naming Bruder and Smith (July 2025) fully dismissed by court September 2025 — not a rug or exit-scam finding. No rug or failed-protocol affiliations for any team member.
Sources #
- URLZano Sherwani - People in crypto | IQ.wikiIQ.wiki Zano Sherwani — Parsec Finance prior roleretrieved 2026-04-29
- Burwick Law wants Jito Labs dropped from Pump Fun lawsuitProtos — Jito Labs dropped from Pump Fun lawsuitretrieved 2026-04-29
- Lawsuit Names Solana and Jito Execs in Pump.fun Fraud CaseUnchained Crypto lawsuit articleretrieved 2026-04-29
Methodology #
Document current or prior protocol roles for team members (conflicts of interest, prior rugs, prior successful launches).
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