Prior rug/exit-scam affiliation
Stake DAO'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 #
Web search for 'Stake DAO rug exit scam fraud deployer 2021 2022 2023' returns no results linking Stake DAO to any rug or exit scam. All of Julien Bouteloup's prior projects (Curve Finance contribution, Stake Capital Group, BlackPool Finance, Rekt News) are legitimate operating entities with no rug history. Rekt News founding is a positive counter-indicator — the publication covers DeFi hacks and scams. No team member found with prior rug affiliation.
Sources #
- URL
- Stake DAO official site — no rug/scam history foundWeb search result — no Stake DAO rug results returnedretrieved 2026-05-16
Methodology #
Determine whether any team member is linked via verified OSINT to a prior rug or exit-scam-labeled protocol.
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