Handle reuse across failed/rugged projects

Superstate'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 for any Superstate team member. @rleshner (Robert Leshner) has a continuous and consistent Twitter/X history tied to Compound Finance and then Superstate — no aliases, no prior rugged projects. @superstatefunds is the protocol's official X handle. No adverse handle cross-referencing found via OSINT.

Sources #

URL
Robert Leshner - CrunchbaseCrunchbase — Leshner/Hiltner founder profiles show continuous career progression; no failed-project aliasesretrieved 2026-05-16
URL
Robert Leshner (@rleshner) / XRobert Leshner X profile @rleshner — continuous identity since Compound Finance; no alias or handle reuseretrieved 2026-05-16

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 superstate factor RD-F-118 score green collected_at 2026-05-16 00:06:37