Team other-protocol involvement history

USDD (Decentralized USD)'s assessment for RD-F-113 — scored yellow on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.

Evidence summary #

Justin Sun: founded TRON (2017), acquired BitTorrent (2018), acquired Poloniex (2019), World Liberty Financial investor ($75M), HTX (Huobi) advisor. No prior rug or exit-scam. SEC civil action (TRX wash trading 2017–2019, settled 2026 for $10M, no admission) is a material governance/conduct flag on a past project. Minting institutions are institutional-grade entities. Score yellow: prior-project involvement includes a civil fraud settlement, but no rug.

Sources #

URL
SEC Charges Justin Sun and Companies for Fraud and Securities Law ViolationsSEC complaint against Justin Sun — press release 2023retrieved 2026-05-17
URL
Justin Sun — WikipediaWikipedia biography — full history of prior projectsretrieved 2026-05-17

Methodology #

Document current or prior protocol roles for team members (conflicts of interest, prior rugs, prior successful launches).

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rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol usdd factor RD-F-113 score yellow collected_at 2026-05-17 11:34:18