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Team other-protocol involvement history

Venus Protocol'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 #

Joselito Lizarondo: prior role as CEO/founder of Swipe (legitimate crypto debit-card business, acquired by Binance in majority-stake deal 2020). Swipe underwent Binance due diligence. No prior rug affiliations. Brad Harrison: prior roles in banking infrastructure and digital product (mentioned: BuzzFeed, Groupon, YouTube product work, bank fintech). No prior DeFi rug affiliations found for any team member. Venus Labs team beyond leadership: prior involvement history not assessable from public data, but no adverse signals found.

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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 venus factor RD-F-113 score green collected_at 2026-04-28 18:30:49