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Contributor OSINT depth score

Axelar Network's assessment for RD-F-121 — scored green on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.

Evidence summary #

Gorbunov: 5/5 — PhD MIT (Sprowls Prize), Microsoft PhD Fellow, UWaterloo Assistant Professor, peer-reviewed publications at top-tier venues, EU FENTEC technical advisor, SEC meeting participant, extensive YouTube/podcast presence. Vlachos: 5/5 — MIT MS/BS, IMO Gold Medal 2011 (first Greek student), Algorand Head of Math, in-person conference appearances across multiple continents, podcast appearances, LinkedIn full history. Overall team OSINT depth is exceptionally high.

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Methodology #

Curator-scored 1–5 based on LinkedIn depth, GitHub history, conference presence per contributor.

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rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol axelar factor RD-F-121 score green collected_at 2026-05-16 21:57:49