Team other-protocol involvement history
Balancer (v2 + v3)'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 #
Fernando Martinelli: PrepLounge and Brasil Mate (2014, no adverse outcomes), Balancer (2019–present). Mike McDonald: security engineer background, no prior rugged protocol involvement. All 11 DAO multisig signers are representatives from established protocols (LayerZero, BGD, Paraswap, Gnosis, Snapshot, Karpatkey, ENS, Raft, StakeDAO, Balancer Maxis) with no known rug or exit-scam history.
Sources #
- URL
- Balancer Labs — CrunchbaseBalancer Crunchbase company profile — founders Fernando Martinelli and Mike McDonaldretrieved 2026-05-05
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 balancer factor RD-F-113 score green collected_at 2026-05-05 12:41:36