Handle reuse across failed/rugged projects
Balancer (v2 + v3)'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 social handle associated with Fernando Martinelli (@fcmartinelli), Mike McDonald (@mikeraymcdonald), or any named DAO multisig signer has been linked to a prior rugged or failed project under a different alias. All handles are consistently associated with Balancer or their affiliated established protocols across public history.
Sources #
- GitHubMike McDonald — GitHubMike McDonald GitHub @mikemcdonald — security engineer, Balancer co-founderretrieved 2026-05-05
- Fernando Martinelli — X (@fcmartinelli)Fernando Martinelli X profile @fcmartinelli — Balancer-only historyretrieved 2026-05-05
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 balancer factor RD-F-118 score green collected_at 2026-05-05 12:41:36