★ Deployer linked within 3 hops to DPRK/Lazarus
Curve Finance's assessment for RD-F-125 — scored green on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
[CRITICAL ★] No on-chain linkage found between any Curve deployer/team wallet and DPRK/Lazarus cluster within 3 hops. OFAC SDN search: no Curve-related entities. Chainalysis public DPRK reports: no Curve linkage. Web search 'Curve Finance DPRK Lazarus North Korea' returns only Curve team responses to the 2026 industry-level Kelp/Drift DPRK wave — Egorov publicly called for new safety standards. No credible allegation of DPRK involvement in Curve development in any source reviewed. Protocol is 6 years old with a fully doxxed founder.
Sources #
- URL
- North Korean Hackers Inside DeFi — Kim Jong Un Test | CCNCurve Finance response to DPRK waveretrieved 2026-04-28
- OFAC Targets DPRK IT Workers Using Crypto | ChainalysisChainalysis DPRK public reportsretrieved 2026-04-28
Methodology #
Determine whether the deployer address has an on-chain path of ≤3 hops to a Chainalysis/OFAC DPRK-labeled cluster address.
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