Protocol-impersonator domain registered (typosquat)
mETH Protocol's assessment for RD-F-161 — scored yellow on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.
Evidence summary #
Protocol-impersonator domain registered (typosquat). ASSESSED FIRST IN CAT 11 per methodology. Mantle is a recognized major DeFi brand (top-40 by TVL, $535M TVS, 2.1B historical peak). Official domains: methprotocol.xyz, mantle.xyz, docs.mantle.xyz. WHOIS check for methprotocol.xyz: returned 'No WHOIS data found' via who.is (privacy protection suspected — not a clean result). DomainTools API not available at assessment tier (confirmed WHOIS gap per process-learnings). Registration-to-assessment-date delta: WHOIS data unavailable; cannot calculate explicit delta. No confirmed typosquat registration within the 90-day window (2026-02-15 to 2026-05-16) found from public OSINT, but absence is a monitoring gap, not clean confirmation. Base rate: Impersonation scams grew 1,400% in 2025 per industry reports; major DeFi LST brands are high-profile targets. Yellow: elevated risk for recognized brand; WHOIS monitoring gap prevents clean green; no confirmed active typosquat found.
Sources #
- URLmETH Protocol official websitemethprotocol.xyz — official site operational; WHOIS lookup returned no data (who.is), indicating privacy protection or registry gapretrieved 2026-05-16
- Mantle official Twitter/X accountMantle official Twitter @0xMantle — no security warning about typosquat domains at assessment dateretrieved 2026-05-16
Methodology #
Determine whether a typosquat of the official protocol domain has been registered in the last 90 days.
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