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Bridge uses same key custody for >30% validators

Pendle Finance's assessment for RD-F-156 — scored yellow on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.

Evidence summary #

LayerZero V1 governance path: both default oracle and relayer are LayerZero Labs operated — effectively 100% single-custody for this path (>30% threshold exceeded). Known property of LayerZero V1 architecture. PENDLE OFT (V2): DVN custodian diversity not confirmed. Yellow because governance messaging path doesn't directly custody user funds (rewards/voting sync only).

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Methodology #

Determine whether >30% of bridge validators share a single key custodian.

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rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol pendle factor RD-F-156 score yellow collected_at 2026-04-28 21:09:40