Protocol-impersonator domain registered (typosquat)
Usual (USD0 / bUSD0 / USUAL)'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 brand profile warrants elevated typosquat risk: $104.77M current TVL, $1.87B 12-month peak, USUAL token airdrop campaign in late 2024 (a prime impersonation trigger), and high-profile January 2025 depeg event generating significant community attention. WHOIS/domain registration monitoring is not available via web search alone (DomainTools API not accessible). No confirmed typosquat of usual.money identified in public sources, but static assessment cannot verify absence of recent registrations. Per process-learnings: top-20 DeFi brands are 'almost always elevated findings' on F161. Yellow reflects elevated structural risk without confirmed active registration.
Sources #
- URLDefiLlama — Usual TVLDefiLlama — Usual $104.77M current TVL; $1.87B peak March 2025 — brand magnitude confirms elevated impersonation riskretrieved 2026-05-16
- Crowdfund Insider — Usual Labs $10M Series ACoinDesk Usual Labs $10M Series A (2024-12) — Binance Labs + Kraken Ventures + Coinbase Ventures participation confirms high brand visibilityretrieved 2026-05-17
Methodology #
Determine whether a typosquat of the official protocol domain has been registered in the last 90 days.
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