Protocol-impersonator domain registered (typosquat)
Yearn Finance'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) within last 90 days (post 2026-02-15). Applicable: Yearn is a well-known brand with documented large impersonator ecosystem (HackMD yearn-clones page: 70+ domains including yaerm.finance doppelganger, yearn2.finance, xyearn.finance, xearn.finance, syfi.finance, etc.). 90-day window requirement: registration date of any specific lookalike domain after 2026-02-15 is not determinable from public WHOIS in this assessment — domain-monitoring feed required. Historical fact: the impersonator ecosystem is persistent and large; the 'yaerm.finance' scam was documented in CoinTelegraph/Investing.com reporting. Registration date delta to 2026-05-16 is unknown without live WHOIS. Yellow: brand is a persistent high-value impersonation target; curator must run domain-monitoring scan to confirm or clear 90-day window. Gap: curator input required for exact registration date confirmation.
Sources #
- URLHackMD — Yearn Finance clones and impersonator domainsHackMD yearn-clones: documents 70+ impersonator domains. No registration dates provided. 'None of the projects listed is a part of, affiliated with, or endorsed by yearn.finance.'retrieved 2026-05-16
- CoinTelegraph/Investing.com — Yearn Finance doppelganger scamInvesting.com (CoinTelegraph cross-post): 'Yearn Finance doppelganger scam tries to trick visitors out of their keys' — documents yaerm.finance near-perfect copy scam. Publication date and domain registration date not confirmed in retrieval.retrieved 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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