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Serpin Taxt

Serpin Taxt

2,004 reviews, 92% of them positive; 152.3K WHUF vouched for them by 113 people.92% positive · 2,004 reviews· 152.3K WHUF vouched· Influence factor 330, above 63% of accounts

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Serpin is the founder and CEO of Ethos, an on-chain reputation protocol addressing a critical gap in Web3 trust and credibility. A 12-year product leader with experience at Atlassian, HouseCallPro, and as an early investor at 0x5f Capital, he brings deep expertise in fraud prevention, identity verification, and high-growth product scaling. Known for relentless focus on product quality, transparency, and community engagement, Serpin actively hosts verification sessions, vibe coding streams, and spaces while maintaining hands-on involvement in slashing bad actors and building systems that reward genuine contribution over manipulation. The community consistently describes him as a visionary builder who prioritizes doing things the right way over chasing hype, with particular respect for his frank communication, willingness to take feedback, and unwavering commitment to making Web3 more credible and human-centered.

“Raised donation money for an Eth marketing collective, walked away within a year with weak delivery”Emmanuel's account grew in popularity in early 2024, arguing that Eth had a marketing problem. He leveraged his deep technical writing background to push for a marketing collective, called 2077 Collective, to author content and "market ethereum" He contacted me to "invest" (but it was just a donation) and many others including Vitalik in this project. He largely disappeared from the social sphere within months, and as of today (Apr 11 2025) he is walking away from the project. https://x.com/eawosikaa/status/1910706345478697458 QUOTE> "First things first, I have a couple of announcements to make: - I'm stepping away from the @2077Collective/ @2077Research projects. Both will likely take on new names + branding (details TBD) and continue to exist under new leadership ( @Ceci_Sakura007 and team have been holding it down for as long as I can think of). - I'm also taking a break from Ethereum and crypto in general. If it looks like I'm going out like @apolynya , then yes, you guessed correctly. Maybe the details are different (I'm simply exploring different directions in tech), but the conclusion is the same." I argue that this type of behavior where people raise money, especially through donations, and exit on their promises, is net negative behavior for the space. Some references: Lito confirming disappearance after fundriase: https://x.com/litocoen/status/1910743297091387752 Gabe confirming donation & similar experience: https://x.com/lex_node/status/1910728670584422411 Evan Van Ness calling him out originally: https://x.com/evan_van_ness/status/1910019621102444653 https://x.com/evan_van_ness/status/1910068449423786074on Emmanuel Awosika⚡ · 1454· 1y ago · negative45
“Reason to be cautious about Hydraze”People wanted me to negatively review Hydraze instead of slashing him, so I am doing that here. Hydraze promoted what is now alleged in federal court to be a Ponzi scheme- and he wasn't just a bystander. He sat on the governance team of the UA3/StakX syndicate structure (according to the lawsuit), was a signatory on the multi-signature wallet that controlled investor funds (according to the lawsuit), and actively directed his On Chain Buccaneers community to deposit money into these instruments. They even had their own 15% weekly return pool just for OCB (lol) The scheme, TradeAI and later StakX, promised returns like *15% every 10 days with "principal protection."* That's roughly 14,000% annualized. Anyone with basic financial literacy knows that's a Ponzi. A later review of over one million transactions found the trading accounts actually lost more than $4 million; the only way anyone got paid was with money from newer depositors. Hydraze posted on Discord claiming depositors were earning 14.58% in a single week. He told his community the syndicate was "asset backed with $15M worth of Banksy art." He funneled his followers in, and when it collapsed, suddenly claimed he had "zero visibility" into the accounts, and still does today (why wouldn't he?) This isn't a one-off either. Hydraze also recently promoted Aquabot, another project that rugged its community, backed by a shady partnership. The pattern is clear- build trust, promote "opportunities" through partnerships, and when things collapse, distance yourself. His followers / people in OCB aren't partners in these ventures.. they're exit liquidity (and somehow they don't seem to know it?) Some have told me I should wait for the court to decide before taking any action on Ethos. But that argument has never once been the standard for a single slash or review on this platform. Ethos is entirely independent of the court system; it's a community driven credibility layer, not a legal tribunal. No one has ever been required to wait for a verdict before slashing. Credibility scores are meant to reflect what the community knows right now, not what a judge rules two years from now. Those who defended against the slash told me to leave a negative review instead, so here we are. Final statement: his credibility score on Ethos doesn't reflect any of this. His score gives him a stamp of trustworthiness people rely on when deciding whether to follow him into the next opportunity. His trustworthiness comes almost exclusively from a small group of friends in various alpha groups. While this is the definition of reputable per the protocol today, I don't believe Hydraze is as reputable as his followers tend to think he is.on Hydraze 🏴‍☠️ · 1763· 7mo ago · negative886
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