Superteam
Last changed 2026-10-10 · Score recalculated — Rescored under Scoring v2, the published formula (avoid.net/scoring): 72 → 78. Problems weighed by who is responsible: concerns that are not fraud −10.8, problems around the subject, caused by others −1.2; legitimacy credit long-running +10, regulated +5; fact-check adjustments (+20) now shown as page reliability, not in the score. Version history →
Why this score
| Every page starts at | 65 |
| Concerns that are not fraud | -10.8 |
| Problems around it, caused by others | -1.2 |
| Long-running | +10 |
| Regulated | +5 |
| Sum | 68 |
Score: 78/100 (kept between 0 and 100)
How scoring works →Summary
Superteam is a community-run talent network and grant accelerator operating as the contributor layer of the Solana ecosystem, founded by Tanmay Bhat and Akshay BD and active across 23+ global chapters. The organization has been flagged for investigation by ZachXBT, though no published, verifiable ZachXBT post or report specifically naming Superteam as a fraudulent entity was located during this investigation; the exact nature and basis of that flag remains unconfirmed. Separately, Superteam Earn — the organization's public freelance bounty and job platform — operates within a segment of the Solana ecosystem that regulators, Google Cloud threat intelligence, and on-chain investigators have identified as systematically targeted by DPRK-linked IT workers using false identities.
Connected Entities
9 entities · 60 linked investigations- Superteam→mentioned with→Drift(75%)
- Superteam→mentioned with→Solana(80%)
- Superteam→mentioned with→CoinDCX(60%)
- Superteam→mentioned with→ElementalDeFi(60%)
- Superteam→mentioned with→ZachXBT(70%)
- Superteam→mentioned with→Bitget(60%)
- Superteam→mentioned with→Jupiter Exchange(60%)
- CoinDCX→mentioned with→ZachXBT(70%)
- CoinDCX→mentioned with→Solana(80%)
- ElementalDeFi→mentioned with→Drift Protocol(80%)
- + 10 more
Timeline(9 events)
2021
Superteam founded by Tanmay Bhat and Akshay BD as a community DAO to support Solana ecosystem builders, initially focused on India.
Superteam Official Website / Solana Compass2022
Superteam Earn launched as a platform aggregating Solana bounties, grants, and freelance job listings; escrow payment system implemented.
Superteam Earn Product Hunt listing15 August 2024
ZachXBT publicly alleges that a single entity in Asia (possibly North Korea) employs 21 developers working on 25+ crypto projects, earning $500K/month. DPRK targeting of Solana-adjacent platforms documented.
ZachXBT on X / CoinTelegraphFebruary 2025
Social media posts allege fraud and non-payment by projects listed on Superteam Earn, with one post claiming 'the crime that goes on on superteam earn is out of this world.' Superteam-affiliated account defends the platform's role as a neutral marketplace.
X/Twitter — @__BigJo2 April 2025
Google Cloud Threat Intelligence Group warns that North Korean IT workers are specifically targeting European Solana projects and Solana job boards, expanding from previous US-focused operations.
CoinDesk / Google Cloud BlogJune 2025
ZachXBT traces the $680,000 Favrr exploit to DPRK operatives who had posed as legitimate developers; CTO 'Alex Hong' identified as North Korean. DPRK developer infiltration of Solana projects escalates.
ZachXBT / CryptoPotato26 February 2026
ZachXBT publishes investigation into insider trading at Axiom, a Solana trading platform — another Solana-adjacent platform fraud case.
The BlockApril 2026
Drift Protocol on Solana exploited for $285 million in a confirmed DPRK-attributed six-month social engineering operation, the largest Solana hack to date.
Hacker News / TRM Labs / Chainalysis7 April 2026
ZachXBT alleges ElementalDeFi, a Solana DeFi project, hired a DPRK IT worker for years using a false identity. Stabble, a Solana DEX, urgently warns liquidity providers after a former employee is identified as a North Korean operative who also worked for Elemental.
BanklessTimes / ProtosDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (7 decisions). 14 of 17 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-sonnet-4-5
generated: 5/28/2026, 2:26:44 AM
last updated: 10/10/2026, 6:50:47 PM
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