Trust & Proof: Gavin Wood – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

Gavin Wood

(https://gavwood.com) 📸 Data Snapshot: May 26, 2026
Trust & Proof — The Lens

Count trust words (review, testimonial, rating, verified) against real outbound proof links (Google, Trustpilot, Clutch, G2, Yelp). Lots of trust language with zero verification links is trust theatre. Unlinked logo galleries count against it.

Trust & Proof Verifiable evidence vs. Trust Theatre.
16 Impact Weight: 20 / 100
80% Reputation

The site does not employ trust theatre; the review_count is 0 and trust_theatre_flag is false. While it makes significant claims about authoring the Yellow Paper and co-founding Ethereum, these are presented as historical facts rather than marketing testimonials. However, the proof_links_count is 0, meaning the text lacks direct outbound links to the mentioned technical specifications.

The proof density is high due to the volume of specific, dated evidence. The text references Jan 2014, April 2014, and specific project names like PoC-1 and the Yellow Paper. I count over 10 instances of specific technical frameworks or tools mentioned, which far exceeds the threshold for high substance.

Trust & Proof is read by weighing trust language against real verification. Below is the page-by-page tally of review mentions and external proof links, then the schema markup that may (or may not) declare verifiable ratings and identity proof.

🛡️ Trust Signals — reviews, proof links, trust-theatre check
0Review mentions (all pages)
0External proof links (all pages)
PageReviewsProof links
/ (home) 0 0
🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: declared ratings, reviews & identity proof
Homepage — no schema detected (entity gap)