Dossier

Pranshu Jain

aka pranshu0x

ZeroLend Team Member — Engineering / Operations

Photographs

Charges

• Count 5: Conspiracy

What this defendant knew

As a ZeroLend team member identified via LinkedIn (handle pranshu0x), Jain possessed knowledge of: (1) his affiliation with the ZeroLend project during the fraud period, (2) depending on his specific role, the protocol's operational or technical status, (3) the team's coordinated silence during the 16-month concealment period. The "0x" handle suffix suggests a Web3/developer identity, raising the possibility of engineering-level access to the vulnerable code.

Intent indicators

• LinkedIn profile (pranshu0x) identifies affiliation with ZeroLend — establishes insider status during the fraud period
• "0x" handle convention typical of Web3 developers — possible engineering access to vulnerable smart contracts
• No public statement acknowledging the exploit, the insolvency, or the failed compensation has been issued
• Continued association with ZeroLend during the 16-month concealment period without public correction or resignation
• Post-announcement silence — pattern consistent with awareness of complicity rather than innocent non-involvement

Public identity traces

• LinkedIn: Pranshu Jain (pranshu0x)

Prosecution's theory

Pranshu Jain's culpability depends on the specificity of his role and activity period. The prosecution's theory: any team member who remained affiliated with ZeroLend during the concealment period — when the deposit UI stayed open, users kept losing funds, and the team publicly promised compensation it never delivered — participated in the conspiracy by maintaining the fiction of an operational, legitimate project. If Jain held an engineering role with knowledge of the PT-LBTC oracle vulnerability or the insolvent state, his culpability escalates to co-conspirator. The "0x" handle suggests developer-level involvement, which if confirmed via GitHub commit history would elevate his grade. His LinkedIn affiliation creates an estoppel — he cannot now claim ignorance while maintaining the ZeroLend association on his professional profile.

Incriminating exhibits

• Exhibit D-30: LinkedIn team affiliation

  ZeroLend team membership (pranshu0x) during fraud period

• Exhibit D-31: Concealment-period association

  Continued affiliation during 16-month silence

• Exhibit D-32: Post-announcement silence

  No public statement or correction issued

Proofs & Evidence Collection

The following evidentiary items are preserved in this repository. Each item is timestamped, verifiable on public block explorers or web archives, and subpoena-ready for law enforcement. File paths reference the local evidence archive; URLs link to live public sources.