Kava
KAVALayer 1 · Built in San Francisco, CA · Kava Labs Inc
Listing suspended on 2026-09-14
Kava Labs Inc's San Francisco address is documented in its terms of use and privacy policy, and a Delaware corporation named Kava Labs Inc. is registered in Colorado (Test 4, matched on exact legal name). Neither Test 2 nor Test 3 is established: no founder's US status at founding or current role is documented by non-aggregator sources, and no primary document or two independent sources evidencing a US engineering majority, US governance entity, or US regulatory engagement was found. Market data is withheld until verification meets the USCC evidence standard.
The verdict on record
Pathway: US operating company. Needs Tests 1 and 4, plus 2 or 3.
Test 1 · passes on primary documents
Headquartered in the United States
Kava Labs Inc is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
2 sources· 2 primary
- Legal termskava.io/terms-of-use2026-09-14
- Legal termskava.io/privacy-policy2026-09-14
Test 4 · passes on primary documents
Registered in a US state
Kava Labs Inc is registered in DE.
1 source· 1 primary
- Registrydata.colorado.gov/resource/4ykn-tg5h.json2026-09-14
Test 2 · not met
American founding team
0 of 3 named founders are established US persons holding operational roles today; a majority is required.
Test 3 · not met
Primary operations in the United States
No US primary-operations claim is supported by a primary document or two independent sources.
Legal entities
Kava Labs Inc
Delaware · operating company · San Francisco, CA
3 sources· 3 primary
- Legal termskava.io/terms-of-use2026-09-14
- Legal termskava.io/privacy-policy2026-09-14
- Registrydata.colorado.gov/resource/4ykn-tg5h.json2026-09-14
Founders
Brian Kerr
Co-Founder, CEO · US status not established · operating role today
1 source
- Referenceiq.wiki/wiki/brian-kerr2026-09-14
Ruaridh O'Donnell
Co-Founder (current role not established) · US status not established · no operating role today
Scott Stuart
Co-Founder (current role not established) · US status not established · no operating role today
Record history
2026-09-14 · suspended
Suspended: Tests 1 and 4 are evidenced for Kava Labs Inc, but no founder, registry, regulator, filing, or legal-document evidence supports Test 2 or Test 3.
2026-09-14 · correction
Entity name corrected to "Kava Labs Inc" as given in the terms of use; the founders' operational roles, Ripple/Lemniscap/Arrington investor claims, and Quantstamp/CertiK audit claims removed pending evidence; Delaware incorporation now supported by Kava Labs Inc.'s Colorado foreign-corporation registration.
2026-04-29 · listed
Listed in the v0.1 allowlist.
About Kava
Kava is a Layer 1 blockchain. Its website terms of use are issued by Kava Labs Inc, which gives an address at 2 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco; a Delaware corporation of that name is registered in Colorado.