Sources
Who we cite, and what we cite them for
This site promises fact-checked education, and a promise like that is only worth the paper trail behind it. This page is that trail: every named source whose published work informs hexbonds.com, grouped by who they are, with a one-line note on what we rely on them for. Where a source appears in quotation on this site — including the critics on the Risks page — the link to their original material is here or beside the quote itself.
The Protocol and Its Auditors
Official channels and the two commissioned security audits — the primary record every mechanics claim on this site is checked against.
Actuator Finance (official)
The protocol’s own channels; disclosed as Actuator Finance LLC, US-domiciled (Forge AMA, Oct 2024)
Cited for: Official documentation and tutorial videos — the baseline every mechanics claim on this site is verified against
C3Works ("C3")
Co-founder of Actuator; self-described career institutional bond trader (Wall Street from the mid-90s through the 2008 crisis)
Cited for: Founder AMAs, conference talks, and the founding-intent quote used on this site
RJ
Co-founder of Actuator; enterprise-software background in the ETF industry
Cited for: Founder AMAs and pre-launch design interviews
Dedaub
Commissioned security auditor (formal verification specialists)
Cited for: The audit that formally verified the 1:1 backing invariant; all findings resolved before launch
SourceHat
Commissioned security auditor
Cited for: The independent second audit corroborating the vault, escrow, and fee mechanics described in the Manual
Educators
The people who have taught this protocol in public, at length. Much of the Manual and the strategies catalog traces to their published work.
Chrispy (HEXFire)
The protocol’s principal educator — dozens of published walkthroughs, strategy streams, and market commentary
Cited for: The video series much of the Manual is checked against, and the "Basic Eight" strategy framing on the Strategies page
SupaMechaBoxy ("Boxy")
Community educator; author of the 42-page Actuator user guide
Cited for: The user guide and HEX Week conference talks cited in the Manual
Outside Voices
Independent hosts, interviewers, and critics from beyond the core circle — including the skeptics quoted on the Risks page.
Adrian Wdowiak ("Mr. Adrian", Kryptosfera)
Independent Polish DeFi educator — the only fully-independent non-English review in the record
Cited for: His November 2024 deep dive (yield-curve snapshot, the 50/50 ACTR experiment) and the ACTR criticism quoted on the Risks page
DJ Cryptomatic
German co-host of the "What the HEX?!" podcast
Cited for: Episode 173 — the HEX-purist objections quoted on the Risks page
Nate
Forge AMA guest — the first genuinely critical voice on Actuator in the public record
Cited for: The Hedron-comparison and adoption critiques quoted on the Risks page
Mark / The Forge
PulseChain Forge community; AMA host
Cited for: Hosting the October 2024 founders AMA — the source of the LLC disclosure and the skeptic exchange
CryptoSloth
Independent YouTube host
Cited for: The pre-launch founders stream (design intent before the protocol went live)
RHMax
Conference organizer and host (Pulse Conference)
Cited for: Hosting the C3Works conference talk cited in the Manual’s Video Sources
Corey Costa's Crypto Coins
Crypto interview channel
Cited for: One of the first long-form Actuator interviews with co-founder C3Works (Sep 2024)
Degen Roundtable
Panel podcast with HEX/PulseChain builders
Cited for: The definitive Actuator founders interview (C3Works & RJ, Dec 2024) — the source of the founding-intent quote used on this site
CashX Chronicles
Panel host
Cited for: The Actuator community panel cited in the strategies research
r/Pulsechain
Reddit community
Cited for: Organic user sentiment on Actuator, checked while researching the Risks page
Community
Practitioners whose observed strategies and figures appear on the Strategies page, credited by handle.
The Actuator Telegram community
Pseudonymous practitioners in the public Actuator and HEX Bond Market Telegram groups
Cited for: Observed strategies and figures on the Strategies page, credited by handle (Ironhorse, Johnny Chaos, Silverback_369, Jake, MisterBuddos, and many more)
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