Some of the projects I handled doesn't want the rewards to be escrowed, sometimes you will immediately know whether they can be trusted or not. There are times that the project is shady and I do ask them to escrow the payment.
A good way to make sure the projects are legit or not.
Yes, if it looks untrustable, better to check them deeply. And just avoid cooperating if having something suspicious.
You do the right way when you ask to escrow the payment. This makes a bit safe to guarantee participants' rewards (payments).
So far all the projects that I handled are legit and they all pay the participants.
Nice to hear this.
Many new projects just disappear after the bounty ended. If all the projects that their bounties you ever managed paid all participants successfully, it indicates you have a great ability to choose the right projects.
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By the way, congratulations on your new bounties.