Currently Dan is unable to pull a scam, since he is known face-to-face so to speak, and he was present at a hearing (if I remember well).
Currently Dan is the most trustworthy altcoin dev out there.
I don't know anyone that has personally met Dan but I've met many other alt devs. I don't recall Dan being present at any particular hearing. What are you basing your trust on?
hearing, meeting, whatever... Dan was present at something which was crypto-related, alongside other team members from BC, anyway.
If you don't know that, means that you've not been here long enough
Bitcoin on the Beltway in Washington D.C.