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?
Im not sure whether thats what he means, but Dan was present at a bitcoin conference in DC last summer. There were pics as well.
BTW guys stop with the hate comments, you are making a deal out of a simple misunderstanding, just check the previous page already.