What is the relationship between Radicle and the Radworks ($RAD) token?

Radicle is a true peer-to-peer protocol. It doesn’t use nor depend on any blockchain or cryptocurrency.

Radworks, the organization that has been financing Radicle is organized around the RAD token which is a governance token on Ethereum.

From the FAQ in case it’s relevant to anyone

Codeberg pages comes to mind (for a simple personal site anyway)

Gitea, took control away from community and gave it to a for profit organization. Forgejo was born