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100+ case studies, playbooks, and checklists to avoid getting EFFED UP. Filters, search, and views for every degen research flow.
Case Study: Solana Honeypot - How PLEBCOIN Trapped Degens
Deep dive into a Solana honeypot where buys worked but sells failed. Learn the exact on-chain tells before you get stuck.
Case Study: Solana Honeypot - How PLEBCOIN Trapped Degens
Deep dive into a Solana honeypot where buys worked but sells failed. Learn the exact on-chain tells before you get stuck.
Dev Dump Disaster: How a 0x Launch Went -93% in 12 Minutes
A dev wallet timed a liquidity yank + dump on an Ethereum meme, leaving LP dust and 4,200 trapped buyers. Here’s how to catch it early.
Dev Dump Disaster: How a 0x Launch Went -93% in 12 Minutes
A dev wallet timed a liquidity yank + dump on an Ethereum meme, leaving LP dust and 4,200 trapped buyers. Here’s how to catch it early.
Top Scam Patterns in 2025: The Red Flags You Must Spot
A non-speculative guide to the most common 2025 scam patterns: stealth honeypots, LP games, blacklists, and social fakes.
Top Scam Patterns in 2025: The Red Flags You Must Spot
A non-speculative guide to the most common 2025 scam patterns: stealth honeypots, LP games, blacklists, and social fakes.
Case Study: Solana Honeypot - How PLEBCOIN Trapped Degens
Deep dive into a Solana honeypot where buys worked but sells failed. Learn the exact on-chain tells before you get stuck.
Dev Dump Disaster: How a 0x Launch Went -93% in 12 Minutes
A dev wallet timed a liquidity yank + dump on an Ethereum meme, leaving LP dust and 4,200 trapped buyers. Here’s how to catch it early.
Top Scam Patterns in 2025: The Red Flags You Must Spot
A non-speculative guide to the most common 2025 scam patterns: stealth honeypots, LP games, blacklists, and social fakes.
Solana stealth honeypots 2025
Solana stealth honeypots 2025: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Ethereum LP time-bombs
Ethereum LP time-bombs: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
BSC influencer pump-and-dumps
BSC influencer pump-and-dumps: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Polygon proxy upgrade risks
Polygon proxy upgrade risks: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Cross-chain bridge rug patterns
Cross-chain bridge rug patterns: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Telegram mod rug scripts
Telegram mod rug scripts: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Fake KYC and rented founders
Fake KYC and rented founders: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Tax flip rugs after presale
Tax flip rugs after presale: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Liquidity mirroring with influencers
Liquidity mirroring with influencers: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Blacklist traps on volatility
Blacklist traps on volatility: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Phishing airdrops disguised as refunds
Phishing airdrops disguised as refunds: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Fake auditors and badge scams
Fake auditors and badge scams: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
CEX funded deployer clusters
CEX funded deployer clusters: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Stablepair absence as a red flag
Stablepair absence as a red flag: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Sniper bots and supply cliffs
Sniper bots and supply cliffs: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Multi-sig theater vs real control
Multi-sig theater vs real control: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Flash loans masking LP pulls
Flash loans masking LP pulls: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Volume spoofing before dump
Volume spoofing before dump: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Whale split wallets for exit
Whale split wallets for exit: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Botnet engagement on X
Botnet engagement on X: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Domain-age checks for rugs
Domain-age checks for rugs: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Discord slow-rug social drift
Discord slow-rug social drift: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Upgrade slot backdoors
Upgrade slot backdoors: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Hidden trading pause functions
Hidden trading pause functions: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Max-tx switches post-launch
Max-tx switches post-launch: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Tax uncapped setters
Tax uncapped setters: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Proxy beacons switched overnight
Proxy beacons switched overnight: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
“Renounce later” delays
“Renounce later” delays: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
LP lock screenshots forged
LP lock screenshots forged: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Borrowed treasuries as LP
Borrowed treasuries as LP: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Stablecoin de-peg bait
Stablecoin de-peg bait: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
NFT-gated rug access
NFT-gated rug access: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Fake partnerships press releases
Fake partnerships press releases: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Paid “top gainer” listings
Paid “top gainer” listings: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Flash-lock LP (hours not days)
Flash-lock LP (hours not days): practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Reused contract fingerprints
Reused contract fingerprints: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Contract diffs hiding blacklist
Contract diffs hiding blacklist: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
No-code launchers and templates
No-code launchers and templates: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Influencer allocs dumping on open
Influencer allocs dumping on open: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Bot-protected honeypots
Bot-protected honeypots: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Gas griefing on sells
Gas griefing on sells: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Slippage traps via fee on transfer
Slippage traps via fee on transfer: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
JITO/MEV sandwich risks
JITO/MEV sandwich risks: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Front-run bot traps
Front-run bot traps: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Meme season timing risks
Meme season timing risks: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Rebase token surprise dilutions
Rebase token surprise dilutions: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Bridge-wrapped rug tokens
Bridge-wrapped rug tokens: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Multi-chain copycat rugs
Multi-chain copycat rugs: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
LLM-generated scam sites
LLM-generated scam sites: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Fake charity rugs
Fake charity rugs: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Geo-fenced scam drops
Geo-fenced scam drops: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Wallet drainer links in TG pins
Wallet drainer links in TG pins: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Permit signature scams
Permit signature scams: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
“Recovery” airdrop scams
“Recovery” airdrop scams: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Deployer history reputation
Deployer history reputation: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Social graph overlap between rugs
Social graph overlap between rugs: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Liquidity depth vs MC traps
Liquidity depth vs MC traps: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Fresh team wallets vs seasoned
Fresh team wallets vs seasoned: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
VC “backed” claims without txs
VC “backed” claims without txs: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Cold start liquidity from one EOA
Cold start liquidity from one EOA: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Honeypot toggles after MC milestones
Honeypot toggles after MC milestones: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Delayed trading enables
Delayed trading enables: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Stuck transfers via blacklists
Stuck transfers via blacklists: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Fake burns then mint again
Fake burns then mint again: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Token migration rug switches
Token migration rug switches: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
DAO votes controlled by deployer
DAO votes controlled by deployer: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Snapshot spoofing for votes
Snapshot spoofing for votes: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Stolen brand name lookalikes
Stolen brand name lookalikes: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Fake faucets with drainers
Fake faucets with drainers: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Telegram verification bots faked
Telegram verification bots faked: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
KYC videos deepfaked
KYC videos deepfaked: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Influencer deny lists missing
Influencer deny lists missing: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Liquidity “buyback” theater
Liquidity “buyback” theater: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Anti-bot code misused
Anti-bot code misused: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Hype around halving/ETF news exploited
Hype around halving/ETF news exploited: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Seasonal memes (Pepe, Trump) rugs
Seasonal memes (Pepe, Trump) rugs: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Chain congestion rug cover
Chain congestion rug cover: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
On-chain alerts setup guide
On-chain alerts setup guide: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
DYOR checklist for new launches
DYOR checklist for new launches: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Using simulators before buys
Using simulators before buys: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Reading proxy storage layouts
Reading proxy storage layouts: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
MEV protection myths
MEV protection myths: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Best wallets for degen safety
Best wallets for degen safety: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Position sizing to avoid ruin
Position sizing to avoid ruin: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Using stop-loss on-chain
Using stop-loss on-chain: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Bridge risk hygiene
Bridge risk hygiene: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Securing seed phrases from drainers
Securing seed phrases from drainers: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Contract diffing 101
Contract diffing 101: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Holder distribution red flags
Holder distribution red flags: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Liquidity decay patterns
Liquidity decay patterns: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
How to read lock txs
How to read lock txs: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Top scanner tools 2025
Top scanner tools 2025: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Whale alert filtering
Whale alert filtering: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Alert thresholds that matter
Alert thresholds that matter: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Post-rug recovery steps
Post-rug recovery steps: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Reporting scams effectively
Reporting scams effectively: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.
Community watch best practices
Community watch best practices: practical, non-speculative tips to stay safe and spot red flags before you ape.