Safety & rug checks

The checks that keep you from becoming exit liquidity. Every alert runs these; this page explains what each one means.

Can you sell? (the round-trip simulation)

CryptoFilter simulates a real buy followed by a sell against live chain state. This is the single most important check — it catches:

• Honeypots — tokens you can buy but not sell.
• Stealth taxes — a sell tax that quietly eats most of your money.
• Blacklist traps — contracts that block specific wallets from selling.

The card shows a round-trip % (fees + price impact). A failed or very high round-trip → 🚨 RUG_RISK → do not buy.

Ownership & verification

• Renounced — the deployer gave up control of the contract (can't change taxes / mint at will).
• Verified — the contract source is published and matches the bytecode.

Liquidity

How much liquidity is pooled and whether it's locked. Unlocked liquidity = the team can pull it (a classic rug).

Deployer track record

Who created the token, and what their past tokens did — prior rugs vs prior winners.

Impersonator & copycat protection

If a token is impersonating a known project (wrong contract behind a real-looking name), CryptoFilter shows a loud warning and the canonical contract address — so you don't buy the fake.

How to read the safety line in practice

• Round-trip under ~5–10% + ✅ can sell → mechanically you can get out. (Still not a guarantee of profit.)
• High round-trip, or "can't sell," or 🚨 RUG_RISK → treat as a honeypot. Walk away.
• Owner not renounced → the team can change the rules later (raise tax, mint). Not automatically bad, but a risk to price in.
• Unlocked liquidity → the team can pull the pool. Higher rug risk.
• Ticker collision warning → there are clones. Copy the canonical CA from the card; never trust a ticker alone.