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Last checked Oct 22, 2026 · 1 audit on recordNew Launch · 14h old
Critical RiskHow is this score calculated?
SummaryAI Copilot

The protocol implements a standard ERC-20 token with minting capabilities.

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What raised the score
  • Mintable supply — no cap found, dilution unbounded; held by minter: Other-Contract
  • Ownership status UNKNOWN
  • Liquidity not locked
  • Top-10 concentration > 30%
  • Imitation: presents as Aerodrome Finance
Exact factors
  • Mintable supply — no cap found, dilution unbounded; held by minter: Other-Contract
  • Ownership status UNKNOWN (owner could not be resolved)
  • Liquidity NOT locked (100% of the pool; this pool is 40% of DEX liquidity) — held by independent providers — market-depth risk
  • Top-10 concentration > 30% (99.0% total → 39.7% effective; 0.2% in EOAs, 98.7% in contracts)
  • Imitation: presents as Aerodrome Finance (AERO) but is not its contract

Each factor is an on-chain fact recorded at the time of this analysis. The score is computed from them by a deterministic function, so the same contract returns the same score for anyone who runs the audit. How scores are computed

Early-stage analysis. This token has limited on-chain history (14h old). New tokens carry elevated risk — data may change rapidly. Always verify independently before investing.

Security Checklist

as of audit · Oct 224 of 7 checks passed
Contract verifiedVerified
OwnershipUnknown
MintMintable
Liquidity lockNot locked
UpgradeabilityFixed code
HoneypotNone found
Buy / sell tax0% / 0%

Holders

as of audit · Oct 22, 20262,225 holders
98.7%Contracts
98.7%Contracts
ContractsWalletsEveryone elseBubble area = share of supply
99.0%of supply sits with the top 10 holders
  • Contractstreasury, vesting, bridge, staking98.7%
  • Walletsanonymous holders, free to sell0.2%
  • Everyone else2,215 holders1.0%
Effective concentrationwhat the score reads39.7%
How holder types affect the score

Share held by contracts — treasury, vesting, bridge or staking — is discounted against share held by wallets when the score is computed: a contract cannot decide to sell the way an anonymous holder can, though it can still be drained or voted to sell. Effective concentration is the figure the risk score is actually calculated from.

Holder balances as recorded by the audit of Oct 22, 2026

Liquidity

as of audit · Oct 22$5.65M across 12 pairs
LP tokensNot locked

The LP tokens of the analysed pool are not locked or burned, so whoever holds them can withdraw that liquidity.

Analysed pool$2.23MShare of depth39.5%
Top-1 Unlocked Holder90.3%
Top-3 Unlocked100.0%
Unlocked LP held by
0x5ae3…d2f20x44bf…6032

No privileged address appears among these holders: the unlocked liquidity sits with independent providers, not with the deployer.

Security Findings

1 Critical2 Medium4 Info
Critical

Imitation of Aerodrome Finance (AERO)

Presents itself as Aerodrome Finance (AERO), but the listed AERO contract on base is 0x9401…8631 (CoinGecko). Holders who think they own the real asset own this contract instead; it has none of the real asset's backing, liquidity or redemption.QA-IDENTITY

Issue

Presents itself as Aerodrome Finance (AERO), but the listed AERO contract on base is (CoinGecko). Holders who think they own the real asset own this contract instead; it has none of the real asset's backing, liquidity or redemption.

Fix

Do not buy, hold or accept this token as the asset it names. Verify any token address against the issuer's official site.

Status

Acknowledged

Medium

Centralized Minting Authority

The mint(address,uint256) function allows the designated minter to create an unlimited amount of new tokens. This action directly increases the total supply and dilutes the value of existing holdings.CP-01

Issue

The mint(address,uint256) function allows the designated minter to create an unlimited amount of new tokens. This action directly increases the total supply and dilutes the value of existing holdings.

Fix

Restrict the minting authority to a multi-signature wallet or a decentralized governance contract. Implement a maximum supply cap to prevent arbitrary inflation.

Status

Unresolved

Medium

Liquidity not locked

0.0% of the pool's LP is burned or time-locked. 100.0% is held, unlocked, by 2 address(es) other than the owner/deployer. One of them — a wallet, 0x5ae3…d2f2 — holds 90.3% and can remove that share at once; who controls it is not visible on-chain, so it is not treated as an independent provider. Some pools are concentrated-liquidity (V3/V4) positions; shares above are by position as GoPlus reports them. This assessment covers the main pool, which holds 40% of the token's DEX liquidity; the other pools were not assessed.QA-LIQUIDITY

Issue

0.0% of the pool's LP is burned or time-locked. 100.0% is held, unlocked, by 2 address(es) other than the owner/deployer. One of them — a wallet, 0x5ae3…d2f2 — holds 90.3% and can remove that share at once; who controls it is not visible on-chain, so it is not treated as an independent provider. Some pools are concentrated-liquidity (V3/V4) positions; shares above are by position as GoPlus reports them. This assessment covers the main pool, which holds 40% of the token's DEX liquidity; the other pools were not assessed.

Fix

Check the lock's end date and beneficiary on the locker's own page before relying on it.

Status

Acknowledged

Info

Who holds the supply

The ten largest holders own 99.0% of supply. What remains: 0.2% in wallets, 98.7% in other contracts. 2,225 holders in total.QA-HOLDERS

Issue

The ten largest holders own 99.0% of supply. What remains: 0.2% in wallets, 98.7% in other contracts. 2,225 holders in total.

Fix

Watch the largest wallets that are not exchanges, pools or locks — those are the ones that can move the price.

Status

Acknowledged

Info

The market for this token

Liquidity $5.6M (DexScreener, all pools). 24h trading volume $3.7M (DexScreener, all pools).QA-MARKET

Issue

Liquidity $5.6M (DexScreener, all pools). 24h trading volume $3.7M (DexScreener, all pools).

Fix

Size any position to the liquidity and daily volume shown — they set how much you can sell and at what price.

Status

Acknowledged

Info

Asset class: Imitation of Aerodrome Finance (AERO)

A token presenting itself under the name or ticker of an established asset without being that asset's contract. Its only reason to borrow that identity is to be mistaken for it. Scored as an imitation (see the identity finding). Basis: behaves as: project token. Tokenomics — Supply: mintable with no on-chain cap found. Control: an owner that could not be resolved. Code: not upgradeable (no proxy). Fees: no buy or sell tax. Market: $5.6M of DEX liquidity across 12 pools. Launch: under a day of market history.QA-PROFILE

Issue

A token presenting itself under the name or ticker of an established asset without being that asset's contract. Its only reason to borrow that identity is to be mistaken for it. Scored as an imitation (see the identity finding). Basis: behaves as: project token. Tokenomics — Supply: mintable with no on-chain cap found. Control: an owner that could not be resolved. Code: not upgradeable (no proxy). Fees: no buy or sell tax. Market: $5.6M of DEX liquidity across 12 pools. Launch: under a day of market history.

Fix

Do not treat this token as the asset it names. Use only the official contract address published by that asset's issuer.

Status

Acknowledged

Info

Recently launched — less than a day of market history

The token's oldest DEX pool is less than a day old. Age is not part of the risk score — a new token is not a risky one by default — but a short history means fewer trades and holder changes behind the facts in this report.QA-RECENT

Issue

The token's oldest DEX pool is less than a day old. Age is not part of the risk score — a new token is not a risky one by default — but a short history means fewer trades and holder changes behind the facts in this report.

Fix

Re-check ownership, liquidity and holder distribution as the token matures; those are the facts that move early.

Status

Acknowledged

Analysis

AI Copilotas of audit · Oct 22
Executive SummaryWhat the contract is and what the review found

The protocol implements a standard ERC-20 token with minting capabilities. The architecture is straightforward and follows established patterns for token management. The primary risk involves the centralized control over the minting function, which allows for supply inflation.

Technical4/10Medium risk

The contract utilizes standard OpenZeppelin-like ERC-20 implementations, ensuring 7.1 Architecture and 7.2 Code Security standards are met. 7.3 Access Control is enforced via a minter role for the mint() function. 7.6 External interactions are minimal, reducing the attack surface for reentrancy or flash loan exploits.

Governance2/10High risk

7.4 Economic and 7.5 Governance risks are centered on the centralized minter role. The ability to mint tokens at will allows the minter to dilute existing holders, which is a significant economic concern. There are no automated governance mechanisms to limit this power.

Upgrades3/10High risk

7.7 Upgrades are not applicable as the contract is not a proxy. 7.8 Operations are limited to standard token transfers and minting. The lack of upgradeability ensures immutability of the current logic.

Final RecommendationWhat to do about this score

To mitigate the risk of supply dilution, consider implementing a multi-signature wallet or a time-locked governance contract to manage the minter role.

This ensures that any minting action requires consensus rather than a single point of failure. Additionally, consider adding a hard cap on the total supply to provide transparency and security to token holders regarding the maximum potential dilution.

Contract & Record

1 audit on record
TypeToken
NetworkBase
Token age14h
Contract0x3f5b…a4ee
Deployer0xcaf2…6a0e
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Audit History
  1. Oct 22, 202698Critical

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