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ChainLink Token LINK
0xf8a0…51bd
BNB Chain
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Last checked today 1 audit on record
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How is this score calculated? → Medium Risk
Executive SummaryAI Copilot

The BEP20LINK contract is a standard BEP-20 token implementation with retained ownership. The primary security concern identified is the owner's ability to mint new tokens, which can dilute the value for existing holders. The contract is not upgradeable, ensuring immutability of its logic.

2 Medium4 Informational
Volume 24h
$1.13M
Liquidity
$1.26M
Price
$15.2700
Token Age
5y
Top 10 Holders
41.5%

Security Findings

2 Med4 Info
Medium

Owner Can Create New Tokens

CP-01The contract owner has the ability to call the `mint(uint256)` function, which creates new tokens and adds them to the total supply. This means the owner can increase the number of tokens in circulation at any time, potentially diluting the value of existing tokens.
IssueThe contract owner has the ability to call the `mint(uint256)` function, which creates new tokens and adds them to the total supply. This means the owner can increase the number of tokens in circulation at any time, potentially diluting the value of existing tokens.
FixToken holders should be aware that the owner can dilute the value of existing tokens by minting new ones. It is recommended that the owner's address is a multi-signature wallet or a timelock contract to add transparency and delay to such critical operations. If the minting functionality is not intended for ongoing use, consider renouncing ownership or transferring ownership to a burn address.
StatusUnresolved
Medium

Liquidity not locked

QA-LIQUIDITY0.0% of the pool's LP is burned or time-locked. 99.0% is held, unlocked, by 10 address(es) other than the owner/deployer. One of them — a contract, 0x556b…d59e — holds 86.3% 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 42% of the token's DEX liquidity; the other pools were not assessed.
Issue0.0% of the pool's LP is burned or time-locked. 99.0% is held, unlocked, by 10 address(es) other than the owner/deployer. One of them — a contract, 0x556b…d59e — holds 86.3% 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 42% of the token's DEX liquidity; the other pools were not assessed.
FixCheck the lock's end date and beneficiary on the locker's own page before relying on it.
StatusAcknowledged
Info

Who holds the supply

QA-HOLDERSThe ten largest holders own 41.5% of supply. What remains: 39.9% in wallets, 1.6% in other contracts. 202,233 holders in total.
IssueThe ten largest holders own 41.5% of supply. What remains: 39.9% in wallets, 1.6% in other contracts. 202,233 holders in total.
FixWatch the largest wallets that are not exchanges, pools or locks — those are the ones that can move the price.
StatusAcknowledged
Info

Identity verified by independent sources

QA-IDENTITYListed on CoinGecko as Chainlink (LINK), market cap $11.4B, rank #13. On GoPlus's list of trusted tokens. Traded on Binance. 202,233 holders. Verified by: CoinGecko, GoPlus, exchange listings.
IssueListed on CoinGecko as Chainlink (LINK), market cap $11.4B, rank #13. On GoPlus's list of trusted tokens. Traded on Binance. 202,233 holders. Verified by: CoinGecko, GoPlus, exchange listings.
FixMatch the contract address against the project's official channels before trading.
StatusAcknowledged
Info

The market for this token

QA-MARKETLiquidity $3.0M (DexScreener, all pools). 24h trading volume $1.3B (CoinGecko, all markets, daily snapshot). 24h trading volume $2.0M (DexScreener, all pools).
IssueLiquidity $3.0M (DexScreener, all pools). 24h trading volume $1.3B (CoinGecko, all markets, daily snapshot). 24h trading volume $2.0M (DexScreener, all pools).
FixSize any position to the liquidity and daily volume shown — they set how much you can sell and at what price.
StatusAcknowledged
Info

Asset class: Project token

QA-PROFILEA token issued by a project for use, governance or fundraising. Scored on its contract and market facts. The class itself adds no points; the contract and market facts decide the score. Basis: no class-specific evidence. Tokenomics — Supply: mintable with no on-chain cap found. Control: a single wallet (EOA). Code: not upgradeable (no proxy). Fees: no buy or sell tax. Market: $3.0M of DEX liquidity across 30 pools. Launch: 1973 days of market history.
IssueA token issued by a project for use, governance or fundraising. Scored on its contract and market facts. The class itself adds no points; the contract and market facts decide the score. Basis: no class-specific evidence. Tokenomics — Supply: mintable with no on-chain cap found. Control: a single wallet (EOA). Code: not upgradeable (no proxy). Fees: no buy or sell tax. Market: $3.0M of DEX liquidity across 30 pools. Launch: 1973 days of market history.
FixCheck the project's own documentation for what the token is used for; this report covers what the contract allows.
StatusAcknowledged

Category Ratings

TechnicalLow8/10

The BEP20LINK contract implements standard ERC-20 token functionality, including `transfer` and `transferFrom` for token movements (7.1 Architecture). The code appears to be a straightforward BEP20 implementation, inheriting `Ownable` for access control (7.3 Access Control). A key security aspect is the `mint(uint256)` function, which allows the owner to create new tokens, posing a potential risk of supply inflation (7.2 Code Security).

GovernanceHigh1/10

The economic model of the BEP20LINK token is directly influenced by the owner's ability to `mint(uint256)` new tokens (7.4 Economic). This centralized control allows the owner to increase the total supply, which could dilute the value of existing tokens for all holders. While this provides flexibility for initial distribution or ecosystem incentives, it also introduces a significant governance risk if not managed transparently (7.5 Governance).

UpgradesHigh2/10

The BEP20LINK contract is not designed with an upgrade mechanism, as indicated by `is_proxy: false` (7.7 Upgrades). This means the contract's logic is immutable once deployed and cannot be changed or updated. This eliminates upgrade-related risks but also prevents any future bug fixes or feature enhancements without a full redeployment and migration.

Security Checklist

2/5 checks passed
Contract VerifiedPass
Ownership RenouncedFail
No Mint FunctionFail
Liquidity LockedFail
Not a ProxyPass
HoneypotNoneBuy Tax0.0%Sell Tax0.0%

Holder Composition

41.5% in top 10
39.9% in wallets1.6% in contracts
Effective Concentration40.6%

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.

Liquidity Depth

$2.97M across 30 pairs
Pancakeswap v3WBNBanalysed$1.26M42.4%Pancakeswap v2VIN$732.4K24.7%UniswapWBNB$269.5K9.1%Pancakeswap v2YFSX$245.3K8.3%Pancakeswap v2ETN$183.2K6.2%UniswapBTCB$81.4K2.7%
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Pancakeswap v3USDT$44.4K1.5%Pancakeswap v3USDT$39.3K1.3%UniswapUSDT$34.3K1.2%Pancakeswap v3Cake$19.3K0.7%

The 20 remaining pairs hold $62.4K between them and are not listed.

The risk score reads depth across every pair. The volume figure and the volume-to-liquidity ratio elsewhere on this page describe only the pair this audit analysed, so the two are not directly comparable.

LP Distribution

Top-1 Unlocked Holder86.3%
Top-3 Unlocked96.4%

Key Addresses

11 addresses
Deployer
0x9706…73af
Unlocked LP Held By
0x556b…d59e0x61b3…d7fb0x079d…ad8f0x6f6b…c4610x8387…c6300xdeb3…79250x76cf…e16d0x1f0a…138c0x1a7a…d9af0xf043…043e

What Raised This Score

3 factors
  • Mintable supply — no cap found, dilution unbounded
  • Liquidity NOT locked (100% of the pool; this pool is 42% of DEX liquidity) — who holds it cannot be verified
  • Top-10 concentration > 30% (41.5% total → 40.6% effective; 39.9% in EOAs, 1.6% in contracts)

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

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