The DERC20 contract is a standard ERC-20 token with additional governance and vesting capabilities. The protocol relies on a centralized owner to manage minting rates and pool transfer restrictions. While the code follows standard OpenZeppelin patterns, the high degree of administrative control presents a significant centralization risk for token holders.
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Read the full analysis- Owner can pause all transfers
- A privileged address controls a switch that decides whether transfers go through
- Mintable supply — no cap found, dilution unbounded
- LP lock status UNKNOWN — the pool's LP could not be read
- Top-10 concentration > 30%
Exact factors
- Owner can pause all transfers
- A privileged address controls a switch that decides whether transfers go through
- Mintable supply — no cap found, dilution unbounded
- LP lock status UNKNOWN — the pool's LP could not be read
- Top-10 concentration > 30% (100.0% total → 48.2% effective; 16.2% in EOAs, 80.0% in contracts; 3.8% burned, locked or in pools excluded)
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
Security Checklist
as of audit · Oct 29Holders
as of audit · Oct 29, 2026- Contractstreasury, vesting, bridge, staking80.0%
- Walletsanonymous holders, free to sell16.2%
- Burnedout of circulation3.8%
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 29, 2026
Liquidity
as of audit · Oct 29The risk score reads depth across every pair.
Whether the LP tokens are locked could not be determined.
Security Findings
MediumCentralized Minting Authority
The owner has the ability to trigger minting via updateMintRate and release functions. This allows the owner to increase the total supply, which dilutes the value of existing holdings.CP-01
Issue
The owner has the ability to trigger minting via updateMintRate and release functions. This allows the owner to increase the total supply, which dilutes the value of existing holdings.
Fix
Restrict minting capabilities to a pre-defined schedule or move control to a decentralized governance mechanism.
Status
Unresolved
MediumCentralized Control Over Token Transfers
The owner can use lockPool and unlockPool to toggle a switch that determines if transfers are allowed. This gives the owner the power to freeze liquidity or block specific users from moving their tokens.CP-05
Issue
The owner can use lockPool and unlockPool to toggle a switch that determines if transfers are allowed. This gives the owner the power to freeze liquidity or block specific users from moving their tokens.
Fix
Remove the ability to arbitrarily pause transfers or implement a circuit breaker that requires community consensus.
Status
Unresolved
InfoWho holds the supply
The ten largest holders own 100.0% of supply. Of that, 3.8% burned — not holders that can sell, so excluded from the concentration score. What remains: 16.2% in wallets, 80.0% in other contracts. The deployer/owner wallet itself holds 16.2%. 6 holders in total.QA-HOLDERS
Issue
The ten largest holders own 100.0% of supply. Of that, 3.8% burned — not holders that can sell, so excluded from the concentration score. What remains: 16.2% in wallets, 80.0% in other contracts. The deployer/owner wallet itself holds 16.2%. 6 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
InfoNot listed by any independent source
6 holders. Not listed by CoinGecko or any exchange GoPlus tracks. Nothing independent confirms who is behind this token, so every power its contract grants is scored at face value.QA-IDENTITY
Issue
6 holders. Not listed by CoinGecko or any exchange GoPlus tracks. Nothing independent confirms who is behind this token, so every power its contract grants is scored at face value.
Fix
Match the contract address against the project's official channels before trading.
Status
Acknowledged
InfoThe market for this token
Liquidity $279K (DexScreener, all pools). 24h trading volume $130K (DexScreener, all pools).QA-MARKET
Issue
Liquidity $279K (DexScreener, all pools). 24h trading volume $130K (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
InfoAsset class: Project token
A 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 ProxyAdmin contract. Code: not upgradeable (no proxy). Fees: no buy or sell tax. Market: $279K of DEX liquidity across 1 pools. Launch: under a day of market history.QA-PROFILE
Issue
A 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 ProxyAdmin contract. Code: not upgradeable (no proxy). Fees: no buy or sell tax. Market: $279K of DEX liquidity across 1 pools. Launch: under a day of market history.
Fix
Check the project's own documentation for what the token is used for; this report covers what the contract allows.
Status
Acknowledged
InfoRecently 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 29The contract utilizes well-audited OpenZeppelin libraries for ERC-20, Votes, and Permit functionality. 7.1 Architecture is modular, and 7.2 Code Security is high due to standard implementations. 7.3 Access Control is strictly enforced via Ownable, though it grants broad powers to the owner. 7.6 External dependencies are minimal and standard.
7.4 Economic and 7.5 Governance aspects are heavily centralized. The owner can unilaterally mint tokens and toggle transfer restrictions, which directly impacts 7.8 Operations. While minting is capped at 2% annually, the lack of a timelock or DAO-based governance for these actions is a concern.
7.7 Upgrades are not implemented as this is a non-proxy contract. The logic is immutable, which provides security against proxy-related vulnerabilities but prevents logic updates without a migration.
To improve security, consider transitioning the owner role to a multi-signature wallet or a decentralized governance contract to mitigate single-point-of-failure risks.
Implementing a timelock on sensitive functions like updateMintRate would provide transparency and allow the community to react to administrative changes.
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