Early-stage security check — honeypot & rug-pull analysis

Is Nookleus a Scam?

NOOK

Ethereum

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Last checked Oct 21, 2026 · 1 audit on recordNew Launch · 6h old

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69/ 100

High RiskHow is this score calculated?

How the score breaks downratings: 10 is safest

Technical6/10 Governance1/10 Upgrades5/10 Checks passed3 of 7 Findings2 Medium · 5 Info7

SummaryAI Copilot

The Nook contract implements a custom token with integrated fee-sharing and distribution mechanisms.

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What raised the score

Owner can change the buy/sell tax; held by nucleus: Other-Contract, sprout: Other-Contract
Mint capability UNKNOWN
Ownership status UNKNOWN
Liquidity not locked
Liquidity < $50k
Top-10 concentration > 30%
Contract source not verified — its logic cannot be read

Exact factors

Owner can change the buy/sell tax; held by nucleus: Other-Contract, sprout: Other-Contract
Mint capability UNKNOWN (implementation ABI unreadable)
Ownership status UNKNOWN (owner could not be resolved)
Liquidity NOT locked (100% of the pool; this pool is 78% of DEX liquidity) — who holds it cannot be verified
Liquidity < $50k ($22,931 across 6 pairs — thin market)
Top-10 concentration > 30% (98.4% total → 40.5% effective; 2.0% in EOAs, 96.4% in contracts)
Contract source NOT verified — its logic cannot be read

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 (6h old). New tokens carry elevated risk — data may change rapidly. Always verify independently before investing.

Security Checklist

as of audit · Oct 213 of 7 checks passed

Contract verifiedNot verified

OwnershipUnknown

MintUnknown

Liquidity lockNot locked

UpgradeabilityFixed code

HoneypotNone found

Buy / sell tax0% / 0%

Holders

as of audit · Oct 21, 202648 holders

ContractsWalletsEveryone elseBubble area = share of supply

98.4%of supply sits with the top 10 holders

Contractstreasury, vesting, bridge, staking96.4%
Walletsanonymous holders, free to sell2.0%
Everyone else38 holders1.6%

Effective concentrationwhat the score reads40.5%

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 21, 2026

Liquidity

as of audit · Oct 21$22.9K across 6 pairs

The risk score reads depth across every pair.

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$18.0KShare of depth78.3%

Top-1 Unlocked Holder100.0%

Top-3 Unlocked100.0%

Unlocked LP held by

0x852c…6c72

Security Findings

2 Medium5 Info

Medium

Centralized Control Over Transfer Fees

The privileged addresses 'nucleus' and 'sprout' have the authority to modify the fee structure and distribution logic via the start and feed functions. This allows these controllers to alter the economic outcome of token transfers at their discretion.CP-07

Issue

Fix

Restrict the ability to change fee parameters by implementing a governance-based voting mechanism or a timelock to provide transparency and prevent immediate, unilateral changes.

Status

Unresolved

Medium

Liquidity not locked

0.0% of the pool's LP is burned or time-locked. 100.0% is held, unlocked, by 1 address(es) other than the owner/deployer. One of them — a contract, 0x852c…6c72 — holds 100.0% 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 78% of the token's DEX liquidity; the other pools were not assessed.QA-LIQUIDITY

Issue

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 98.4% of supply. What remains: 2.0% in wallets, 96.4% in other contracts. 48 holders in total.QA-HOLDERS

Issue

The ten largest holders own 98.4% of supply. What remains: 2.0% in wallets, 96.4% in other contracts. 48 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

Not listed by any independent source

48 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

48 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

Info

The market for this token

Liquidity $23K (DexScreener, all pools). 24h trading volume $135K (DexScreener, all pools).QA-MARKET

Issue

Liquidity $23K (DexScreener, all pools). 24h trading volume $135K (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: 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: mint capability could not be read. Control: an owner that could not be resolved. Code: not upgradeable (no proxy). Fees: no buy or sell tax. Market: $23K of DEX liquidity across 6 pools. Launch: under a day of market history.QA-PROFILE

Issue

Fix

Check the project's own documentation for what the token is used for; this report covers what the contract allows.

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

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 21

Executive SummaryWhat the contract is and what the review found

The Nook contract implements a custom token with integrated fee-sharing and distribution mechanisms. While the core ERC-20 transfer logic is functional, the protocol relies on centralized privileged roles (nucleus, sprout) to manage economic parameters. Coverage: 7.1 Architecture (Centralized), 7.2 Code Security (Standard), 7.3 Access Control (Privileged), 7.4 Economic (Fee-based), 7.5 Governance (None), 7.6 External (None), 7.7 Upgrades (None), 7.8 Operations (Manual).

Technical6/10Medium risk

The contract utilizes standard Solidity 0.8.x features to prevent overflow/underflow. The transfer logic correctly handles allowance updates and balance adjustments. However, the reliance on external calls in the harvest function requires careful monitoring for reentrancy risks. The architecture is modular but lacks standard ERC-20 compliance for totalSupply and allowance views.

Governance1/10High risk

Economic parameters are governed by the nucleus and sprout roles, which control fee distribution and initialization. This centralization allows for potential manipulation of user rewards if the privileged keys are compromised. The fee-sharing mechanism is transparently calculated based on the eligible supply.

Upgrades5/10Medium risk

The contract is not upgradeable and lacks proxy patterns. This ensures immutability of the current logic, preventing unauthorized code changes. Users can rely on the current logic remaining constant throughout the contract lifecycle.

Final RecommendationWhat to do about this score

Implement a multi-signature wallet or a timelock controller for the nucleus and sprout roles to mitigate the risk of centralized control.

Additionally, consider adding the missing totalSupply and allowance view functions to ensure full compatibility with standard decentralized finance interfaces.

Contract & Record

1 audit on record

TypeToken

NetworkEthereum

Token age6h

Contract0x8b04…f73d

Deployer0x6a54…377d

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Audit History

Oct 21, 202669High

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the NOOK contract address?

The Nookleus (NOOK) contract on Ethereum is 0x8b046926a7f875309117f749411e83c7e37ff73d. Compare it with the address the project itself publishes before trading: other contracts can carry the same name and ticker.