The OpenGradientToken contract is a standard ERC20 token with a fixed supply, built upon battle-tested OpenZeppelin libraries. It explicitly lacks administrative functions and is immutable, ensuring a high degree of decentralization and predictability. The custom burn function is correctly implemented. The audit identified no critical or high-severity vulnerabilities. Informational findings relate to the inherent trade-offs of its immutable and decentralized design.
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Is OpenGradient Safe?
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This record has not gone through deep verification and is not being monitored. The score is a dated snapshot — the token’s risk can change at any time.Own this token? Put it under verification →The OpenGradientToken contract is a standard ERC20 token with a fixed supply, built upon battle-tested OpenZeppelin libraries.
Read the full analysis- Ownership status UNKNOWN
- Top-10 concentration > 30%
- Liquidity not locked, but no owner/deployer address holds LP — market-depth risk, not rug risk
- LP top1 unlocked holder = 56.2%
- LP top3 unlocked holders = 100.0%
- 1 Low finding(s) from audit
Exact factors
- Ownership status UNKNOWN (owner could not be resolved)
- Top-10 concentration > 30% (94.1% total → 44.0% effective; 10.6% in EOAs, 83.5% in contracts — moderate)
- Liquidity not locked, but no owner/deployer address holds LP — market-depth risk, not rug risk
- LP top1 unlocked holder = 56.2% (independent LP — depth risk, pool = 95% of DEX liquidity)
- LP top3 unlocked holders = 100.0% (independent LP — depth risk, pool = 95% of DEX liquidity)
- 1 Low finding(s) from audit
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 · Sep 4Holders
as of audit · Sep 4, 2026- Contractstreasury, vesting, bridge, staking83.5%
- Walletsanonymous holders, free to sell10.6%
- Everyone elsethe rest of the supply5.9%
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 Sep 4, 2026
Liquidity
as of audit · Sep 4The risk score reads depth across every pair.
The LP tokens of the analysed pool are not locked or burned, so whoever holds them can withdraw that liquidity.
0xb68c…e8900x4a4c…9cc70x1bf0…d424No privileged address appears among these holders: the unlocked liquidity sits with independent providers, not with the deployer.
Security Findings
LowIrreversible Burn Function
The contract includes a burn function that allows any token holder to permanently destroy their own tokens. While this function is correctly implemented using OpenZeppelin's _burn and adheres to ERC20 standards, the action is irreversible. If a user accidentally burns tokens, there is no mechanism to recover them.L-01
Issue
The contract includes a burn function that allows any token holder to permanently destroy their own tokens. While this function is correctly implemented using OpenZeppelin's _burn and adheres to ERC20 standards, the action is irreversible. If a user accidentally burns tokens, there is no mechanism to recover them.
Fix
Educate users about the irreversible nature of the burn function. Implement clear UI/UX warnings in any front-end interfaces that interact with this function to prevent accidental token loss. Consider adding a multi-step confirmation process for burning tokens.
Status
Unresolved
InfoImmutability and Lack of Upgradeability
The OpenGradientToken contract is designed to be immutable and non-upgradeable. This design choice eliminates risks associated with proxy patterns and malicious upgrades, providing certainty about the contract's behavior over time (7.7 Upgrades). However, it also means that no bug fixes, feature enhancements, or adjustments can be made to the contract logic post-deployment. Any future changes would require deploying a new token contract and migrating users.I-01
Issue
The OpenGradientToken contract is designed to be immutable and non-upgradeable. This design choice eliminates risks associated with proxy patterns and malicious upgrades, providing certainty about the contract's behavior over time (7.7 Upgrades). However, it also means that no bug fixes, feature enhancements, or adjustments can be made to the contract logic post-deployment. Any future changes would require deploying a new token contract and migrating users.
Fix
Acknowledge this design choice and its implications. Ensure all initial requirements are thoroughly met, as no on-chain modifications are possible. Communicate clearly to the community that the token contract is immutable.
Status
Unresolved
InfoFixed Supply and Absence of Administrative Control
The contract is designed with a fixed total supply of 1 billion tokens, all minted to a recipient during deployment, and explicitly states 'No centralized admin functions - completely decentralized' (7.4 Economic, 7.5 Governance). This design choice ensures decentralization and prevents arbitrary supply manipulation or centralized control. However, it also means there are no on-chain mechanisms for future tokenomics adjustments (e.g., adding staking rewards, adjusting supply for ecosystem growth) or emergency actions (e.g., pausing transfers in case of a critical vulnerability in an integrated protocol).I-02
Issue
The contract is designed with a fixed total supply of 1 billion tokens, all minted to a recipient during deployment, and explicitly states 'No centralized admin functions - completely decentralized' (7.4 Economic, 7.5 Governance). This design choice ensures decentralization and prevents arbitrary supply manipulation or centralized control. However, it also means there are no on-chain mechanisms for future tokenomics adjustments (e.g., adding staking rewards, adjusting supply for ecosystem growth) or emergency actions (e.g., pausing transfers in case of a critical vulnerability in an integrated protocol).
Fix
Ensure that the project's long-term vision and tokenomics are fully compatible with a fixed supply and lack of administrative control. If future flexibility is desired, consider off-chain governance mechanisms or separate contracts for ecosystem incentives that interact with this token.
Status
Unresolved
Analysis
AI Copilotas of audit · Sep 4The contract leverages battle-tested OpenZeppelin ERC20 and ERC20Permit implementations, ensuring robust and standard token functionality (7.2 Code Security). Solidity 0.8.26 provides default overflow/underflow checks, and OpenZeppelin's internal _update function uses unchecked blocks judiciously where safety is guaranteed, mitigating arithmetic risks. The custom burn function is a straightforward wrapper around _burn, maintaining security standards. No significant technical vulnerabilities were identified in the custom logic.
The contract is designed for complete decentralization, with a fixed total supply of 1 billion tokens minted at deployment (7.4 Economic, 7.5 Governance). There are no administrative functions, owner privileges, or upgradeability, which eliminates risks associated with centralized control and potential governance attacks. This design ensures predictable tokenomics and prevents arbitrary supply changes. The immutable nature and lack of administrative control mean no on-chain mechanisms exist for future tokenomics adjustments or emergency interventions, which could limit long-term adaptability.
The OpenGradientToken contract is explicitly designed as an immutable, non-upgradeable token, eliminating all risks associated with proxy patterns, upgradeability bugs, or malicious upgrade paths (7.7 Upgrades). This provides certainty regarding the contract's code and behavior over its lifetime. The immutability means that no bug fixes, feature enhancements, or adjustments can be made to the contract logic post-deployment, requiring a new deployment and migration if changes are ever needed.
The OpenGradientToken contract is robust and secure due to its simplicity and reliance on OpenZeppelin's audited libraries.
Users should be aware of the token's immutable nature and the absence of administrative control, which means no future changes or emergency interventions are possible. Projects integrating with this token should account for its fixed supply and decentralized design in their long-term planning.
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- Sep 4, 202637Medium
- Jul 23, 202636Medium
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