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6 articles tagged with #token security.
Liquidity Locks Explained: Why They Matter and When They Don't
"Liquidity is locked" has become one of the most frequently cited trust signals in the Solana token community. You'll see it in Telegram groups, whitepaper summaries, and project announcements as a near-universal marker of legitimacy. Teams know buyers want to see it. So teams provide it. The proble
Top 10 On-Chain Red Flags That Signal a Solana Token Scam
Every day, thousands of new Solana tokens are launched, and a meaningful percentage of them are designed from the start to extract money from buyers. The sophisticated ones have polished websites, active Telegram communities, scheduled AMAs, and convincing roadmaps. The less sophisticated ones don't
What Is Mint Authority on Solana and Why It's a Red Flag
When you buy a Solana token, you're acquiring a share of a defined supply. Or at least, that's what you assume. In reality, depending on how that token was configured at launch, the creator may hold a permission that lets them generate millions — or billions — of new tokens at any moment, without wa
Solana Token Safety Checklist: 20 Questions to Ask Before Every Buy
The difference between traders who consistently lose money to Solana token scams and those who don't is rarely intelligence, experience, or information access. It's process. Scam tokens succeed not because buyers can't detect them — the signals are often visible with basic due diligence — but becaus
Understanding RugCheck Scores: What the Numbers Actually Mean
RugCheck.xyz has become the community's default first stop for quick Solana token safety checks, and for good reason: it aggregates dozens of on-chain signals into a readable output within seconds. But most users treat the output as a binary pass/fail signal — "Good" means safe, "Danger" means avoid
Freeze Authority Explained: Can Someone Lock Your Solana Tokens?
There is a feature built into the Solana SPL token standard that most token buyers have never heard of, never checked, and never considered when making a purchase. It allows the creator of a token to freeze any wallet that holds it — without warning, without your consent, and with no technical mecha
