@lbexplorer Thanks for sharing a loss like that, it helps others. The habit that helps most is checking who is behind a launch and whether insiders can still sell before you click.
@enzocooks At this size the early checks matter most: who funded the launch, whether the creator can still mint, and if the liquidity is real. Not financial advice.
A user caught SolFlag being wrong. Here's what we did about it.
Someone sent us a screenshot: a token called "Spotify Wrapped 2026". SolFlag rated it medium risk.
It wasn't Spotify. It was a copy using a real brand's name to look legit. Medium was too soft.
So we fixed it:
β A list of ~300 real brands. If a new token uses one, SolFlag checks it harder.
β Same name and same ticker as another token? Now it gets compared against the original.
β Liquidity 100x bigger than it should be for that token? Treated as fake and rated high risk.
Live test: both Spotify copies and a fake Shopify now show high risk. The real tokenized Shopify stays medium. BONK, JUP and Fartcoin stay low.
While fixing this we found the opposite problem.
Tokenized stocks like Tesla were showing high risk. The reason: their issuer can create tokens, and that looked like a red flag. But for a tokenized stock, that is how it works.
Now SolFlag knows the known issuers. If every control key belongs to the issuer, it says "controlled by its issuer" and shows medium. A copy that holds only one key to impersonate the issuer? Still red.
Tesla's token now shows medium. We also removed two false warnings ("transfer hook" and "default frozen accounts") that were scaring people on legit tokens.
A tool that only shouts "danger" is useless. A good one has to be right in both directions.
Thanks to @darametaX for the catch.
What should SolFlag catch next? π
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Not financial advice.
@KavianCoin Good reminder. The same trick works on tokens: a copy can use a real brand's name and ticker with a different address. Always check the address against the official source before you buy.
@tvbzify Hard to name one, but you can lower the odds. Check who paid for the launch and what that wallet did before, whether the creator can still mint, and if the liquidity looks real for its size. Not financial advice.
@SolanaFndn@AlliumLabs@coingecko@RWA_xyz A registry like this helps a lot. The other half of fact checking is catching copies: tokens with the same name and ticker as a real brand but a different address. We keep seeing those, so we check that against the real issuer.
@AlexMasonCrypto Great list. One thing I'd add to the "before you buy a memecoin" part: check who paid for the launch, not only who created the token. A wallet that keeps funding launches that die is a signal most checkers miss.
Myth: "The liquidity is locked, so it's safe." π
Locked liquidity does one thing well: the creator can't pull the pool and run.
But that's one door. Here's what it doesn't stop:
β a creator who can still mint more tokens
β a creator who can freeze your wallet
β one wallet holding half the supply
β a launch where the same people bought in the first second
That's why SolFlag doesn't give one score from one signal. It looks at 5 flags and explains each one in a sentence.
A locked pool is a good sign. It's not a full picture.
Which "safe" claim have you heard that made you suspicious? π
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Something new is coming to SolFlag πΊοΈ
Until now a scan told you what was wrong with a token. The On-chain Map shows you what's around it.
One full-screen view of a token:
β its biggest holders, and what each one is: a person, an exchange, a bot or a pool
β who gave each one their first SOL
β groups of wallets that share the same origin of funds
β transfer networks: who passed tokens to whom
That last one is what a normal holders list never shows. In one test token I found 5 networks with 448 wallets, and a single wallet that had sent tokens to 260 of them. None of those wallets were in the top 20 holders.
It's ready. I'm giving it a final round of testing and then it goes live on https://t.co/SsUn0VsLqQ, free like everything else.
And this is only the beginning. The map is the first piece of something bigger: seeing how money and wallets move around every token on Solana, and who is behind it. There's a lot more to come, and I'll keep building it in the open, step by step.
If you could see one thing on that map, what would it be?
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What do the wallets you follow have in common? π
I pasted 5 wallets I follow into SolFlag's Confluence tool. It took a few seconds.
Result: 3 tokens held by at least 2 of them. And one token was held by all 5.
Here's what I like about it: it doesn't stop at "they hold the same thing". Each token comes with its 5 flags.
That one token in all 5 wallets? A 3-day-old market, and only 46% of its liquidity locked or burned. SolFlag marked it medium risk. Something worth a second look before copying anyone.
Sharing a token is not a recommendation. It can be an airdrop, wallets with the same owner, or bots. That's why the flags matter more than the crowd.
Try it with the wallets you follow: https://t.co/SsUn0VsdBi (Confluence tab). Paste up to 30, no sign-up, no wallet connection.
Not financial advice.
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Thanks for the idea! π Finding good opportunities is something a lot of people ask for. SolFlag is built to flag risks first, so we'll think about how something like that could fit without turning into hype. We'll look into it and see what we can do. Anything specific you'd want it to look for?
Good morning βοΈ
Today I want to tell you how SolFlag started, and where it's going.
Before it had a name, a logo or a website, it was a messy Python script on my computer.
I'm a crypto investor. I spend my days on charts, support zones and trends. And I kept running into the same problem with Solana tokens: the chart looks great, and it tells you nothing about what's underneath.
Can the creator still print more supply? Do five wallets hold almost everything? Is there enough liquidity to actually get out? A candle can't answer any of that.
So I thought: why not build the thing I wish I had?
It's a hobby I do on my own, with a lot of trial and error. The first version had no design at all. You pasted a token address into the terminal and it printed text. It was ugly. But the first time it flagged something I would have missed by eye, I knew I had to keep going.
Today it's a free scanner with 5 flags, a Telegram bot for alerts, and an open-source engine anyone can check.
And where are we going? I want to keep teaching it to see what you can't see at a glance: who is behind each token, what else they launched, and how that went. The more we learn about the creators, the more useful it gets.
I'll tell the whole story here, chapter by chapter, with real scans and the mistakes included.
If you want to follow along, this is chapter 1. Tomorrow I'll tell you what that first version actually checked.
What would you want SolFlag to catch next?
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This is what you get when you paste a token into SolFlag.
Not just a score. Every flag comes with its reason, in one plain sentence:
β’ Creator control: can anyone still mint more or freeze yours?
β’ Concentration: who holds the supply, and how much?
β’ Market and exit: is there real liquidity to get out?
β’ Dependency: does it rely on a bridge or an issuer?
β’ Launch: bundles at launch and serial launchers (for new tokens)
I wanted a result you can read in 10 seconds and still understand why. Green, amber or red, always explained.
Here's a real scan of a well-known token, just as it looks on the web. Try it with any address:
https://t.co/SsUn0VsdBi
A second look before you ape in. Not financial advice.
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