Question 1

What is Rug.Tools?

Accepted Answer

Rug.Tools is a multi-chain token intelligence platform covering Solana, Ethereum, and BNB Chain. It analyzes on-chain data — holders, liquidity, creator activity, and market signals — and returns a plain-English report so you can size up a token before you ape.

Question 2

How does Rug.Tools work?

Accepted Answer

Paste a Solana mint, Ethereum contract, BNB Chain contract, or a Pump.fun / Solscan / DexScreener URL. We pull live on-chain data from Solana, Ethereum, and BNB Chain RPCs and combine it with market data from DexScreener to produce an Overall Verdict, key findings, and a full intelligence report.

Question 3

Is Rug.Tools free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every scan is free. Recent reports are cached so repeat lookups are instant.

Question 4

Which blockchains are supported?

Accepted Answer

Solana (SPL Token and Token-2022), Ethereum (ERC-20), and BNB Chain (BEP-20). New EVM chains are on the roadmap.

Question 5

How often is data updated?

Accepted Answer

Trending and recently scanned lists refresh in the background every few minutes. Individual token reports refresh on demand and are cached for a short window to save RPC calls.

Question 6

Can I trust the analysis?

Accepted Answer

The raw data comes from public Solana, Ethereum, and BNB Chain RPCs and DexScreener. The verdict is a data-driven summary — not investment advice. Always DYOR.

Question 7

How is the Overall Verdict calculated?

Accepted Answer

We combine lifecycle status (Active / Declining / Dead / Rugged), on-chain risk signals, holder distribution, liquidity health, and creator behavior. Lifecycle always overrides risk — a dead project will never show as 'No Major Risks'.

Question 8

What does High Confidence mean?

Accepted Answer

Confidence reflects how much of the analysis completed successfully. High Confidence means holders, creator, liquidity and market checks all returned complete data.

Question 9

Why can a token have healthy holders but still be High Risk?

Accepted Answer

Holder distribution is only one signal. A token with balanced holders can still be High Risk if liquidity is unlocked, the creator has a rug history, or the market shows manipulation patterns.

Question 10

What is Analysis Confidence?

Accepted Answer

A qualitative High / Medium / Low rating shown in the Investigation panel. It tells you how much of the report is backed by successfully verified on-chain data.

Question 11

What is Project Status?

Accepted Answer

The lifecycle stage of a token: Active, Declining, Dead, or Rugged. Derived from trading volume, liquidity trends, and on-chain activity.

Question 12

What is Bundle Detection?

Accepted Answer

Bundles are groups of wallets funded from the same source that buy in the same block or transaction. They are a common tactic used by insiders and snipers to accumulate a stealth position.

Question 13

What is Creator Intelligence?

Accepted Answer

We look at the wallet that deployed the token: how much they still hold across all token accounts, their past deployments, and their on-chain reputation.

Question 14

What is Holder Distribution?

Accepted Answer

How the token supply is spread across wallets — largest holder %, top-10 concentration, total unique holders, and known-wallet classification (LP, burn, exchange, insider).

Question 15

What is Liquidity Intelligence?

Accepted Answer

LP size, pair age, whether the LP is verified or burned, and whether ownership of the LP is verifiable on-chain.

Question 16

What is Market Intelligence?

Accepted Answer

24h volume, price action, active pairs across Raydium / Pump.fun / Meteora / PumpSwap, and whether market activity looks organic or manipulated.

Question 17

What is Wallet Relationship Analysis?

Accepted Answer

We map connections between the creator, top holders, and bundled wallets to surface insider clusters and coordinated buying.

Question 18

Can Rug.Tools guarantee a token is safe?

Accepted Answer

No. Nothing in crypto is guaranteed. A green verdict means the on-chain signals look healthy right now — it does not predict the future.

Question 19

Can Rug.Tools detect every rug pull?

Accepted Answer

No. We detect on-chain patterns consistent with rugs, but new scam techniques emerge constantly. Treat every result as one input in your decision.

Question 20

Should I always DYOR?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Rug.Tools is a research tool, not a signal service. Read the full report, check the community, and never invest more than you can lose.

Question 21

Why do some scams still pass initial checks?

Accepted Answer

Scammers can pass early checks by delaying the rug, seeding fake volume, or using clean-looking wallets. That is why lifecycle, creator history, and market intelligence matter as much as the initial snapshot.

Question 22

How often are reports refreshed?

Accepted Answer

Reports are cached briefly to avoid hammering RPCs. Any repeat scan after the cache window automatically re-runs the full pipeline.

Question 23

Where does Rug.Tools get blockchain data?

Accepted Answer

Directly from Solana, Ethereum, and BNB Chain RPC nodes for on-chain state and from DexScreener for market data. Nothing is scraped from third-party dashboards.

Question 24

Why is some data marked as pending?

Accepted Answer

Some checks (like deep bundle analysis) run asynchronously. If they haven't finished when the report loads, they show as pending and update once complete.

Question 25

Why are some wallets unclassified?

Accepted Answer

We classify known LPs, burn addresses, exchanges, and infrastructure wallets. Anything unrecognized stays unclassified rather than mislabeled.

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