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Memecoins
A memecoin sells attention. Attention can be real. It does not tell you who can mint more, who holds the supply, or who can block a sale.
- 01Who gets paidThe deployer, the early wallets, and the fee on the pool.
- 02Who can change the rulesThe mint, the tax, and a blacklist live in the contract. Someone may still be able to change them.
- 03Who can stop the moneyA honeypot, a freeze, or liquidity pulled out from under the chart.
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Memecoins
A memecoin is a token whose main product is attention. Attention is real. It is not a reason to ignore who can mint more, or who holds the supply.
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Token supply, unlocks, and vesting
Supply is how many tokens exist and who will receive more later. An unlock is a date when locked tokens become sellable. That date is when insiders can get paid.
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Market cap and FDV
Market cap multiplies the price by the coins that are already trading. Fully diluted value multiplies the price by every coin that could exist. The second number is often much larger, and easier to hide.
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Rugs, honeypots, and blacklists
A rug pulls the money out of a market. A honeypot lets you buy and blocks the sale. A blacklist is a list the contract uses to freeze you. All three are someone keeping the exit.
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Fake volume and painted charts
Volume is how much supposedly traded. A painted chart is a price drawn by the same people on both sides. Busy is not the same as real.
This page does not tell you what to buy. Not financial advice.