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Anatomy of a rug pull
A rug pull is simple: someone creates a token, attracts buyers, then removes the money. Everything below is a variation on that one move. Learn the seven signs and you'll recognize most rugs before they happen — they're the same signals the Radar app scores automatically.
The 7 warning signs
1.Liquidity under $20k
There isn't enough money in the pool for you to sell without crashing the price. Under $5k, exit is effectively impossible.
2.Liquidity draining between scans
The deployer is pulling money out of the pool. This is the rug happening in real time.
3.Volume 10–20x higher than liquidity
Real markets don't churn their entire pool dozens of times a day. This pattern is usually wash trading bots making a dead token look alive.
4.Vertical price spike (+100%+ in 1h)
Parabolic candles on new tokens are usually manufactured to attract buyers who become exit liquidity.
5.Pair under 24 hours old
Most rugs happen in the first day. Age doesn't prove safety, but newness concentrates the danger.
6.No website or socials
A team planning to stick around builds a public presence. Anonymous + silent = disposable.
7.Mint or freeze authority still active
On-chain: the deployer can print unlimited new tokens (mint) or block your wallet from selling (freeze). Radar checks both live.
Test yourself
A token is 3 hours old, +400% in the last hour, $9k liquidity, no website. What is it?
What does an active freeze authority let a deployer do?
24h volume is $2M but liquidity is only $80k. Most likely explanation?