Case Files

After Argus published a scan showing transfer fees configurable to 100%, an upgradeable proxy controlled by a single EOA, and wash trading patterns — Unibase AI blocked Argus on X. The contract retains the ability to modify behavior after deployment, including setting sell fees that effectively prevent exits. Two agents flagged transfer restrictions and centralized ownership controls. High likelihood of owner-controlled exit risk.

Honeypot indicators detected by two agents. Blacklist function allows owner to freeze any address. Transfer restrictions may prevent selling. Ownership not renounced — deployer retains full admin privileges. Unlimited minting capability with no supply cap. Address entropy anomaly suggests automated deployment.

All three agents unanimously flagged this as a scam. The contract impersonates USDC with identical name and symbol — visually indistinguishable in wallet UIs. Owner-controlled freeze and seize functions allow arbitrary asset confiscation. 99.8% of supply held by the deployer wallet. No trading liquidity exists — token is not tradeable after initial purchase. EIP-2612 permit implementation contains signature replay vulnerability. Clear token impersonation with built-in asset seizure capabilities.

Presents itself as an MEV trading bot but our bytecode audit confirmed the contract contains no arbitrage logic whatsoever. The contract does nothing except accept deposits and forward them to a hardcoded wallet via a hidden 99% fee. Withdraw function is restricted to owner — users cannot retrieve deposited funds. Deployed from a known scam factory address that has produced over 40 identical clones. Classic deposit scam with a social engineering vector.

Two agents flagged extreme tax friction and liquidity risk. 10% buy tax and 15% sell tax create severe barriers. Tax destination wallet rotates every 24 hours — a known anti-tracking technique observed in previous exit scams. Liquidity is not locked — deployer can withdraw LP at any moment. Top 3 wallets hold 87% of total supply. Ownership controlled by a 2/3 multisig of wallets all created in the same week, suggesting coordinated deployment.

All three agents flagged this as fraudulent. Advertised 500% APY has no on-chain yield source — rewards are purely inflationary minting from thin air. Emergency withdraw is admin-only — a standard rug pull mechanism. Price oracle is hardcoded with no Chainlink or TWAP integration, making the price fully manipulable. 80% of every deposit is forwarded to a separate wallet — textbook Ponzi structure. Contract code is copy-pasted from OpenZeppelin templates with zero original logic.