How to Identify Fake Crypto Tokens in 2026: Rug Pulls, Long Rug Pulls, and DYOR
How to identify fake crypto tokens 2026: rug pulls, long rug pulls, DYOR, and AI agent integration. 95% of PancakeSwap pools end as rug pulls. 99% on Pump.fun. Instant rug pull: liquidity drained overnight, 100% loss. Long rug pull (pump and dump): slow insider sell-off over weeks. ChainAware AI tools: Rug Pull Detector (checks contracts and LPs, 98% accuracy, free), Token Rank (holder quality via median Wallet Rank), Fraud Detector. For developers and AI agents: ChainAware Prediction MCP exposes the predictive_rug_pull tool via Model Context Protocol — any AI agent (Claude, GPT, custom LLMs) can call rug pull detection programmatically with a contract address and get structured risk scores in real time. Ready-to-use open-source agent definition: github.com/ChainAware/behavioral-prediction-mcp. API key: chainaware.ai/mcp. Published 2026.