Rug Pull Detector¶

95% of new pools on PancakeSwap end in rug pulls. Smart contract audits don't stop this — experienced rug pullers pass code reviews easily. ChainAware goes deeper: we analyse the on-chain behavioural history of the wallet that deployed the contract and the LP wallets involved.

Behavioural history cannot be faked in real-time. Past patterns are the strongest predictor of future fraud.

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What Is a Rug Pull?¶

A rug pull is an exit scam where project developers withdraw all liquidity or drain contract funds, leaving investors with worthless tokens. Two main types:

Liquidity rugs — The team removes all liquidity at once, crashing the price to zero instantly
Backdoor rugs — Hidden contract functions allow developers to mint unlimited tokens or drain funds at will

Most rug pulls follow a predictable four-phase playbook:

Narrative creation — A compelling story positioning the token as a solution to a real problem
Hype building — Paid influencers, coordinated social media, manufactured urgency
Price pump — Coordinated buying and retail FOMO drive artificial price appreciation
The exit — Liquidity removed or contract abandoned, holders left with nothing

How the Detector Works¶

ChainAware's Rug Pull Detector doesn't examine smart contract source code. It examines the people behind the token.

Step 1: Identify the Contract Creator
Every deployed contract has a creator wallet. ChainAware runs a full Wallet Audit on that address — checking its fraud score, behavioural history, experience level, and AML status.

Step 2: Trace Through Intermediate Contracts
Experienced rug pullers deploy through factory contracts or proxies to obscure their identity. ChainAware traces through these layers to find the human actor.

Step 3: Analyse Liquidity Providers
LP wallets with fresh creation dates, minimal history, or high fraud scores signal "hot" liquidity — positioned for quick removal.

Step 4: Generate Risk Score
All signals combine into a single rug pull probability. Above 50%: significant risk. Below 50%: lower risk, but always exercise caution with new pools.

What the Red Flags Look Like¶

Signal	What It Means
New creator wallet	No history to analyse; no reputation at stake
Low fraud trust score on creator	Behavioural patterns match known bad actors
Fresh LP addresses	Liquidity is mobile and ready to be pulled
Obfuscated deployment chain	Creator is hiding their identity
Concentrated LP positions	Single actor controls exit

Accuracy and Limitations¶

The detector achieves 68% accuracy using behavioural analysis alone — without examining contract code. This means it can identify nearly 7 in 10 rug pulls before they happen, often within the first hour of pool launch when social signals barely exist.

The 32% of missed rugs typically involve sophisticated operators who invest significant time and capital building legitimate-appearing on-chain histories before executing exits. These are harder to catch, but also rarer and more expensive to engineer.

How to Use It¶

Find a token contract address or pool address you want to check
Go to chainaware.ai
Paste the contract address into the checker
ChainAware automatically detects whether it's a wallet or contract and runs the appropriate analysis

You can also check via:
- Telegram Mini App: /rugpullcheck command — Join here

Supported Networks¶

Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Polygon, Base, Solana, TON, and Tron. The detector covers 95%+ of new PancakeSwap pools and significant coverage across Uniswap and other major DEXes.

Why Not Just Read the Contract?¶

Smart contract code can be copied from legitimate projects, obfuscated, or verified on Etherscan while still containing backdoors. Code review misses the most important signal: who wrote and deployed it, and what have they done before?

A wallet with a history of previous rug pulls, connected to known scam addresses, or with a near-zero trust score is a far stronger predictor of risk than any line of Solidity.