How to check a PulseChain token

Anyone can make a token on PulseChain, with any name. PlsLens reads a token's contract and markets, then sums up what it found in one of four verdicts. It never connects a wallet.

How do I check a token on PulseChain?

• Copy the token's contract address (0x and 40 characters) from the project's own site.
• Paste it in the box above. The token page opens with its verdict at the top and the reasons below it.
• There is nothing to connect or sign. Nothing pasted is stored.

What do the four verdicts mean?

• No red flags found: none of the checks found a problem. Not a guarantee.
• Be careful: one warning sign, with its reason. For example a fork copy, no real market, unpublished code or an owner with powers.
• Stop: a strong sign. For example it copies a confirmed token, a test sale failed, or the explorer flagged it.
• Can't tell yet: a check couldn't run, or the data is missing.

Two more labels are facts, not verdicts. Address confirmed means the address matches the one the project publishes, compared by hand. Code published means anyone can read the code. Neither is a quality mark.

What can a token's owner do?

PlsLens reads the contract for owner switches:

• Mint: make new tokens.
• Blacklist: block wallets from moving the token.
• Pause: stop all transfers.
• Fees and limits: change trading fees or the largest allowed trade.
• Replace the code: swap the contract's code later, through a proxy.

If ownership is renounced, no one can use these switches. An owner who can mint, blacklist, pause or replace the code gets Stop, or Be careful when the address is confirmed. Fees and limits get Be careful. Some powers are part of a design, such as the PulseChain bridge making bridged tokens. PlsLens names those.

What is a honeypot sell test?

• A honeypot is a token that can be bought but not sold.
• PlsLens runs a pretend sale on PulseX. Nothing is sent and nothing is signed.
• If the test sale fails, the verdict is Stop.
• If it works with a fee, PlsLens shows the fee. 10% or more is called high.
• It is a test, not a promise. An owner with powers can change the rules later.

How do I spot a fake copy of a real token?

• A ticker or a name proves nothing. Anyone can call a token HEX.
• PlsLens compares each token with a list of confirmed addresses. A copy gets "Stop: copies" with the real address next to it. Look-alike letters are caught too.
• A name that says "from Ethereum" when the PulseChain bridge did not make the token gets Stop.
• Fork copies: in May 2023, PulseChain copied every Ethereum token at the same address. Their prices are their own. A fork copy of USDC is not a US dollar.
• A web link in a token's name, or a token sent unasked, is marked as junk.
• Under $1,000 in pools gets Be careful: no real market.

How do I check an address before sending?

The Check page looks at any address: wallet or contract, how old it is, lookalikes of addresses this browser knows (address poisoning) and typos, using the capital letters in the address.