Is APE a rug? ApeCoin rug check
Safety checks
- Mint authority is ON — more tokens can be printed
- Freeze authority revoked
- No hidden transfer fees, hooks or delegates
- Name/image can still be changed by the dev
- Liquidity $93,050
- Rug guard: RugCheck: Mint Authority still enabled
What the scan noticed
- Mint authority is still active - more supply can be printed at any time.
- Metadata is mutable - the name, ticker and image can still be changed.
Market data
| Price | $0.144 |
| Market cap | $172.8K |
| Liquidity | $93.0K |
| 24h volume | $10.3K |
| 24h buys / sells | 164 / 83 |
| Holders | 9,137 |
| Organic trading score | 38/100 (medium) |
| Age | 28 days |
| Token program | SPL Token |
| RugCheck score | 71 |
Top holders
| #1 4HLF…ExkH | 15.04% |
| #2 5KXD…K6tD | 2.15% |
| #3 2YYE…pRU5 | 1.68% |
| #4 52Xv…BaiR | 1.24% |
| #5 74jZ…4hZc | 0.97% |
| #6 7q4y…PGUF | 0.79% |
| #7 Fhbh…oggA | 0.66% |
Top 10 hold 22.5% of supply.
Developer record
| Creator | 6tzU…Rzvk |
| Other coins launched | 2 |
| Launches in the last 7 days | 0 |
| Their coins that collapsed | 0% |
| Their coins that graduated | 0% |
APE rug check FAQ
Is APE a rug pull?
MAD Rugscope rates ApeCoin (APE) as high risk with a score of 20 out of 100 (grade C). The dev can print more tokens and dilute you. It found 2 red flags and 1 warning when last scanned on 20 Oct 2026. No scanner can promise a token is safe.
Can the APE developer mint more tokens or freeze wallets?
Mint authority is ON — more tokens can be printed. Freeze authority revoked.
Who holds APE?
The top 10 holders own 22.5% of the supply, across about 9,137 holders in total.
How much liquidity does APE have?
About $93.0K in liquidity with $10.3K traded in the last 24 hours and a market cap near $172.8K.
Links
dexscreener · pumpfun · solscan
How this works: Rugscope reads the token contract (mint, freeze, Token-2022 extensions), holder concentration and bundles, the developer's launch history, liquidity and organic volume, and, for pump.fun coins on the curve, a model trained on 48,857 real launch moments. Read the method.