Is TAO a rug? Bittensor 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 $369,527
- 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 | $262.9900 |
| Market cap | $533.5K |
| Liquidity | $369.5K |
| 24h volume | $14.0K |
| 24h buys / sells | 1 / 150 |
| Holders | 11,051 |
| Organic trading score | 63/100 (medium) |
| Age | 42 days |
| Token program | SPL Token |
| RugCheck score | 71 |
Top holders
| #1 GkoE…YMST | 3.84% |
| #2 ByiA…vyTf | 3.54% |
| #3 2FwV…97qu | 2.91% |
| #4 DUHv…coyQ | 2.54% |
| #5 Ev1A…2DoK | 2.31% |
| #6 31oH…xxKc | 2.05% |
| #7 4Fdh…Z1F9 | 1.89% |
| #8 6JyV…EzWH | 1.35% |
| #9 Edtj…UnT9 | 1.33% |
| #10 4GwM…2Qbi | 1.06% |
Top 10 hold 22.8% of supply.
Developer record
| Creator | 3VaY…bh67 |
| Other coins launched | 0 |
| Launches in the last 7 days | 0 |
TAO rug check FAQ
Is TAO a rug pull?
MAD Rugscope rates Bittensor (TAO) 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 TAO developer mint more tokens or freeze wallets?
Mint authority is ON — more tokens can be printed. Freeze authority revoked.
Who holds TAO?
The top 10 holders own 22.8% of the supply, across about 11,051 holders in total.
How much liquidity does TAO have?
About $369.5K in liquidity with $14.0K traded in the last 24 hours and a market cap near $533.5K.
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.