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Danger signal

Honeypot

The token can be bought but cannot be sold — funds are trapped on-chain.

Analyzer: Honeypot Simulation
Slug: honeypot

What it means

A honeypot token lets buyers in but blocks them from ever selling. The buy-side simulation succeeds, the sell-side reverts or returns zero output. Once liquidity is drained by the operator, every buyer's position becomes worthless, with no recovery path on-chain.

Why it matters

Honeypots are the most common single-tx rug on Ethereum. The trader sees a green chart and rising price (because nobody can sell), buys in, and is locked. The exit liquidity disappears the moment the operator triggers the rug.

How RektRadar detects it

RektRadar simulates a real buy + sell on Uniswap V2/V3 and SushiSwap with three different ETH amounts (0.01 / 0.05 / 0.5). The flag fires when the buy succeeds and the sell reverts, returns zero, or outputs less than the slippage tolerance.

From our dataset

12,639
scam tokens carrying this flag
100.0%
of tokens with this flag end up classified scam
5,156
flagged in the last 30 days

Top brand-jacked tickers carrying this flag: $YSUBA, $WAR, $XRP, $Laika, $USDT

Snapshot from RektRadar's token_analysis database as of 2026-05-25.

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Related signals

Buy Failed — Even buying the token fails in simulation — likely paused or pre-launch. Sell Failed — Buy succeeds but sell reverts — classic honeypot signature. Sell Explicitly Blocked — Sells revert with an explicit guard — not a slippage issue, an intent. Buy-Only Pattern — On-chain history shows hundreds of buys and zero sells — telltale honeypot trace. Amount-Dependent Sell — Selling small amounts works, large amounts fail — partial honeypot.