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Degen (DEGEN) · Base · on-chain safety read, grade B (75/100)
Data snapshot: 2026-09-27 · source: live token feeds + on-chain flags · refreshed weekly · not financial advice
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Explorer basescan.orgDated price measurements: 3, 2026-09-27 to 2026-09-27. Each point is a measurement, not an interpolation.
Dated price measurements: 53, 2026-09-21 to 2026-09-27. Each point is a measurement, not an interpolation.
DEGEN markets — tracked pools
Most active tracked pools — read live.
| Pool | Venue | Liquidity | 24h volume | Volume % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEGEN / WETH 0.3% | Uniswap V3 (Base) | $134.47K | $71.77K | 74.3% | Trade |
| DEGEN / WETH 1% | Uniswap V3 (Base) | $899.83K | $15.59K | 16.1% | Trade |
| DEGEN / WETH 0.3% | Aerodrome SlipStream | $16.37K | $6.89K | 7.1% | Trade |
| DEGEN / WETH | Aerodrome (Base) | $35.63K | $1.88K | 2.0% | Trade |
| DEGEN / ETH 0.3% | Uniswap V4 (Base) | $11.19K | $456 | 0.5% | Trade |
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HostDeFi score: higher = safer (0–100)
- the contract can mint new supply — holders can be diluted at will contract red flags
- the contract cannot pause or blacklist transfers
- contract source code is verified
- liquidity is workable for the token's size liquidity locks
- the creator wallet holds under 5% of supply (<0.01%) dev-wallet flags
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On-chain state changes — verify the current read, then swap non-custodially if it clears.
What the data says about DEGEN
DEGEN is the tipping token that grew out of Farcaster — the /degen channel's community currency that became one of the broadest token distributions on Base. The deployment at 0x4ed4e862860bed51a9570b96d89af5e1b0efefed prices a market cap of $40.7 million across 1,182,869 wallets on the September 27, 2026 snapshot — the widest holder base in this batch by a wide margin.
The distribution is what a social token should look like: the top ten wallets hold about 61.8% — concentrated but nothing like the 95%+ float the clone coins carry — and the creator wallet holds effectively nothing. The flagged lever is real though: the contract can still mint new supply, so the circulating figure is a floor, and the tracked pool of $798.5 thousand is thin against the cap.
Grade B. DEGEN's risk is structural, not hidden: a real community asset whose honest caveats are a live mint key and a shallow exit book.
Figures are HostDeFi's read dated September 27, 2026; the live scan refreshes them.
Balance concentration: the 10 largest token accounts hold 61.77% of DEGEN's supply as of 2026-09-27 — meaningful concentration; watch whether the large accounts are pools and lockers or free wallets. Note these are token accounts: liquidity pools, exchange wallets and lockers count among them, so read this together with liquidity, not instead of it.
Price and safety history of DEGEN
Every dated snapshot we hold for DEGEN — price, market structure and grade, as measured, with nothing interpolated between them.
| Date | Price | Market cap | Liquidity | Holders | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | $0.001129 | $40.74M | $798.46K | 1,182,869 | B |
| 2026-09-26 | $0.001104 | $39.88M | $786.67K | 1,182,870 | B |
| 2026-09-21 | $0.001115 | $40.30M | $786.67K | 1,182,870 | B |
Contract
0x4ed4e862860bed51a9570b96d89af5e1b0efefed
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Is DEGEN a safe token?
As of the 2026-09-27 snapshot, DEGEN scores 75/100 (grade B) on HostDeFi's on-chain read — based on a contract that can mint new supply, cannot freeze or blacklist transfers, liquidity of $798.46K and 1,182,869 holders, with the creator wallet holding <0.01% of supply. That grades contract and market structure, not price direction — a clean read is not a guarantee, so re-scan before trading, since on-chain state can change.
Can you sell DEGEN, or is it a honeypot?
The 2026-09-27 contract read found no sell-blocking controls on DEGEN — no honeypot flag, no transfer pause, no blacklist — and every honeypot GoPlus positively flags is dropped from this index outright. That clears the contract side; how cleanly an exit fills still depends on your size against the $798.46K of measured depth.
Who holds most of DEGEN?
The wallet that created DEGEN holds <0.01% of the supply as of 2026-09-27 — a small stake, under the 5% the scanners flag. That sits alongside a holder base of 1,182,869; a broad base lowers the odds that any one seller can steer the price, but the creator's share is the number to watch first.
Can DEGEN's supply be inflated?
Yes — the contract can still mint new supply as of the 2026-09-27 snapshot, so the deployer or a minter role can dilute holders. Treat the circulating figure as a floor, not a cap.
What is the DEGEN contract address?
The DEGEN contract address on Base is 0x4ed4e862860bed51a9570b96d89af5e1b0efefed. Always verify a token by its contract address, not its name or ticker — scam clones copy tickers, but the address is unique.
Where can you buy DEGEN safely?
Run the live on-chain scan at the top of this page first; if DEGEN clears, you can swap it here directly. Whatever venue you use, match the contract address (0x4ed4e862860bed51a9570b96d89af5e1b0efefed) exactly before trading — copying the ticker is how clone scams catch buyers, and the address is the one field they can't fake.
