Is AltLayer a scam?
EXTREME RISK · 73/100AltLayer (ALT) has an automated risk score of 73/100 — extreme risk. AltLayer has highly concentrated ownership: On-chain: the top 10 holders control 86.9% of supply (burn and labelled exchange/staking/LP wallets excluded; team/vesting contracts counted) — at this level a few wallets hold enough supply to move the price on their own. That is a measurement of who holds the supply, not a finding about how any holder has acted or will act. Down 98% from its all-time high — among the deepest drawdowns we measure. Volume is 154% of market cap — more than the whole market cap traded in a day, which is unusual.
Automated assessment · updated 22 October 2026
AltLayer
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Risk Assessment
Risk Score
EXTREME RISK
Driven primarily by drawdown from all-time high (25 of 25 points). Every contributing factor is itemised below.
measured 2026-10-22 · 7 factors evaluated
Here is what the public data shows about AltLayer, ordered by how strongly each factor contributes to the score:
- Drawdown From All-Time High: Down 98% from its all-time high — among the deepest drawdowns we measure.
- On-Chain Holder Concentration: On-chain: the top 10 holders control 86.9% of supply (burn and labelled exchange/staking/LP wallets excluded; team/vesting contracts counted) — at this level a few wallets hold enough supply to move the price on their own.
- Volume Anomaly: Volume is 154% of market cap — more than the whole market cap traded in a day, which is unusual.
- Price Volatility: 18.6% swing in 24h — elevated volatility.
These are automated, opinion-based indicators from public data — not financial advice or an allegation of wrongdoing. See our methodology.
Why this asset is flagged as high-risk
The patterns below are automated, opinion-based observations from public market data. They describe statistical risk indicators — not proof of wrongdoing by any project or person.
Reported 24-hour volume exceeds the market cap. We measure the ratio only and cannot attribute it to any party
Verified on-chain: after excluding burn and labelled exchange, staking and liquidity wallets (team/vesting contracts are counted), the top 10 holders control more than half of the supply. At that level ten wallets hold enough supply to move the price on their own; this measures holdings, not conduct
Risk Factor Breakdown
Each factor is scored independently and weighted to calculate the total risk score.
Drawdown From All-Time High
Price Action
25/25
100%
How far the price sits below its peak. Deep drawdowns are common to abandoned and post-collapse tokens, but also to assets in a prolonged bear market — on its own this measures price history, not conduct.
Volume Anomaly
Trading Signals
13/20
65%
24-hour volume compared with market cap. Very high turnover can reflect genuine news-driven trading or inflated volume; very low turnover means the price is rarely tested. We measure the ratio and cannot attribute it to any party.
Market Cap Risk
Market Structure
3/15
20%
Market capitalisation. The smaller the asset, the less capital it takes to move its price.
Price Volatility
Price Action
5/15
33%
24-hour price change. Large one-day moves happen for many reasons, including news and thin liquidity; this measures the size of the move, not its cause.
On-Chain Holder Concentration
Tokenomics
22/22
100%
Verified holder data. Burn and labelled exchange, staking, bridge and LP wallets are excluded; unlabelled contracts (often team/vesting multisigs) are counted. Above the flag threshold, ten wallets hold enough supply to move the price on their own.
Not contributing (2): Supply Structure, Transparency Gaps — 0 points.
Key Metrics
Protect Yourself
- • Never invest more than you can afford to lose entirely
- • Check token concentration — if top 10 wallets hold >50%, be cautious
- • Verify the team is public and doxxed
- • Read the smart contract audit before buying
- • Be wary of unrealistic APY promises
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What the contract allows
Ethereum · measured 2026-10-16
AltLayer’s deployed contract grants its owner 1 privilege that can affect your position. These are properties of the code itself, not allegations about anyone’s conduct — many legitimate projects retain them deliberately.
Owner can mint new tokens
Supply is not fixed; new tokens can be created, diluting existing holders.
Checked and not present: change any wallet balance, pause all transfers, blacklist wallets, ownership can be reclaimed after renouncing, contract has a hidden owner, contract can self-destruct.
Source code: published and verified, so the deployed bytecode can be independently reviewed.
Contract analysis from GoPlus Labs · verify on-chain. An upgradeable contract can change after this reading.
How we counted holders here
Ten largest wallets
90.2%
including custodial
Largest private wallets
86.9%
after excluding 4
4 of AltLayer’s ten largest holders are labelled exchange, market-maker, treasury or vesting, liquidity-pool or DeFi-protocol, staking or vault, bridge, multisig or burn addresses — supply that is custodied, pooled or destroyed rather than sitting in one person’s wallet. Separating them out moves the top-10 figure by 3.3 points. We report the private-wallet figure because that is the supply someone can actually choose to sell today.
Wallets excluded from the top 10
| Address | Classified as | Label | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0x5240…97d8 | Exchange wallet | Bithumb 388 · Bithumb 388 · Exchange | 1.56% |
| 0xa312…b647 | Exchange wallet | Bybit: Wallet 84 · Bybit: Wallet 84 · Exchange · Bybit | 1.32% |
| 0xb6d1…890b | Staking or vault contract | STALT Token Proxy · STALT Token Proxy · Token Contract · Staking · AltLayer · St | 1.19% |
| 0x28c6…1d60 | Exchange wallet | Binance · Binance: Hot Wallet · HOT WALLET · Exchange · Binance 14 · B | 0.81% |
Classification applied to the 100 holder records returned for this contract; 72 remained after exclusions · measured 2026-10-22. Custodial wallets are identified by public address labels, so an unlabelled one may still be counted as private — this correction is a floor, not a guarantee.
AltLayer holder-concentration history
14 dated measurements · -2 pts over the period
FraudCoins.com has measured the share of AltLayer’s supply held by its top 10 non-exchange wallets on 14 days since 30 Aug 2026. The highest reading was 88.9% on 30 Aug 2026; the most recent reading is 86.9% on 22 Oct 2026.
- 10 Oct 2026: Ethereum and Optimism holder lists and wallet labels moved from Moralis to Blockscout, which identifies more exchange, bridge, treasury and vesting wallets.
- 12 Oct 2026: Added contract-type rules (lock-ups, vaults, lending and yield protocols), excluded vault and yield-bearing receipt tokens, and stopped flagging assets where the measured chain holds only part of the supply.
Composite risk score (0–100)
Recorded measurements (14)
| Date measured | Top 10 hold | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 86.9% | Yes | |
| 87.7% | Yes | |
| 88% | Yes | |
| 87.9% | Yes | |
| 87.9% | Yes | |
| 88.1% | Yes | |
| 88.2% | Yes | |
| 87.9% | Yes | |
| 87.9% | Yes | |
| 87.9% | Yes | |
| 87.8% | Yes | |
| 87.6% | Yes |
Each row is an automated measurement taken on the date shown, using public on-chain holder data with burn and labelled exchange, staking, bridge and liquidity wallets excluded. Historical readings describe what our model measured on that date — they are not statements about the project’s conduct then or now, and are not financial advice.
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Frequently asked questions about AltLayer
Is AltLayer a scam?
We do not allege that AltLayer (ALT) is a scam, and we have no evidence of wrongdoing by anyone associated with it. What we can tell you is what we measured: Its ten largest private wallets hold 86.9% of supply (exchange, staking, bridge and burn addresses excluded). That places it at 73/100 on our automated scale, which we label extreme risk. A high score means the asset has structural characteristics that have historically preceded losses — not that fraud has occurred. These are automated, opinion-based indicators from public market and on-chain data — not statements of fact, financial advice, or allegations of wrongdoing.
Why is AltLayer flagged as extreme risk?
AltLayer's risk score is driven mainly by: drawdown from all-time high — Down 98% from its all-time high — among the deepest drawdowns we measure; on-chain holder concentration — On-chain: the top 10 holders control 86.9% of supply (burn and labelled exchange/staking/LP wallets excluded; team/vesting contracts counted) — at this level a few wallets hold enough supply to move the price on their own; volume anomaly — Volume is 154% of market cap — more than the whole market cap traded in a day, which is unusual.
Who controls AltLayer's supply?
On-chain data shows the top 10 holders of AltLayer control 86.9% of the supply, after excluding burn and labelled exchange, staking, bridge and liquidity wallets. At that level ten wallets hold enough supply to move the price on their own. This measures holdings, not how any holder has acted.
Is AltLayer safe to buy?
FraudCoins.com does not give buy or sell recommendations, and no cryptocurrency is safe. AltLayer scores 73/100 (extreme risk) on our automated risk model. Always do your own research and never invest more than you can afford to lose.