Is Based a scam?
MEDIUM RISK · 35/100Based (BASED) has an automated risk score of 35/100 — medium risk. Based has a low free float: about 24% of total supply is circulating and an estimated 77% is not. This is an estimate from reported supply figures, not a reading of who holds the tokens; non-circulating supply typically includes treasury, vesting and reward allocations.
Automated assessment · updated 12 October 2026
Based
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Risk Assessment
Risk Score
MEDIUM RISK
Driven primarily by drawdown from all-time high (14 of 25 points). Every contributing factor is itemised below.
measured 2026-10-12 · 7 factors evaluated
Here is what the public data shows about Based, ordered by how strongly each factor contributes to the score:
- Drawdown From All-Time High: Down 84% from its all-time high — a major sustained decline.
- Supply Structure: 23.5% circulating (~77% off-market) — a large share is still to be released.
- Volume Anomaly: Volume is 79% of market cap — elevated turnover.
- Market Cap Risk: Market cap under $100M — mid-sized; large trades can still move the price.
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.
A small share of total supply is circulating (estimated from reported supply figures, not from holder data). The price is set by that small share
Risk Factor Breakdown
Each factor is scored independently and weighted to calculate the total risk score.
Drawdown From All-Time High
Price Action
14/25
56%
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
7/20
35%
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.
Supply Structure
Tokenomics
11/20
55%
Free float (circulating vs total/max supply). A low float means much of the supply has yet to reach the market, so the price is set by a small share of it and future releases could dilute holders. Estimated from reported supply; holder data read from the chain is scored separately.
Not contributing (3): Price Volatility, On-Chain Holder Concentration, 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 2026-10-21
Based’s deployed contract grants its owner 2 privileges 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 change any wallet balance
A privileged address can alter balances directly, including reducing yours.
Owner can mint new tokens
Supply is not fixed; new tokens can be created, diluting existing holders.
Checked and not present: 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
82.6%
including custodial
Largest private wallets
70.6%
after excluding 4
4 of Based’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 12.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0x91d4…debe | Exchange wallet | OKX 193 · Exchange · OKX 193 | 7.42% |
| 0xf89d…aa40 | Exchange wallet | Bybit · Bybit: Hot Wallet · HOT WALLET · Exchange · Bybit 5 · Bybit | 3.52% |
| 0x260b…4cea | Exchange wallet | Bybit: Opensea User · Bybit: Opensea User · Exchange · Bybit | 3.45% |
| 0x4a4a…068d | Exchange wallet | OKX 154 · Exchange · OKX · OKX 154 | 3.38% |
Classification applied to the 100 holder records returned for this contract; 73 remained after exclusions · measured 2026-10-12. 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.
Based holder-concentration history
2 dated measurements · -0.2 pts over the period
FraudCoins.com has measured the share of Based’s supply held by its top 10 non-exchange wallets on 2 days since 11 Oct 2026. The highest reading was 70.8% on 11 Oct 2026; the most recent reading is 70.6% on 12 Oct 2026.
- 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 (2)
| Date measured | Top 10 hold | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 70.6% | No | |
| 70.8% | 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 Based
Is Based a scam?
We do not allege that Based (BASED) 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 70.6% of supply (exchange, staking, bridge and burn addresses excluded). That places it at 35/100 on our automated scale, which we label medium 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 Based flagged as medium risk?
Based's risk score is driven mainly by: drawdown from all-time high — Down 84% from its all-time high — a major sustained decline; supply structure — 23.5% circulating (~77% off-market) — a large share is still to be released; volume anomaly — Volume is 79% of market cap — elevated turnover.
Who controls Based's supply?
On-chain data shows the top 10 holders of Based hold 70.6% of the supply (burn and labelled exchange, staking and liquidity wallets excluded). This is shown for transparency and sits below our flag threshold.
Is Based safe to buy?
FraudCoins.com does not give buy or sell recommendations, and no cryptocurrency is safe. Based scores 35/100 (medium risk) on our automated risk model. Always do your own research and never invest more than you can afford to lose.