Is Espresso a scam?
HIGH RISK · 58/100Espresso (ESP) has an automated risk score of 58/100 — high risk. Espresso has highly concentrated ownership: On-chain: the top 10 holders control 55.8% of supply — a majority of the supply sits in ten wallets, enough 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. 19.7% circulating (~80% off-market) — a large share is still to be released. Very low volume (1.88% of MCap) — thin trading, so larger positions may be hard to sell near the quoted price.
Automated assessment · updated 22 October 2026
Espresso
espHIGH RISK$0.0885
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Risk Assessment
Risk Score
HIGH RISK
Driven primarily by on-chain holder concentration (18 of 22 points). Every contributing factor is itemised below.
measured 2026-10-22 · 7 factors evaluated
Here is what the public data shows about Espresso, ordered by how strongly each factor contributes to the score:
- On-Chain Holder Concentration: On-chain: the top 10 holders control 55.8% of supply — a majority of the supply sits in ten wallets, enough to move the price on their own.
- Supply Structure: 19.7% circulating (~80% off-market) — a large share is still to be released.
- Volume Anomaly: Very low volume (1.88% of MCap) — thin trading, so larger positions may be hard to sell near the quoted price.
- Drawdown From All-Time High: Down 59% from its all-time high — a significant decline.
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
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
8/25
32%
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
8/20
40%
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.
On-Chain Holder Concentration
Tokenomics
18/22
82%
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): Price Volatility, 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 2026-10-15
Our contract source did not report on any of the 7 owner privileges we check for. What it did return for Espresso is below — treat the unreported checks as unknown, not as absent.
Contract is upgradeable (proxy)
The logic behind this token can be replaced after deployment. This is a standard pattern used by many established protocols; it means a review of today’s code does not bind tomorrow’s.
Not answered by our source: change any wallet balance, pause all transfers, blacklist wallets, mint new tokens, ownership can be reclaimed after renouncing, contract has a hidden owner, contract can self-destruct. Treat these as unknown, not as absent.
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
91.8%
including custodial
Largest private wallets
55.8%
after excluding 5
5 of Espresso’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 36.0 points. We report the private-wallet figure because that is the supply someone can actually choose to sell today.
Most of Espresso’s supply therefore sits in the excluded addresses. Burned supply is permanently gone, but treasury, vesting and foundation holdings are excluded too, and those can still reach the market when they unlock — a low private-wallet figure is not the same as a low future sell-side risk.
Wallets excluded from the top 10
| Address | Classified as | Label | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0x5de7…897a | Treasury, vesting or foundation | MerkleVester | 27.20% |
| 0x463e…ca2f | Treasury, vesting or foundation | Merklevester · Merklevester · MerkleVester | 6.50% |
| 0xa3a7…0eec | Bridge contract | Arbitrum One: L1 ERC20 Gateway · Arbitrum One: L1 ERC20 Gateway · Layer 2 · Bridge · Nitro · | 2.10% |
| 0xf977…acec | Exchange wallet | Binance · Binance: Hot Wallet 20 · HOT WALLET · Exchange · Binance 8 · | 1.49% |
| 0x6136…531c | Treasury, vesting or foundation | MerkleVester | 0.99% |
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.
Espresso holder-concentration history
18 dated measurements · -35.1 pts over the period
FraudCoins.com has measured the share of Espresso’s supply held by its top 10 non-exchange wallets on 18 days since 27 Jul 2026. The highest reading was 90.9% on 27 Jul 2026; the most recent reading is 55.8% 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 (18)
| Date measured | Top 10 hold | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 55.8% | Yes | |
| 55.8% | Yes | |
| 55.8% | Yes | |
| 55.8% | Yes | |
| 55.8% | Yes | |
| 55.8% | Yes | |
| 55.8% | Yes | |
| 55.9% | Yes | |
| 55.8% | Yes | |
| 55.9% | Yes | |
| 55.9% | Yes | |
| 55.9% | 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 Espresso
Is Espresso a scam?
We do not allege that Espresso (ESP) 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 55.8% of supply (exchange, staking, bridge and burn addresses excluded). That places it at 58/100 on our automated scale, which we label high 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 Espresso flagged as high risk?
Espresso's risk score is driven mainly by: on-chain holder concentration — On-chain: the top 10 holders control 55.8% of supply — a majority of the supply sits in ten wallets, enough to move the price on their own; supply structure — 19.7% circulating (~80% off-market) — a large share is still to be released; volume anomaly — Very low volume (1.88% of MCap) — thin trading, so larger positions may be hard to sell near the quoted price.
Who controls Espresso's supply?
On-chain data shows the top 10 holders of Espresso control 55.8% 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 Espresso safe to buy?
FraudCoins.com does not give buy or sell recommendations, and no cryptocurrency is safe. Espresso scores 58/100 (high risk) on our automated risk model. Always do your own research and never invest more than you can afford to lose.