Is Gitcoin a scam?
MEDIUM RISK · 47/100Gitcoin (GTC) has an automated risk score of 47/100 — medium risk. Gitcoin reported 24-hour volume equal to 227% of its entire market capitalisation. Turnover above 100% of market cap is frequently associated with inflated or recycled volume; we measure the ratio only and cannot attribute it to any party.
Automated assessment · updated 12 October 2026
Gitcoin
gtcMEDIUM$0.2849
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Risk Assessment
Risk Score
MEDIUM RISK
Driven primarily by drawdown from all-time high (25 of 25 points). Every contributing factor is itemised below.
measured 2026-10-12 · 7 factors evaluated
Here is what the public data shows about Gitcoin, ordered by how strongly each factor contributes to the score:
- Drawdown From All-Time High: Down 99% from its all-time high — among the deepest drawdowns we measure.
- Volume Anomaly: Volume is 227% of market cap — several times the whole market cap traded in a day, well outside the normal range.
- Market Cap Risk: Market cap under $100M — mid-sized; large trades can still move the price.
- Price Volatility: 6.0% swing in 24h — moderate 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
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
17/20
85%
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
2/15
13%
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.
Not contributing (3): Supply Structure, 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 2026-10-22
We checked Gitcoin’s deployed contract for all 7 owner privileges below and found none of them. This describes the code only — it says nothing about the team, the treasury, or how the supply is distributed.
Checked and not present: 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.
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
67.5%
including custodial
Largest private wallets
24.6%
after excluding 5
5 of Gitcoin’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 42.9 points. We report the private-wallet figure because that is the supply someone can actually choose to sell today.
Most of Gitcoin’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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0x74be…3f13 | Exchange wallet | Bithumb 462 · Exchange · Bithumb 462 | 15.05% |
| 0xf977…acec | Exchange wallet | Binance · Binance: Hot Wallet 20 · HOT WALLET · Exchange · Binance 8 · | 13.50% |
| 0x57a8…e518 | Treasury, vesting or foundation | Gitcoin · Gitcoin: GTC Timelock · Gitcoin · Timelock | 12.51% |
| 0x28c6…1d60 | Exchange wallet | Binance · Binance: Hot Wallet · HOT WALLET · Exchange · Binance 14 · B | 5.29% |
| 0xa9d1…3e43 | Exchange wallet | Coinbase Exchange · Coinbase Exchange: Hot Wallet · Exchange Gateway 10 · HOT WA | 2.05% |
Classification applied to the 100 holder records returned for this contract; 68 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.
Gitcoin holder-concentration history
1 dated measurement · +0 pts over the period
FraudCoins.com has measured the share of Gitcoin’s supply held by its top 10 non-exchange wallets on 1 day since 12 Oct 2026. The highest reading was 24.6% on 12 Oct 2026; the most recent reading is 24.6% on 12 Oct 2026.
Composite risk score (0–100)
Recorded measurements (1)
| Date measured | Top 10 hold | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 24.6% | No |
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 Gitcoin
Is Gitcoin a scam?
We do not allege that Gitcoin (GTC) 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 24.6% of supply (exchange, staking, bridge and burn addresses excluded). That places it at 47/100 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 Gitcoin flagged as medium risk?
Gitcoin's risk score is driven mainly by: drawdown from all-time high — Down 99% from its all-time high — among the deepest drawdowns we measure; volume anomaly — Volume is 227% of market cap — several times the whole market cap traded in a day, well outside the normal range; market cap risk — Market cap under $100M — mid-sized; large trades can still move the price.
Who controls Gitcoin's supply?
On-chain data shows the top 10 holders of Gitcoin hold 24.6% of the supply (burn and labelled exchange, staking and liquidity wallets excluded). This is shown for transparency and sits below our flag threshold.
Is Gitcoin safe to buy?
FraudCoins.com does not give buy or sell recommendations, and no cryptocurrency is safe. Gitcoin scores 47/100 (medium risk) on our automated risk model. Always do your own research and never invest more than you can afford to lose.