Is WAX a scam?
LOW RISK · 29/100WAX (WAXP) has an automated risk score of 29/100 — low risk. WAX is down more than 99% from its all-time high and is trading with very little liquidity relative to its size. That combination is common to abandoned and post-collapse tokens, but it also describes assets in a prolonged bear market — it is not evidence of any wrongdoing by anyone.
Automated assessment · updated 12 October 2026
WAX
waxpLOW RISK$0.004745
-1.12% (24h)
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Risk Assessment
Risk Score
LOW 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 WAX, ordered by how strongly each factor contributes to the score:
- Drawdown From All-Time High: Down more than 99% from its all-time high — among the deepest drawdowns we measure.
- Market Cap Risk: Market cap under $100M — mid-sized; large trades can still move the price.
- Volume Anomaly: Volume at 2.4% of market cap — within normal range.
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.
Price is far below its all-time high while trading with very little liquidity — a pattern common to collapsed and dormant tokens, and also to assets in a long bear market
Very low trading activity relative to size. We measure market data only and do not assess development activity
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
1/20
5%
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.
Not contributing (4): Supply Structure, 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 2026-10-20
Our contract source did not report on any of the 7 owner privileges we check for. What it did return for WAX 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
99.1%
including custodial
Largest private wallets
96.9%
after excluding 7
7 of WAX’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 2.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0xf977…acec | Exchange wallet | Binance · Binance: Hot Wallet 20 · HOT WALLET · Exchange · Binance 8 · | 1.50% |
| 0xab78…e1bc | Exchange wallet | Bitvavo: Hot 3 · Bitvavo: Hot 3 · Exchange · Bitvavo | 0.27% |
| 0xe61c…9863 | Liquidity pool or DeFi protocol contract | UniswapV3Pool | 0.26% |
| 0x98ad…ba9d | Exchange wallet | Binance 93 · Exchange · Binance · Binance 93 | 0.13% |
| 0x28c6…1d60 | Exchange wallet | Binance · Binance: Hot Wallet · HOT WALLET · Exchange · Binance 14 · B | 0.08% |
| 0xa74e…053f | Exchange wallet | Binance · Binance: Deposit Address · Binance US 9 · DEPOSIT ADDRESS · | 0.08% |
| 0x0d07…92fe | Exchange wallet | Gate.io · Gate.io: Hot Wallet · Gate Deposit · DEPOSIT ADDRESS · Deriv | 0.04% |
Classification applied to the 100 holder records returned for this contract; 86 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.
WAX holder-concentration history
2 dated measurements · +0 pts over the period
FraudCoins.com has measured the share of WAX’s supply held by its top 10 non-exchange wallets on 2 days since 10 Oct 2026. The highest reading was 96.9% on 10 Oct 2026; the most recent reading is 96.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 96.9% | No | |
| 96.9% | 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 WAX
Is WAX a scam?
We do not allege that WAX (WAXP) 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 96.9% of supply (exchange, staking, bridge and burn addresses excluded). That places it at 29/100 on our automated scale, which we label low 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 WAX flagged as low risk?
WAX's risk score is driven mainly by: drawdown from all-time high — Down more than 99% from its all-time high — among the deepest drawdowns we measure; market cap risk — Market cap under $100M — mid-sized; large trades can still move the price; volume anomaly — Volume at 2.4% of market cap — within normal range.
Who controls WAX's supply?
On-chain data shows the top 10 holders of WAX hold 96.9% of the supply (burn and labelled exchange, staking and liquidity wallets excluded). This is shown for transparency and sits below our flag threshold.
Is WAX safe to buy?
FraudCoins.com does not give buy or sell recommendations, and no cryptocurrency is safe. WAX scores 29/100 (low risk) on our automated risk model. Always do your own research and never invest more than you can afford to lose.