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How to check a NEAR token before you buy
Paste the token's contract into the nearswaps token check. It reads the chain live: who holds keys, whether the code is a known template, risky methods like mint or blacklist, the liquidity and who could pull it, what a 10 and 100 NEAR sell would cost, and how concentrated holders are. It reports what it found and never promises anything.
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The eight checks
| Check | What it reads | What raises a flag |
|---|---|---|
| Keys | the token account's access keys | a full-access key (high: the code can be replaced); function-call keys only (medium) |
| Code | the code hash against a table of known templates | custom code that matches no known template (medium) |
| Methods and supply | the contract's method list and supply | mint, blacklist, freeze, pause, set_fee, set_tax and similar (medium each); supply higher than at the first trade (high) |
| Liquidity | every Rhea, DCL, Intear DEX and Shards pool with the token, and who holds each pool's LP | under 100 NEAR (high), under 1,000 NEAR (medium); one holder able to pull over 50% (high) or over 25% (medium) |
| Sell depth | the best route for a 10 and a 100 NEAR sell | over 10% lost on 10 NEAR (high); over 25% on 100 NEAR (medium) |
| Holders | the top holders, leaving out pools, exchanges and bridges | top wallet over 30% (high); top 10 over 70% (medium) |
| Age and activity | creation date, first pool, recent buyers | fresh wallets over 40% of buy volume (medium) |
| Name | symbol and name against listed tokens, with look-alike letters mapped | a copy of a listed token's symbol on another contract (high) |
Score: 100 minus 40 per critical, 20 per high, 10 per medium and 4 per low finding. "High risk" with a critical finding or under 50, "caution" with a high or medium finding or under 80, otherwise "nothing dangerous found". A check that could not run costs nothing and never counts as passed.
The honest limit
The page says it near the top: this is a list of things checked, not a promise. A token can pass every check and still go to zero. What it cannot see:
- Farmed LP whose farmer is not the pool creator or a top-100 holder ("farmed, holder unknown").
- Rhea LP holders who joined after Rhea's LP snapshot (February 2026); and, until a visitor's browser has passed that snapshot to the server, Rhea LP holders outside the accounts it tests.
- DCL positions of wallets outside the accounts it tests.
- Who may call a risky method: only that the method exists.
- Trading activity outside the site, and tokens whose indexer data is missing.
Two real readings (20 October 2026)
- TEAR scored 50, caution: one full-access key on the token account, so its holder can deploy new code (high); one wallet, intear.near, holds 93.6% of the LP of its main pool, Intear DEX pool 274 (high); the top 10 wallets hold 79.2% of supply (medium). Its code matches the known TEAR template, and it has about 14,259 NEAR of liquidity across 40 pools.
- PURGE (a meme.cooking token) scored 70, caution: one wallet holds 31.3% of supply (high) and the top 10 hold 92% (medium). 97.3% of the LP of its main pool, Rhea pool 5650, sits with the burn address, so it can't be withdrawn.
Scores change as keys, pools and holders change: run the check again before you buy.
Checks to do yourself
- Compare the contract account, not the name or the logo.
- Read what your wallet shows before you approve. If it is not what you expected, reject it.
- Start small on anything new, and set a stop-loss.
Questions people ask
Can a NEAR token pass every check and still rug?
Yes. The check reads what is on chain right now. A team can still sell, a pool can still empty, and a token can still go to zero.
What does a full-access key on a token mean?
Whoever holds it can replace the token's code, which can change balances or rules. The check rates it high. A token with no keys usually can't change its code; the check flags the exceptions (a global contract referenced by account, or a launchpad that can upgrade its tokens).
Is burned liquidity a good sign?
It means that pool's LP can't be withdrawn, so that liquidity can't be pulled. Holders can still sell into it, and other pools may not be burned.
Why does the check say could not check?
A source did not answer or does not cover that token. It costs nothing in the score but never counts as passed, and it is retried after a minute.
Does nearswaps block risky tokens?
The swap refuses creator taxes above 10%; the Nearly, JustHoot and Intear lists need 100 NEAR of liquidity and 50 holders, and Shards tokens are listed once they graduate. Beyond that the choice is yours: the check is there to inform it.