Confirm the asset and its market
Start with the token's Base contract address, not its name or ticker; names can be copied. Compare the address in the token report, explorer, and selected pair. Check when that pair appeared and whether displayed liquidity and activity belong to it.
DexScreener provides reported pool liquidity and market activity. These snapshots can change and may not represent every pool or transaction. Compare available pairs and note timestamps.
- Match the full contract address across the report, Base explorer, and market pair.
- Record the selected pool and the time of the observation.
- Separate token identity from claims made in project descriptions.
Review contract and holder evidence
Read the GoPlus contract findings for source availability and supported control or transfer flags, such as honeypot indications, hidden ownership, transfer pauses, or balance changes. A source listing is useful context, not a full audit, and a provider flag is not the same as independently reproducing contract behavior. Use the Base explorer to inspect supported on-chain properties separately; do not assume a reassuring label covers every possible function or future change.
QuickApe uses GoPlus holder rows to estimate the top visible non-contract wallet share, excluding burn addresses. Labels can be incomplete: exchange wallets are not reliably identified or excluded, and addresses do not disclose their owners.
Interpret the QAPE Signal carefully
The QAPE Signal combines available inputs: 30 points for contract, 30 for liquidity, 25 for holder concentration, and 15 for market activity. Contract and holder inputs come from GoPlus; liquidity and activity come from DexScreener. If an input is missing, that category is excluded rather than counted as safe or as zero, and the report displays coverage. Compare the coverage with the score before drawing conclusions.
Liquidity scoring does not score LP ownership or locks. Separate on-chain pool observations may provide context, but they are not proof that liquidity is locked or that funds cannot be removed. Activity is provider-reported and is not independently recalculated from every Base transaction.
Make a record, not a prediction
Keep observations distinct from interpretation: note the address, pair, scan time, provider findings, and missing data. A scan is time-bound. A large transfer shows tokens moved, not who controls the wallets or why.
Takeaway: verify identity first, compare provider-reported data with direct on-chain observations where available, and keep uncertainty visible. The QAPE Signal organizes selected evidence; it is not a safety guarantee, an audit, or a recommendation to trade.