What did the honeypot and rug-pull checks find for APE?

As of the last check: no honeypot behaviour was found, the liquidity pool is not locked, 1 issue was flagged. The trust score is 97/100. No automated check can say yes or no to whether a token is safe; this is what ours measured.

How do you buy APE on BEXC?

On BEXC DegenPass you can swap into APE on Ethereum from a normal exchange account — no external wallet, no seed phrase. The swap executes on-chain through a DEX aggregator.

ApeCoin (APE)

Chain: Ethereum
Contract: 0x4d224452801aced8b2f0aebe155379bb5d594381

Is this the real APE?

Yes. This contract is the one registered for APE in the CoinGecko (chain, contract) registry.

Live market facts

Price: $0.0985
Liquidity (real money in pools): $349.8K
24h volume: $41.8K
Market cap: $98.53M
Market age: 1700 days

Measured 2026-11-11.

Contract safety checks

Checked 2026-11-09 using goplus.

Can you sell it again? No sell-blocking behaviour was found.
Is the liquidity locked? The pool is not locked, so it could be withdrawn, which would collapse the price.
Can more tokens be created? The supply is fixed and cannot be increased.
Can a wallet be blocked from selling? The contract has no wallet-blocking function.
Can the contract code be replaced? The code is fixed and cannot be swapped.
Can the owner change wallet balances? The owner cannot alter wallet balances.
Is there a hidden owner? No hidden owner was found.
Can ownership be reclaimed? Once ownership is given up, it cannot be reclaimed.
Is there an anti-whale limit? One wallet can buy or hold any amount.
Is there a wait between trades? You can trade without a forced wait.
Can transfers be paused? Transfers cannot be paused.
Can the contract be destroyed? The contract cannot be destroyed.
Can the trading fee be changed later? The trading fee is fixed and cannot be raised later.
Can a fee be aimed at one address? The same fee applies to every address.
Can this token be bought? Buying is not blocked by the contract.
Can the per-wallet limits be changed later? The per-wallet limits cannot be changed.
16 of 19 contract checks could be run on this chain.
Holders: 186,167
Top-10 holders control: 49.9%
Transfer tax: 0.00% on buys
Transfer tax: 0.00% on sells
Flagged: The liquidity pool is not locked — it could be withdrawn, which would collapse the price.

About APE

APE fuels culture. Backed by the best club in the world and hundreds of thousands of holders worldwide, it’s the token for digital and IRL communities, builders, creators, collectors, gamers, and beyond. APE is the native gas token of ApeChain and is available across multiple ecosystems including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Solana and HyperLiquid.z ApeCoin's mission is is to supercharge its ecosystem by supporting high-quality builders & reinforcing 3 core pillars: ApeChain, Bored Ape Yacht Club, and Otherside.

In the project’s own words, not checked by us. Our own checks are on this page.

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Trust score: 97/100

Our published score, built from 9 graded parts, 9 of them confirmed. How each grade changes the score is on the methodology page — the score is a measurement, not a recommendation.

Selling it back	Caution
Cost of a $1,000 trade	Clear
Control of the token	Clear
Who holds the supply	Clear
Is it the real token?	Clear
Track record	Clear
Age	Clear
Number of holders	Clear
Trading activity	Clear

The money in the trading pool is not locked, so whoever added it can take it out. A finding like this counts in full on a pool of up to $100,000 and for a quarter of its weight from $1,000,000, so on a deep pool it moves the score only a little.

How the trust score is built

Other Ethereum tokens with a page

Wrapped Ether (WETH) — 96/100
USD Coin (USDC) — 80/100
Pepe (PEPE) — 100/100
Uniswap (UNI) — 99/100
Global Dollar (USDG) — 96/100
Hyper Pepe (HYPEPE) — Score pending

Frequently asked questions

Is this the real APE?: Yes. This contract is the one registered for APE in the CoinGecko (chain, contract) registry.
What is ApeCoin (APE)?: In the project’s own words, not checked by us: APE fuels culture. Backed by the best club in the world and hundreds of thousands of holders worldwide, it’s the token for digital and IRL communities, builders, creators, collectors, gamers, and beyond. APE is the native gas token of ApeChain and is available across multiple ecosystems including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Solana and HyperLiquid.z ApeCoin's mission is is to supercharge its ecosystem by supporting high-quality builders & reinforcing 3 core pillars: ApeChain, Bored Ape Yacht Club, and Otherside. Our own checks are on this page.
What did the honeypot and rug-pull checks find for APE?: As of the last check: no honeypot behaviour was found, the liquidity pool is not locked, 1 issue was flagged. The trust score is 97/100. No automated check can say yes or no to whether a token is safe; this is what ours measured.
How do you buy APE on BEXC?: On BEXC DegenPass you can swap into APE on Ethereum from a normal exchange account — no external wallet, no seed phrase. The swap executes on-chain through a DEX aggregator.

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