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Rug Pull & Bundle Detection

Bubblemaps, holding %, fresh wallets, funding origin — the full checklist.

1What bundling is

Bundling = one person controlling a large share of supply spread across many wallets to look like many holders. With one click they bought across wallets at launch; everyone after them buys higher, and they can crash the chart whenever they choose. Most on-chain losses come from buying into bundles.

2The detection checklist

No single tool is enough — stack the evidence:

  • Bubblemaps — clusters of connected wallets holding together = one entity. Many lone grey bubbles = healthier.
  • Top holder % — rule of thumb: no single wallet above ~3.5% of supply (the LP itself doesn't count).
  • Fresh wallet icons — multiple brand-new wallets in top holders on a new pair is a major red flag.
  • Funding origin — top wallets all funded from the same source at the same time = same person.
  • Volume < market cap on a young coin = supply-controlled.
  • Fees paid — legit activity leaves a fee trail; a 15k mcap coin with almost no fees paid is suspicious.

3Nuance: not all bundles are evil

Teams sometimes hold supply for exchange listings, market makers or influencer allocations — that's supply control, which can even help price. What matters is intent, and intent shows over time: watch whether clustered wallets are selling (trace them on Solscan). When in doubt, size small or skip.

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Learning material summarized from the free "A Complete (Meme)Coin Guide" by @spyzer — shared with full credit.

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