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What red flags should I look for when researching a brand new cryptocurrency project to decide if it is legitimate or a pump and dump scheme?

ChatGPTgpt-61 query10/31/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
What red flags should I look for when researching a brand new cryptocurrency project to decide if it is legitimate or a pump and dump scheme?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
cryptocurrency investment scam red flags rug pulls token distribution liquidity smart contract permissions investor alert SEC CFTC FTCGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence

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Searches and sources

ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
cryptocurrency investment scam red flags rug pulls token distribution liquidity smart contract permissions investor alert SEC CFTC FTC Google ↗
  1. Customer Advisory: Beware Virtual Currency Pump-and-Dump Schemes · cftc.gov
  2. Digital Asset Frauds · cftc.gov
  3. Visit Etherscan · etherscan.io
  4. Visit DEX Screener · dexscreener.com
  5. Visit GeckoTerminal · geckoterminal.com
  6. Visit Token Sniffer · tokensniffer.com
  7. Visit GoPlus Security · gopluslabs.io
  8. Visit CertiK · certik.com

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cryptocurrency investment scam red flags rug pulls token distribution liquidity smart contract permissions investor alert SEC CFTC FTC
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