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WHODL research coverage: what is checked and what is unknown

By , Whodl

WHODL combines dated public evidence into a readable report. Coverage varies by chain, provider and scan. The assistant interface always returns an exact chain and contract, the evidence date where available, a source link and explicit missing checks.

Available evidence

  • Holder concentration: a complete distribution where available, otherwise an explicitly labeled sample. Excluded pools and other recognized entities should not silently become ordinary holders.
  • Solana mint and freeze controls: reported only when both control fields were actually observed. Missing values do not become “revoked.”
  • Wallet relationships: measured funding or transfer links, with the warning that a link does not prove common ownership.
  • Liquidity: a dated figure when available. The separate market tool can retrieve current provider-reported pool values with a retrieval time.
  • Deployer activity: a bounded transaction sample when present. Native-token transfers are not automatically token sales.
  • Project description: attributed to a website corroborated against the exact token identity. A matched website does not prove its claims.
  • Community participation: public links and conversation samples where available, with provider and sample limitations. A member count is not an authenticity audit.

The complete report can contain additional holder, transaction, project and community detail. The assistant's concise response and card link to that report rather than replacing it.

Checks not certified by the assistant interface

The interface does not perform a complete source-code audit, universally simulate sell restrictions, prove liquidity ownership or locks, or complete a full deployer-history audit. It does not certify safety, establish intent, recommend a trade or predict prices. These limits remain relevant even when a report has no observed warning.

Chains and freshness

A recognized chain is not necessarily enabled for fresh holder analysis. Provider support is checked at the time of a request. The resolver can return a candidate whose new-scan capability is unavailable, while any saved evidence remains readable.

A saved report keeps its original observation date. Requesting a new scan can reuse a very recent report or an existing active job. Completion may take several minutes. Provider failures can leave a partial report; its verified findings remain useful only within the stated coverage.

Corrections

A report flagged for an incorrect identity is not used for new token-specific conclusions. A replacement must be checked against the intended chain and contract. To raise a problem, use support and include the relevant report link and evidence.

See the coin-risk investigation guide for a practical reading sequence, or open the saved coin reports.

How this guide was made: written by Jack Shard with AI assistance, based on the measurements Whodl makes. Last reviewed Oct 22, 2026. Details on the about page.

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