Key Learnings
- 01Our screening engine has rejected 1,837 graduations because the creator was a serial launcher — 336 of those creators had 50 or more prior launches.
- 02In separate production screening telemetry, one prior confirmed rug triggers a permanent blacklist: 53 creators are listed, and the blacklist has blocked 252 candidate entries.
- 03A separate paper-executed entry subgroup had 29 rug-tagged positions among 69 first-launch-creator tokens; it was not funded trading.
Why the creator wallet outranks every other signal
Correction (September 2, 2026): The first-launch-creator figure below is from mechanically paper-executed entry data; no capital was deployed. The related fixed 53-position Jul 25–Aug 2 cohort used observed live market prices; see the methodology and paper-execution limits.
Holder charts, volume and liquidity can all be manufactured for a few SOL. The creator wallet's on-chain history is the one thing an operator cannot rewrite: every previous launch, and what happened to its buyers, is permanently public. That's why it's one of the first checks our engine automated — and the numbers it produces are stark.
What the screening and paper-entry data says about creator wallets
- 1,837 graduations rejected for serial creators. These are launches our engine refused to even watch because the deployer had a factory-scale history — 336 of them from creators with 50+ prior launches. Nobody launches fifty tokens looking for product-market fit.
- One confirmed rug = permanent blacklist. MemeAssist's separate production screening registry contains 53 creator wallets linked to confirmed rugs and rejects later launches associated with them. That production rule has blocked 252 candidate entries at the safety gate.
- First launches remained risky in one paper subgroup. Of 69 mechanically paper-executed entries on first-launch creators, 29 were rug-tagged. This separate subgroup is descriptive, not a funded result or universal rate. A clean history is absence of evidence, not evidence of absence — which is why the creator check is step 5 of the full workflow, not the whole workflow.
"A chart can be faked in an afternoon. A creator wallet's launch history cannot be faked at all."
How to run the check manually (2 minutes)
1. Find the deployer
On Solscan, open the token mint and look at the earliest transactions — the wallet that created the mint account is the deployer. For pump.fun tokens, the coin page also exposes the creator directly.
2. Count prior launches
Open the deployer wallet and scan its history for other mint creations. One or two prior tokens is normal experimentation. Ten is a pattern. Fifty is an assembly line — our engine's hard auto-reject threshold.
3. Check what happened to the previous tokens
Pick two or three prior launches and look at their charts. If each one is a spike followed by a flatline at zero, you're looking at a serial rugger between rugs. Also glance for family launches — near-identical tickers from the same wallet within hours, which our engine rejects as a coordinated pattern.
The shortcut: automatic creator-wallet history
Paste the contract address into MemeAssist and the report includes creator history automatically, plus the blacklist maintained from confirmed rug observations. Combine it with the holder-concentration check: a fresh wallet with concentrated supply is a high-risk profile.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find who created a Solana token?
Open the token mint on Solscan and check the earliest transaction — the wallet that created the mint account is the deployer. Pump.fun coin pages also show the creator wallet directly.
How many prior launches make a creator wallet suspicious?
There's no innocent reason for double digits. Our engine hard-rejects creators at 50+ prior launches (336 such rejections logged) and applies extra scrutiny well below that. One or two prior tokens is normal; a dozen dead ones is a pattern.
Is a first-time creator wallet safe?
No — it's just unproven. In a separate paper-executed subgroup, 29 of 69 first-launch-creator entries were rug-tagged. That was not funded trading or a universal rate; holder concentration, LP status and contract flags still matter.
What happens when a creator rugs once?
In MemeAssist's separate production screening workflow, a confirmed rug triggers a permanent blacklist: 53 wallets are listed and associated launches are auto-rejected. On-chain history remains available for reviewing repeat behavior.
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