Is Internet Computer a scam?
HIGH RISK · 59/100Internet Computer (ICP) has an automated risk score of 59/100 — high risk. Internet Computer is controlled by a very small number of wallets: On-chain: the top 10 holders control 58.1% of supply — majority control by a handful of addresses, a textbook manipulation setup. With this little distribution, the price can be pinned and dumped at will — the defining trait of a market-manipulation token. Down 100% from its all-time high — among the deepest drawdowns we measure. 6.0% swing in 24h — moderate volatility.
Automated assessment · updated 31 August 2026
Internet Computer
icpHIGH RISK$2.480
-6.02% (24h)
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Risk Assessment
Risk Score
HIGH RISK
Driven primarily by drawdown from all-time high (25 of 25 points). Every contributing factor is itemised below.
measured 2026-08-31 · 7 factors evaluated
Here is what the public data shows about Internet Computer, ordered by how strongly each factor contributes to the score:
- Drawdown From All-Time High: Down 100% from its all-time high — among the deepest drawdowns we measure.
- On-Chain Holder Concentration: On-chain: the top 10 holders control 58.1% of supply — majority control by a handful of addresses, a textbook manipulation setup.
- Price Volatility: 6.0% swing in 24h — moderate volatility.
- Volume Anomaly: Volume at 3.4% of market cap — within normal range.
These are automated, opinion-based indicators from public data — not financial advice or an allegation of wrongdoing. See our methodology.
Why this asset is flagged as high-risk
The patterns below are automated, opinion-based observations from public market data. They describe statistical risk indicators — not proof of wrongdoing by any project or person.
Price is far below its all-time high while trading with very little liquidity — a pattern common to collapsed and dormant tokens, and also to assets in a long bear market
Verified on-chain: after excluding burn and labelled exchange, staking and liquidity wallets (team/vesting contracts are counted), the top 10 holders control more than half of the supply. This is direct evidence that a handful of wallets can dictate the price and dump it at will
Risk Factor Breakdown
Each factor is scored independently and weighted to calculate the total risk score.
Drawdown From All-Time High
Price Action
25/25
100%
How far the price sits below its peak. Deep drawdowns are common to abandoned and post-collapse tokens, but also to assets in a prolonged bear market — on its own this measures price history, not conduct.
Volume Anomaly
Trading Signals
1/20
5%
Abnormal volume-to-market-cap ratio is the primary indicator of wash trading or liquidity traps
Price Volatility
Price Action
2/15
13%
Extreme short-term price swings are a hallmark of coordinated pump-and-dump schemes
On-Chain Holder Concentration
Tokenomics
18/22
82%
Verified holder data. Burn and labelled exchange, staking, bridge and LP wallets are excluded; unlabelled contracts (often team/vesting multisigs) are counted. Over 50% in the top 10 enables single-hand price control.
Not contributing (3): Market Cap Risk, Supply Structure, Transparency Gaps — 0 points.
Key Metrics
Protect Yourself
- • Never invest more than you can afford to lose entirely
- • Check token concentration — if top 10 wallets hold >50%, be cautious
- • Verify the team is public and doxxed
- • Read the smart contract audit before buying
- • Be wary of unrealistic APY promises
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What the contract allows
Ethereum · measured 2026-09-12
Internet Computer’s deployed contract grants its owner 1 privilege that can affect your position. These are properties of the code itself, not allegations about anyone’s conduct — many legitimate projects retain them deliberately.
Owner can mint new tokens
Supply is not fixed; new tokens can be created, diluting existing holders.
Checked and not present: change any wallet balance, pause all transfers, blacklist wallets, ownership can be reclaimed after renouncing, contract has a hidden owner, contract can self-destruct.
Source code: published and verified, so the deployed bytecode can be independently reviewed.
Contract analysis from GoPlus Labs · verify on-chain. An upgradeable contract can change after this reading.
How we counted holders here
None of Internet Computer’s ten largest holders matched a labelled exchange, market-maker, treasury or vesting, liquidity-pool, staking, bridge, multisig or burn address, so the 58.1% we report is simply the plain top-10 share. On many tokens a large share of supply sits in custodial or burn addresses and has to be separated out first; on this one it does not.
Classification applied to the 100 holder records returned for this contract; 100 remained after exclusions · measured 2026-08-31. Custodial wallets are identified by public address labels, so an unlabelled one may still be counted as private — this correction is a floor, not a guarantee.
Internet Computer holder-concentration history
38 daily measurements · +16 pts over the period
FraudCoins.com has measured the share of Internet Computer’s supply held by its top 10 non-exchange wallets on 38 days since 18 Jul 2026. The highest reading was 58.1% on 31 Aug 2026; the most recent reading is 58.1% on 31 Aug 2026.
Composite risk score (0–100)
Recorded measurements (38)
| Date measured | Top 10 hold | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 58.1% | Yes | |
| 49.9% | No | |
| 49% | No | |
| 49.5% | No | |
| 49.2% | No | |
| 49.4% | No | |
| 49.8% | No | |
| 48.5% | No | |
| 48% | No | |
| 47.7% | No | |
| 45.4% | No | |
| 44.3% | No |
Each row is an automated measurement taken on the date shown, using public on-chain holder data with burn and labelled exchange, staking, bridge and liquidity wallets excluded. Historical readings describe what our model measured on that date — they are not statements about the project’s conduct then or now, and are not financial advice.
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Frequently asked questions about Internet Computer
Is Internet Computer a scam?
We do not allege that Internet Computer (ICP) is a scam, and we have no evidence of wrongdoing by anyone associated with it. What we can tell you is what we measured: Its ten largest private wallets hold 58.1% of supply (exchange, staking, bridge and burn addresses excluded). That places it at 59/100 on our automated scale, which we label high risk. A high score means the asset has structural characteristics that have historically preceded losses — not that fraud has occurred. These are automated, opinion-based indicators from public market and on-chain data — not statements of fact, financial advice, or allegations of wrongdoing.
Why is Internet Computer flagged as high risk?
Internet Computer's risk score is driven mainly by: drawdown from all-time high — Down 100% from its all-time high — among the deepest drawdowns we measure; on-chain holder concentration — On-chain: the top 10 holders control 58.1% of supply — majority control by a handful of addresses, a textbook manipulation setup; price volatility — 6.0% swing in 24h — moderate volatility.
Who controls Internet Computer's supply?
On-chain data shows the top 10 holders of Internet Computer control 58.1% of the supply, after excluding burn and labelled exchange, staking, bridge and liquidity wallets. At that level, a small number of wallets can move the price at will and sell their position at once.
Is Internet Computer safe to buy?
FraudCoins.com does not give buy or sell recommendations, and no cryptocurrency is safe. Internet Computer scores 59/100 (high risk) on our automated risk model. Always do your own research and never invest more than you can afford to lose.