Is Paradex a scam?
EXTREME RISK · 74/100Paradex (DIME) has an automated risk score of 74/100 — extreme risk. Paradex has highly concentrated ownership: On-chain: the top 10 holders control 87.6% of supply (burn and labelled exchange/staking/LP wallets excluded; team/vesting contracts counted) — at this level a few wallets hold enough supply to move the price on their own. That is a measurement of who holds the supply, not a finding about how any holder has acted or will act. Near-zero volume (0.05% of MCap) — almost nothing trades, so a position of any size would be hard to sell near the quoted price. 18.6% circulating (~81% off-market) — a large share is still to be released.
Automated assessment · updated 12 October 2026
Paradex
dimeEXTREME$0.0512
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Risk Assessment
Risk Score
EXTREME RISK
Driven primarily by on-chain holder concentration (22 of 22 points). Every contributing factor is itemised below.
measured 2026-10-12 · 7 factors evaluated
Here is what the public data shows about Paradex, ordered by how strongly each factor contributes to the score:
- On-Chain Holder Concentration: On-chain: the top 10 holders control 87.6% of supply (burn and labelled exchange/staking/LP wallets excluded; team/vesting contracts counted) — at this level a few wallets hold enough supply to move the price on their own.
- Volume Anomaly: Near-zero volume (0.05% of MCap) — almost nothing trades, so a position of any size would be hard to sell near the quoted price.
- Supply Structure: 18.6% circulating (~81% off-market) — a large share is still to be released.
- Market Cap Risk: Market cap under $10M — small enough that one large holder's trades can move the price.
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.
A small share of total supply is circulating (estimated from reported supply figures, not from holder data). The price is set by that small share
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. At that level ten wallets hold enough supply to move the price on their own; this measures holdings, not conduct
Risk Factor Breakdown
Each factor is scored independently and weighted to calculate the total risk score.
Drawdown From All-Time High
Price Action
2/25
8%
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
15/20
75%
24-hour volume compared with market cap. Very high turnover can reflect genuine news-driven trading or inflated volume; very low turnover means the price is rarely tested. We measure the ratio and cannot attribute it to any party.
Market Cap Risk
Market Structure
7/15
47%
Market capitalisation. The smaller the asset, the less capital it takes to move its price.
Supply Structure
Tokenomics
11/20
55%
Free float (circulating vs total/max supply). A low float means much of the supply has yet to reach the market, so the price is set by a small share of it and future releases could dilute holders. Estimated from reported supply; holder data read from the chain is scored separately.
On-Chain Holder Concentration
Tokenomics
22/22
100%
Verified holder data. Burn and labelled exchange, staking, bridge and LP wallets are excluded; unlabelled contracts (often team/vesting multisigs) are counted. Above the flag threshold, ten wallets hold enough supply to move the price on their own.
Not contributing (2): Price Volatility, 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 2026-10-11
Our contract source did not report on any of the 7 owner privileges we check for. What it did return for Paradex is below — treat the unreported checks as unknown, not as absent.
Contract is upgradeable (proxy)
The logic behind this token can be replaced after deployment. This is a standard pattern used by many established protocols; it means a review of today’s code does not bind tomorrow’s.
Not answered by our source: change any wallet balance, pause all transfers, blacklist wallets, mint new tokens, ownership can be reclaimed after renouncing, contract has a hidden owner, contract can self-destruct. Treat these as unknown, not as absent.
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 Paradex’s ten largest holders matched a labelled exchange, market-maker, treasury or vesting, liquidity-pool or DeFi-protocol, staking or vault, bridge, multisig or burn address, so the 87.6% 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; 98 remained after exclusions · measured 2026-10-12. 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.
Paradex holder-concentration history
2 dated measurements · -0.3 pts over the period
FraudCoins.com has measured the share of Paradex’s supply held by its top 10 non-exchange wallets on 2 days since 10 Oct 2026. The highest reading was 87.9% on 10 Oct 2026; the most recent reading is 87.6% on 12 Oct 2026.
- 12 Oct 2026: Added contract-type rules (lock-ups, vaults, lending and yield protocols), excluded vault and yield-bearing receipt tokens, and stopped flagging assets where the measured chain holds only part of the supply.
Composite risk score (0–100)
Recorded measurements (2)
| Date measured | Top 10 hold | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 87.6% | Yes | |
| 87.9% | Yes |
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 Paradex
Is Paradex a scam?
We do not allege that Paradex (DIME) 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 87.6% of supply (exchange, staking, bridge and burn addresses excluded). That places it at 74/100 on our automated scale, which we label extreme 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 Paradex flagged as extreme risk?
Paradex's risk score is driven mainly by: on-chain holder concentration — On-chain: the top 10 holders control 87.6% of supply (burn and labelled exchange/staking/LP wallets excluded; team/vesting contracts counted) — at this level a few wallets hold enough supply to move the price on their own; volume anomaly — Near-zero volume (0.05% of MCap) — almost nothing trades, so a position of any size would be hard to sell near the quoted price; supply structure — 18.6% circulating (~81% off-market) — a large share is still to be released.
Who controls Paradex's supply?
On-chain data shows the top 10 holders of Paradex control 87.6% of the supply, after excluding burn and labelled exchange, staking, bridge and liquidity wallets. At that level ten wallets hold enough supply to move the price on their own. This measures holdings, not how any holder has acted.
Is Paradex safe to buy?
FraudCoins.com does not give buy or sell recommendations, and no cryptocurrency is safe. Paradex scores 74/100 (extreme risk) on our automated risk model. Always do your own research and never invest more than you can afford to lose.