Is Rocket Pool a scam?
MEDIUM RISK · 31/100Rocket Pool (RPL) has an automated risk score of 31/100 — medium risk. Rocket Pool is down 97% from its all-time high and is trading with very little liquidity relative to its size. That combination is common to abandoned and post-collapse tokens, but it also describes assets in a prolonged bear market — it is not evidence of any wrongdoing by anyone.
Automated assessment · updated 30 August 2026
Rocket Pool
rplMEDIUM$1.620
-6.36% (24h)
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Risk Assessment
Risk Score
MEDIUM RISK
Driven primarily by drawdown from all-time high (25 of 25 points). Every contributing factor is itemised below.
measured 2026-08-30 · 7 factors evaluated
Here is what the public data shows about Rocket Pool, ordered by how strongly each factor contributes to the score:
- Drawdown From All-Time High: Down 97% from its all-time high — among the deepest drawdowns we measure.
- Market Cap Risk: Market cap under $100M — moderate manipulation risk.
- Price Volatility: 6.4% swing in 24h — moderate volatility.
- Volume Anomaly: Volume at 3.6% 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
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
Market Cap Risk
Market Structure
3/15
20%
Small market caps can be trivially manipulated by a single large holder (whale)
Price Volatility
Price Action
2/15
13%
Extreme short-term price swings are a hallmark of coordinated pump-and-dump schemes
Not contributing (3): Supply Structure, On-Chain Holder Concentration, 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 2026-09-10
Rocket Pool’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
Ten largest wallets
74.0%
including custodial
Largest private wallets
19.3%
after excluding 4
4 of Rocket Pool’s ten largest holders are labelled exchange, market-maker, treasury or vesting, liquidity-pool, staking, bridge, multisig or burn addresses — supply that is custodied, pooled or destroyed rather than sitting in one person’s wallet. Separating them out moves the top-10 figure by 54.7 points. We report the private-wallet figure because that is the supply someone can actually choose to sell today.
Most of Rocket Pool’s supply therefore sits in the excluded addresses. Burned supply is permanently gone, but treasury, vesting and foundation holdings are excluded too, and those can still reach the market when they unlock — a low private-wallet figure is not the same as a low future sell-side risk.
Wallets excluded from the top 10
| Address | Classified as | Label | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0x3bdc…69d6 | Liquidity pool | Rocket Pool · Rocket Pool: Vault | 48.67% |
| 0xf977…acec | Exchange wallet | Binance 8 | 4.62% |
| 0xd335…a51f | Liquidity pool | Rocket Pool · Rocket Pool: Rocket Pool Token (RPL) | 3.12% |
| 0xd2a4…395b | Liquidity pool | Rocket Pool · Rocket Pool: Oracle DAO Rewards | 1.91% |
Classification applied to the 100 holder records returned for this contract; 86 remained after exclusions · measured 2026-08-30. 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.
Rocket Pool holder-concentration history
1 daily measurement · +0 pts over the period
FraudCoins.com has measured the share of Rocket Pool’s supply held by its top 10 non-exchange wallets on 1 day since 30 Aug 2026. The highest reading was 19.3% on 30 Aug 2026; the most recent reading is 19.3% on 30 Aug 2026.
Composite risk score (0–100)
Recorded measurements (1)
| Date measured | Top 10 hold | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 19.3% | 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 Rocket Pool
Is Rocket Pool a scam?
We do not allege that Rocket Pool (RPL) 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 19.3% of supply (exchange, staking, bridge and burn addresses excluded). That places it at 31/100 on our automated scale, which we label medium 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 Rocket Pool flagged as medium risk?
Rocket Pool's risk score is driven mainly by: drawdown from all-time high — Down 97% from its all-time high — among the deepest drawdowns we measure; market cap risk — Market cap under $100M — moderate manipulation risk; price volatility — 6.4% swing in 24h — moderate volatility.
Who controls Rocket Pool's supply?
On-chain data shows the top 10 holders of Rocket Pool hold 19.3% of the supply (burn and labelled exchange, staking and liquidity wallets excluded). This is shown for transparency and sits below our 50% manipulation-flag threshold.
Is Rocket Pool safe to buy?
FraudCoins.com does not give buy or sell recommendations, and no cryptocurrency is safe. Rocket Pool scores 31/100 (medium risk) on our automated risk model. Always do your own research and never invest more than you can afford to lose.