All terms
A token you can buy but cannot sell, by design.
A honeypot contract contains code that blocks selling for everyone except addresses the deployer chose. The chart looks like it only goes up, because nobody can take profit.
By the time you discover it, your funds are already unrecoverable.
Token scanners can simulate a sell before you buy. Use one on any token you have not heard of.
That a rising chart proves you can sell. In a honeypot the buys are real and the sells are blocked in the contract, so the chart looks healthy right up until it is your turn. Test with a tiny sell before a real buy, or check the contract.
Common questions
How do I check for a honeypot before buying?
Why does the chart look normal on a honeypot?
Where this comes up on the site
The guides that actually use this word, rather than a list of everything we have written.
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