How Cerberus grades a launch
Every token launched on Volta gets three checks, one per head. Each head is graded Green Yellow or Red, and the overall grade is the worst of the three. Everything comes straight from the chain: Volta's contracts on Elysium. No one can pay for a better grade.
Head 1 · The Launch
Were the settings fair?
Read from the PoolCreated event Volta emits when a token launches. These settings can never change.
| Check | Green | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ticker | No one else used it first | Another creator launched the same ticker earlier | – |
| Dev buy | ≤ 2% of supply | 2–5% | > 5% |
| Fee split | Some fees burn or go to holders | 100% to the creator | – |
| Swap fee | Under 5% | 5% (the maximum) | – |
| Anti-snipe | On | Shown for information only | – |
Head 2 · The Holders
Who owns it?
Built from every token transfer since launch. The pool, Volta's contracts and the token's treasury are not counted as holders.
| Check | Green | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top 10 wallets | ≤ 25% of supply | 25–40% | > 40% |
| Dev wallet | < 50% of the dev buy out on net (sold or moved, minus anything bought back later) | 50–90% | ≥ 90% (dev buys under 0.5% are ignored) |
| Early snipers | The 10 biggest wallets that bought in the first 2 minutes hold ≤ 10% | 10–20% | > 20% |
Head 3 · The Money
Where is it flowing?
Built from every swap in the pool, plus Volta's buyback-and-burn and holder-reward payouts.
| Check | Green | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sell pressure (24h) | Sell volume ≤ 2× buy volume | 2–4×, or under 0.5 HYPE traded | > 4× |
| Burns and rewards | Fees are burning or paying holders | Shown for information only | – |
What a grade is not
- Not a guarantee. A green grade means none of these checks found a problem, not that the token is safe.
- Not an accusation. A red flag is a fact about the chain data, not a claim that anyone is running a scam.
- Not financial advice. Grades update as the chain changes. Always do your own research.