Token risk scores: five questions worth asking before trusting the number

A token risk score gives you a starting point. For a review someone else needs to inspect, the explanation matters just as much.

Five questions worth asking:

• What was assessed? Confirm chain and contract address, not just token name.

• What drove the result? Look at contract controls, liquidity, and holder concentration separately.

• Where did the evidence come from? Findings should be traceable to their sources.

• How fresh is it? A report needs enough timing context to judge whether findings still apply.

• What couldn’t be checked? Missing data should remain visible.

One distinction from Hodler Suite’s scoring model: confidence measures data-source coverage, not the probability that a token is safe. High coverage and low risk mean different things.

An unavailable check should never be read as a passed check.

When reviewing a token assessment, what missing evidence makes you stop and investigate manually?