Is HYPE safe?

Q: Is HYPE a safe token?

As of the 2026-10-09 snapshot, HYPE scores 92/100 (grade A) on HostDeFi's on-chain read — based on a contract that cannot mint new supply, cannot freeze or blacklist transfers, liquidity of $215.65K and 2,532 holders, with the creator wallet holding <0.01% of supply. That grades contract and market structure, not price direction — a clean read is not a guarantee, so re-scan before trading, since on-chain state can change.

Q: Can you sell HYPE, or is it a honeypot?

The 2026-10-09 contract read found no sell-blocking controls on HYPE — no honeypot flag, no transfer pause, no blacklist — and every honeypot GoPlus positively flags is dropped from this index outright. That clears the contract side; how cleanly an exit fills still depends on your size against the $215.65K of measured depth.

Q: Who holds most of HYPE?

The wallet that created HYPE holds <0.01% of the supply as of 2026-10-09 — a small stake, under the 5% the scanners flag. That sits alongside a holder base of 2,532; a broad base lowers the odds that any one seller can steer the price, but the creator's share is the number to watch first.

Q: Can HYPE's supply be inflated?

No — the contract cannot mint new supply as of the 2026-10-09 snapshot, so the circulating figure is a ceiling.

Q: What is the HYPE contract address?

The HYPE contract address on Base is 0x15d0e0c55a3e7ee67152ad7e89acf164253ff68d. Always verify a token by its contract address, not its name or ticker — scam clones copy tickers, but the address is unique.

Q: Where can you buy HYPE safely?

Run the live on-chain scan at the top of this page first; if HYPE clears, you can swap it here directly. Whatever venue you use, match the contract address (0x15d0e0c55a3e7ee67152ad7e89acf164253ff68d) exactly before trading — copying the ticker is how clone scams catch buyers, and the address is the one field they can't fake.

HYPE·HYPE·Base

$80.97+0.18% (24h, feed)+0.13% (1h, feed)0.00% Change (3h)

HYPE (HYPE) · Base · on-chain safety read, grade A (92/100)

Data snapshot: 2026-10-16 · source: live token feeds + on-chain flags · refreshed weekly · not financial advice

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HYPE price and market data

Liquidity

$215.65K

FDV

$2.42M

Holders

2,532

Age

335 days

24h volume

$2.01M DEX

Total supply

26,065 HYPE

Max supply

26,065 HYPE

Low measured

$58.30 · 08-17

High measured

$95.25 · 09-21

Top-10

64.81%

Official links

Explorer basescan.org

Live candles — most active pool via GeckoTerminal · our dated on-chain measurements are the other tabs

HYPE markets — tracked pools

Most active tracked pools — read live.

Pool	Venue	Liquidity	24h volume	Volume %
HYPE / WETH 0.05%	Aerodrome Slipstream 2	$504.43K	$615.44K	99.8%	Trade
HYPE / WETH 0.05%	Pancakeswap V3 (Base)	$4.21K	$1.35K	0.2%	Trade
HYPE / WETH	DLMM King V2.0 (Base)	$3.63K	$19.27	0.0%	Trade
HYPE / AERO	Aerodrome (Base)	$331.86	$5.63	0.0%	Trade
HYPE / PENDLE	Aerodrome (Base)	$252.98	$4.73	0.0%	Trade

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HYPE to USD converter

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HostDeFi score: higher = safer (0–100)

Flags to weigh

modest liquidity liquidity locks

Clean checks

the contract cannot mint new supply contract red flags
the contract cannot pause or blacklist transfers
contract source code is verified
the creator wallet holds under 5% of supply (<0.01%) dev-wallet flags

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What the data says about HYPE

HYPE on Base is a bridged representation of Hyperliquid's token — the asset of the highest-volume perpetuals DEX, brought over so Base users can hold and trade it without leaving the chain. The contract 0x15d0e0c55a3e7ee67152ad7e89acf164253ff68d is what our scan tracks: $216 thousand of pool liquidity as of October 9, 2026.

The honest chain of custody matters: native HYPE lives on Hyperliquid's own chain, so any HYPE on Base is a wrapped claim whose backing depends on whichever bridge or issuer minted it — verify which one stands behind this contract before treating it as equivalent to the native asset. Hyperliquid's own fundamentals (perp volumes, the buyback flow) are the underlying thesis; the wrapper adds bridge risk on top.

Figures are HostDeFi's read dated October 9, 2026; the scan refreshes them. Verify the contract address through the project's official channels before trading — ticker collisions are the corpus's most common trap.

Balance concentration: the 10 largest token accounts hold 64.81% of HYPE's supply as of 2026-09-27 — meaningful concentration; watch whether the large accounts are pools and lockers or free wallets. Note these are token accounts: liquidity pools, exchange wallets and lockers count among them, so read this together with liquidity, not instead of it.

Price and safety history of HYPE

Every dated snapshot we hold for HYPE — price, market structure and grade, as measured, with nothing interpolated between them.

Date	Price	Market cap	Liquidity	Holders	Grade
2026-10-16	$80.97	—	$300.35K	2,532	A
2026-10-15	$78.84	—	$265.24K	2,532	A
2026-10-14	$80.76	—	$250.89K	2,532	A
2026-10-13	$81.38	—	$350.51K	2,532	A
2026-10-12	$87.50	—	$238.29K	2,532	A
2026-10-11	$84.70	—	$284.37K	2,532	A
2026-10-10	$85.39	—	$266.11K	2,532	A
2026-10-09	$85.90	$2.30M	$219.22K	2,457	A
2026-10-08	$85.40	$2.30M	$264.51K	2,457	A
2026-10-07	$88.18	$2.30M	$237.96K	2,457	A
2026-10-06	$92.70	—	$215.65K	2,532	A
2026-10-05	$90.73	$2.30M	$296.34K	2,457	A
2026-10-04	$90.66	$2.30M	$266.20K	2,457	A
2026-10-03	$89.30	$2.30M	$277.58K	2,457	A
2026-10-02	$86.69	$2.30M	$349.25K	2,457	A
2026-10-01	$87.69	$2.30M	$351.73K	2,457	A
2026-09-30	$90.11	$2.30M	$232.81K	2,457	A
2026-09-27	$93.25	$2.30M	$210.09K	2,457	A
2026-09-26	$95.25	$2.30M	$150.14K	2,457	A
2026-09-21	$95.25	—	$150.14K	—	B
2026-09-14	$81.83	—	$517.77K	—	B
2026-08-17	$58.30	—	$274.14K	—	B

Contract

0x15d0e0c55a3e7ee67152ad7e89acf164253ff68d

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FAQ

Is HYPE a safe token?

As of the 2026-10-09 snapshot, HYPE scores 92/100 (grade A) on HostDeFi's on-chain read — based on a contract that cannot mint new supply, cannot freeze or blacklist transfers, liquidity of $215.65K and 2,532 holders, with the creator wallet holding <0.01% of supply. That grades contract and market structure, not price direction — a clean read is not a guarantee, so re-scan before trading, since on-chain state can change.

Can you sell HYPE, or is it a honeypot?

The 2026-10-09 contract read found no sell-blocking controls on HYPE — no honeypot flag, no transfer pause, no blacklist — and every honeypot GoPlus positively flags is dropped from this index outright. That clears the contract side; how cleanly an exit fills still depends on your size against the $215.65K of measured depth.

Who holds most of HYPE?

The wallet that created HYPE holds <0.01% of the supply as of 2026-10-09 — a small stake, under the 5% the scanners flag. That sits alongside a holder base of 2,532; a broad base lowers the odds that any one seller can steer the price, but the creator's share is the number to watch first.

Can HYPE's supply be inflated?

No — the contract cannot mint new supply as of the 2026-10-09 snapshot, so the circulating figure is a ceiling.

What is the HYPE contract address?

The HYPE contract address on Base is 0x15d0e0c55a3e7ee67152ad7e89acf164253ff68d. Always verify a token by its contract address, not its name or ticker — scam clones copy tickers, but the address is unique.

Where can you buy HYPE safely?

Run the live on-chain scan at the top of this page first; if HYPE clears, you can swap it here directly. Whatever venue you use, match the contract address (0x15d0e0c55a3e7ee67152ad7e89acf164253ff68d) exactly before trading — copying the ticker is how clone scams catch buyers, and the address is the one field they can't fake.

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