Rugsight's automated checks for USD Coin and USDT, two Solana stablecoins tokens, side by side. Everything below comes from public on-chain and market data.
| USDC USD Coin | USDT USDT | |
|---|---|---|
| Rugsight score | Issuer-controlled technical score 50/100 (grade C) | Issuer-controlled technical score 50/100 (grade C) |
| Verdict | Issuer-controlled stablecoin: Circle holds the mint authority and the freeze authority by design. That is issuer (counterparty) risk, not a rug-pull pattern; the 50/100 technical score still counts those controls. Holder distribution was not checked. | Issuer-controlled stablecoin: Tether holds the mint authority and the freeze authority by design. That is issuer (counterparty) risk, not a rug-pull pattern; the 50/100 technical score still counts those controls. Holder distribution was not checked. |
| Mint authority | ! Active: Circle can create new tokens at any time (normal for this kind of asset; supply should track reserves). Held by an SPL multisig (2 of 4 signers required). | ! Active: Tether can create new tokens at any time (normal for this kind of asset; supply should track reserves). Held by an SPL multisig (2 of 3 signers required). |
| Freeze authority | ! Active: Circle can freeze token accounts, which would stop a holder from selling or moving them. Held by an SPL multisig (2 of 4 signers required). | ! Active: Tether can freeze token accounts, which would stop a holder from selling or moving them. Held by an SPL multisig (2 of 3 signers required). |
| Token program / extensions | ✓ Classic SPL Token program: no Token-2022 extensions that could move, block or tax transfers. | ✓ Classic SPL Token program: no Token-2022 extensions that could move, block or tax transfers. |
| Holder concentration | ? Could not be read at the last check; the score excludes it. | ? Could not be read at the last check; the score excludes it. |
| Liquidity | ✓ Deep liquidity across trading pools. | ✓ Deep liquidity across trading pools. |
| Trading age | ✓ Trading for more than 30 days. | ✓ Trading for more than 30 days. |
| Confidence | partial | partial |
| Last checked | ||
| Mint address | EPjF…Dt1v · Solscan | Es9v…wNYB · Solscan |
Higher score = fewer technical risk signals. "Issuer-controlled" marks a short allowlist of regulated or issuer-backed assets whose mint and freeze controls are held by a known issuer by design; that is counterparty risk, not a rug-pull pattern. Scores refresh about every 12 hours.
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