Section 16 · Quick-reference checklist

Quick-reference checklist

Before you buy

Mint and freeze authority revoked / contract renounced and verified

Sell simulated successfully; no hidden tax, blacklist or trading toggle

LP burned or locked; burn tx verified on explorer

Liquidity ≥ $20k CAD and ≥ 2% of market cap

Top 10 holders < 25% (ex-pool); no bundled wallets; dev < 5% and not selling

Socials real, older than a day, not a clone of a trending ticker

Volume from many unique wallets, not rhythmic bot trades

Before you click confirm

Token is not already up > 3x in the last hour

Bitcoin / broad market is not in a sharp sell-off

Position ≤ 1–3% of walled-off meme bankroll

Profit ladder and exit triggers written down

Slippage set deliberately; using a burner wallet

Not clicking a DM link

Trade logged with entry reason (for taxes and for review)