Section 5 · Tools of the trade

Tools of the trade

Category	Tools (2026)	What you use it for
Wallets	Phantom, Solflare (Solana); MetaMask, Rabby (EVM)	Custody. Use a dedicated ‘hot’ wallet for memes with only what you're willing to lose.
Charting / discovery	DEX Screener, Birdeye, GeckoTerminal	Price, volume, liquidity, pair age, trending lists, watchlists
Trading terminals	Jupiter, Photon, BullX, GMGN, Trojan/BONKbot	Fast execution, limit orders, auto-sell, copy trading (~0.5–1% fee on top of DEX fees)
Safety scanners	RugCheck.xyz (Solana), GoPlus / TokenSniffer / Honeypot.is (EVM)	Mint/freeze authority, LP status, top holders, honeypot detection
On-chain explorers	Solscan, Etherscan, Basescan	Verify the scanner: holder list, dev wallet history, LP burn transaction
Wallet trackers	Cielo, Arkham, GMGN smart-money feed	Follow wallets with proven records; see who is buying what
Canadian on-ramps	Shakepay, Newton, Kraken, Coinbase, Wealthsimple Crypto	CAD to SOL/ETH/USDC, then self-custody

Every terminal, bot and ‘alpha’ group makes money on your volume, not your profits. Treat every ‘call’ as marketing.