{"id":8903,"date":"2026-06-16T19:20:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/?page_id=8903"},"modified":"2026-09-16T05:29:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T03:29:35","slug":"rug-pull","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/glossary\/signals-and-risks\/rug-pull\/","title":{"rendered":"Rug pull"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.pterm{max-width:880px;margin:0 auto;font-family:inherit;padding-top:30px;}.pterm-hero{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#1a1a2e,#2d2d4a);border-radius:18px;padding:30px 34px;margin-bottom:28px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap;}.pterm-hero .ph-ico{width:56px;height:56px;border-radius:13px;background:rgba(245,135,31,.16);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;}.pterm-hero h1{color:#fff;font-size:1.9em;margin:0;line-height:1.2;}.pterm-block{margin-bottom:24px;}.pterm-block h2{color:#1a1a2e;font-size:1.25em;margin:0 0 10px;}.pterm-def{background:#fff;border-left:4px solid #f5871f;border-radius:0 12px 12px 0;padding:18px 22px;color:#444;line-height:1.7;box-shadow:0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.04);}.pterm-p{color:#444;line-height:1.7;margin:0 0 14px;}.pterm-ex{background:#fff7ef;border-radius:12px;padding:18px 22px;color:#5a4630;line-height:1.7;}.pterm-ex .lbl{display:inline-block;font-size:.72em;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#f5871f;margin-bottom:6px;}.pterm-see{background:#fff;border:1px solid #eee;border-radius:12px;padding:16px 20px;margin-top:30px;}.pterm-see .lbl{font-weight:700;color:#1a1a2e;margin-bottom:6px;display:block;}.pterm-see a{color:#f5871f;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;}.pterm a{color:#f5871f;font-weight:600;}<\/style>\n<p><a class=\"pterm-back\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; margin: 0 0 18px; padding: 9px 16px; background: #fff7ee; border: 1px solid #f3d9b8; border-radius: 999px; color: #e08a1e; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/glossary\/signals-and-risks\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px; line-height: 1;\">\u2190<\/span>Back to Signals and risks<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pterm\">\n<div class=\"pterm-hero\">\n<div class=\"ph-ico\"><\/div>\n<h1>Rug pull<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-block\">\n<div class=\"pterm-def\">\n<p class=\"pterm-p\">A rug pull describes a situation in which the value behind a token suddenly disappears, for example because the liquidity is withdrawn all at once. What remains is a token with no meaningful value. Whether a price fall is a rug pull or ordinary market movement can be established afterwards, not at the moment itself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-block\">\n<h2>What it may indicate<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pterm-p\">A token whose value falls away from one moment to the next can be an indication that the party behind it has withdrawn with the funds put in. It can also be a project that failed for other reasons. The distinction lies in where the liquidity went.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-block\">\n<div class=\"pterm-ex\">A token lost almost all of its value within minutes after the liquidity was removed. Whether there was intent behind it emerges from following the withdrawn funds, which touches on what is described under tracing crypto.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-block\">\n<h2>What is a rug pull?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pterm-p\">A situation in which the value behind a token suddenly disappears, often because liquidity is withdrawn at once, leaving a token without meaningful value.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-block\">\n<h2>How do you tell a rug pull from a failed project?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pterm-p\">The distinction lies in where the liquidity went. Following the withdrawn funds shows whether there was intent or an ordinary failure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-block\">\n<h2>Who carries out a rug pull?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pterm-p\">Usually a party with authority over the token or over the liquidity. Who that was can sometimes be derived from the contract data and the transactions, and sometimes not.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-block\">\n<h2>Is a rug pull a criminal offence?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pterm-p\">The actual course of events determines whether an offence has been committed. That is a legal judgement. A report records what happened and by which means.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-block\">\n<h2>What can you record after a rug pull?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"pterm-p\">The contract address of the token, your own purchase transactions, the moment selling became impossible, and the addresses the liquidity disappeared to.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pterm-see\">\n<p><span class=\"lbl\">See also<\/span><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/glossary\/signals-and-risks\/honeypot-token\/\">Honeypot token<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/glossary\/tracing-transactions\/tracing-crypto\/\">Tracing crypto<\/a> (category Fraud), <a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/glossary\/tracing-transactions\/tracing-crypto\/\">Crypto traceren<\/a> (category Transactions).<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top:8px;\"><span class=\"lbl\">Related topic<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/topics\/crypto-fraud-investigation\/\">Crypto fraud investigation: establishing a suspicion of fraud as fact<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top:8px;\"><span class=\"lbl\">Frequently asked question<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/questions\/is-this-crypto-platform-fraudulent\/\">Who can establish whether a crypto platform is fraudulent?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"DefinedTerm\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/paucitas.com\/en\/glossary\/signals-and-risks\/rug-pull\/#term\",\"name\":\"Rug pull\",\"alternateName\":[\"crypto rug pull\",\"liquidity removal scam\",\"rug pull scheme\"],\"description\":\"A rug pull describes a situation in which the value behind a token suddenly disappears, for example because the liquidity is withdrawn all at once. 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