Danger signal

Balance Manipulation

The owner can directly rewrite arbitrary balances (setBalance-style functions).

Analyzer: Source-Code Analysis
Slug: balance_manipulation

What it means

The source exposes setBalance, updateBalance or _setBalance. Balances are supposed to change only through transfers; a direct setter means your balance is whatever the operator decides.

Why it matters

There is no defense against an operator who can zero your balance or mint themselves yours. This single capability invalidates every other property of the token.

How RektRadar detects it

RektRadar scans the verified source for balance-setter signatures (functions that overwrite _balances for an arbitrary address) and raises this as a danger signal.

From our dataset

94
tokens carried this flag
86
of them classified scam
91.5%
of tokens with this flag end up classified scam
8
flagged in the last 30 days

Top brand-jacked tickers carrying this flag: $ASR, $CFG, $Coin, $EURC, $FXArbUSDTRY

Pool version of the flagged tokens that trade: V4 57 · V2 13 · V3 2

Snapshot from RektRadar's token_analysis database as of 2026-06-20.

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