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How we evaluate
What we check, how we label it, and what we do not claim. The same rules apply to every page.
Five kinds of observation
Each one is shown with its own date and scope. None of them validates another.
- Product documented. The issuer’s or the venue’s own documents describe the product. This shows what they say, not that the token can be bought.
- Contract verified. The token address matches the issuer’s documentation. It does not show that a market exists.
- Destination verified. The venue page for that token opened. A working link does not prove a quote.
- Quote observed. An interface showed a quote for a pair and an amount, at a stated time, with the IP country of the test, without a wallet. It is not a current price, not a guarantee of liquidity and not a confirmation that you are eligible.
- Transaction tested. A purchase went through, with its context documented. A past transaction does not guarantee future conditions. As of Oct 1, 2026, we have not made one.
How we write what we know
- One verdict per need, for example “USDC on Solana”. There is no global score and no overall winner.
- A table says how it is ordered. Where routes are ordered, the ones with an observed quote come first, then the ones whose page we opened, then the ones only documented. This order is not a ranking.
- “Not documented” means we found no source. It never means zero, free or no.
- Your country is context. We never infer it, and a country that is not excluded is not proof that you may buy.
- A VPN or foreign-IP test is labelled as such. It never stands for the experience of a resident.
- A review states its method: observed (dated route checks) or documentary (public sources only).
- What we observe on one token is not generalized to the others. An observation is shown with its date and scope, never as a current quote.
Nothing here is investment advice. See also How we make money.