RugCheck API - Insider Trading Detection
Learn how RugCheck detects wash trading and fake holder networks with advanced on-chain analysis for insider trading patterns.
What are Insider Networks?
A key feature of RugCheck is our insider trading detection service.
We monitor all transactions on Solana, and connect them up into networks of accounts. We detect groups of accounts that are owned by the same person or group, and monitor their activity.
If a significant amount of a token's trade volume comes from these networks, we flag this as possible wash trading.
If a significant amount of a token's supply is held by these networks, we also flag that.
Common with Memecoins
Both of these cases are fairly common to see with Solana memecoins, especially with memecoins that are launched automatically by bots. These can sometimes achieve very high market caps and trade volumes within only a few minutes — by controlling the supply, and wash trading.
API Access
Free API
A summary of the insider networks that are active for a token is available free of charge. So is a detailed report of all the accounts involved, and how they are connected. Remember though, that the free RugCheck API may cache data for some time.
Paid API
On the paid RugCheck API, this data is reasonably close to real-time — generally insider networks are detected within about a millisecond of formation.
3D Network Visualization
On the RugCheck website, you can see a 3D representation of these insider trading networks:
An example of a moderately complex insider network.
Network Types
RugCheck identifies two primary network types, each with distinct patterns and risk implications:
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Trade Networks (Wash Trading)
Multiple accounts trading back-and-forth to create fake volume
How It Works:
- Same entity controls multiple wallet accounts
- Accounts trade the same token repeatedly between each other
- Creates illusion of healthy trading activity and liquidity
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Transfer Networks (Fake Holders)
Coordinated transfers to inflate holder count artificially
How It Works:
- Large amounts of tokens transferred to many controlled accounts
- Typically 0.5%+ of total supply distributed across 100+ wallets
- Creates false appearance of decentralized distribution
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RugCheck Overview
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- RugCheck API - WebSocket Methods — Stream RugCheck reports and insider network detections over WebSocket with a paid RugCheck API key.
- RugCheck API - Customer Support — Get help with RugCheck and the Flux product suite. Community support on Discord and paid support direct to our engineers.
- RugCheck API - General Methods — General diagnostic and utility methods for the RugCheck API, including health checks and system status endpoints.
- RugCheck API - Authentication — Authenticate with RugCheck API using FluxRPC API keys for access to protected features and higher rate limits.
- RugCheck API - Token Endpoints — Get comprehensive token reports, risk scores, and security analysis for Solana tokens through RugCheck token endpoints.
- RugCheck API - Token Verification — Verify a Solana token on RugCheck: submit official links, pay the USDC fee, and get the verified badge applied to your mint.