> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://degen-games-2.gitbook.io/degen-games-docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://degen-games-2.gitbook.io/degen-games-docs/safety/security-model.md). # Security Model What the contracts guarantee, what they can't, and who controls what. Degen Games is built so the important things don't depend on trusting anyone: not the creator, not other players, and not Degen Games. ## Guaranteed by the contracts | Guarantee | How | | ----------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Non-custodial** | Every launch, trade and claim is a transaction your own wallet signs. Degen Games never holds your funds. | | **Fixed supply** | 1,000,000,000 tokens per coin, all minted to the curve at launch. There's no mint function. | | **Fair launch** | No presale and no team allocation. The creator buys like everyone else. | | **No rug on the pool** | The LP position is sent to `0x…dEaD` at graduation. Nobody can withdraw it. See [Burned Liquidity](/degen-games-docs/how-the-game-works/burned-liquidity.md). | | **No owner** | Every coin burns its ownership to `0x…dEaD` at deployment. There's no owner key and nothing to renounce. | | **No hidden switches** | Coins have no blacklist, no freeze, no pause on selling, and no tax on wallet-to-wallet transfers. | | **Terms locked at launch** | Supply, pricing, raise asset, creator tax (it can never be raised), fee split and snipe window are snapshotted per coin. | | **Pinned economics** | A launch reverts if its terms changed between the preview and the transaction. | | **Anti-snipe** | A 3-second snipe tax makes bot-sniping new curves unprofitable. See [Snipe Protection](/degen-games-docs/how-the-game-works/snipe-protection.md). | | **Atomic dev buys** | Launch & buy happens in one transaction, so nobody can front-run the creator's first buy. | | **Fair graduation** | Every coin graduates at the curve's final price, into a pool sized at launch. The final buy is clamped and refunded, not rejected, so nobody can block graduation by buying first. | | **No pool squatting** | The hook only accepts pools registered by the factory, so nobody can create a coin's pool early at a bad price. | | **Permissionless graduation** | If automatic graduation stalls, anyone can finish it for the cost of gas. | | **Pull-based payouts** | Fees go to an escrow and recipients withdraw them. One broken wallet can't jam payouts for everyone. | | **Bounded internal swaps** | Fee conversions and buybacks are capped at 3% price impact. If they'd move the price more, they're skipped. | | **Verified code** | Every coin's contract is source-verified on the explorer automatically. See [Automatic Contract Verification](/degen-games-docs/how-the-game-works/contract-verification.md). | ## What the platform can and can't do The platform owner runs the launchpad's settings. Those powers are limited, and the sensitive ones are delayed or public. **It can:** * Change settings for **future** launches: the launch fee, launch configs, snipe window, maximum creator tax and approved raise assets. * Open or close launching, or limit it to an allowlist. * Turn **off** a coin's creator buybacks (never on). * Propose a fee-recipient change for an abandoned coin. It's public, waits **3 days**, then must be executed within **3 days**. See [Creator Controls](/degen-games-docs/how-the-game-works/creator-controls.md). * Recover the funds of a graduation stuck for **7 days**. The coin is then marked Rescued on-chain. See [Graduation](/degen-games-docs/how-the-game-works/graduation.md#the-safety-valve). **It can't:** * Mint tokens, freeze wallets or blacklist anyone. * Change the terms of a coin that's already live. * Raise a coin's creator tax. * Touch the burned liquidity. * Stop you from selling on the curve or trading in the pool. ## What no contract can protect you from * **Market risk.** Prices can fall to zero. Burned liquidity stops a rug, not a dump. * **Copycats.** Names, tickers and images can be copied. Only the contract address is unique. * **Creator behaviour.** A creator can buy early and sell into later buyers, like any holder. * **Your own keys.** If your wallet is compromised, so is everything in it. See [Risk Disclosures](/degen-games-docs/safety/risk-disclosures.md). ## Found a bug? 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