GoPlus' latest report shows that in the past three quarters, a total of more than 560,000 potential high-risk tokens have been found on the five major L2 chains (Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Blast, and Mantle). The threat of these tokens has affected more than 13.6 million user addresses, which is shocking.

These risky tokens generally have some common characteristics, such as the unlimited issuance power of contract creators, the difficulty of users to sell after purchase, malicious blacklist and whitelist settings, and the possibility of transaction taxes being tampered by criminals. Once users accidentally purchase these tokens, they will face the risk of capital loss, and this loss is often irreversible.

The data in this report comes from the GoPlus Security API, which is an open, permissionless Web3.0 security data service carefully created by the GoPlus team for Web3.0 developers and end users.

The report also details that the Base chain has the highest proportion of risky tokens, reaching an astonishing 66.6%. On the Arbitrum chain, the proportion of risky tokens has climbed to 89.9%. The risky tokens on the Optimism chain should not be underestimated, accounting for as much as 95%. Even for the emerging Blast chain, the proportion of risky tokens has reached 91%.

These data undoubtedly remind us that as the popularity of these networks continues to rise, the risk of scams associated with them is also growing simultaneously, especially frauds related to Meme tokens. Therefore, each of us needs to be vigilant and actively guard against these potential threats.