Our rules rate the security risk of QuarkChain (QKC) on Ethereum as high. The main reasons are a honeypot flag from the automated check, the owner's ability to change balances and mint tokens, the ability to pause transfers, and low DEX liquidity.

• The GoPlus automated check flags the token as a possible honeypot, meaning holders may be unable to sell. This is a flag from an automated tool, not a confirmed finding.
• The contract gives the owner the ability to change token balances and to mint new tokens, which can increase supply.
• The contract allows transfers to be paused, so trading could be stopped by whoever controls this function.
• DEX liquidity totals $42.2K across 17 pools, and 0% of LP tokens are reported as locked or burned.
• The top 10 holders hold 39.5% of supply, excluding burn and locked addresses. The largest holder holds 17.5%. There are 10,130 holders, and top holders may include exchange wallets or contracts.
• Some checks came back reassuring: no blacklist function, no upgradeable proxy, no self-destruct, no hidden owner, the source code is verified, and the check does not flag inability to buy or a sell-all restriction.