Scam Alert: Is Shiba Tron (SHIBT) A Scam Coin? PeckShield Detects Scam Around SHIBT Token

Shiba Tron token (SHIBT) has been a new addition to the fleet of Dog-themed meme coins. A few days ago, the SHIBT coin went on to jump by more than 1000% to grab the attention of the investors. However, PeckShield has dropped an alert among cryptocurrency enthusiasts regarding SHIBT.

Is Shiba Tron a scam coin?

PeckShield has traced a possibility of a scam associated with the Shiba Tron token. They identified that only whitelisted users can sell and withdraw their tokens.

#SCAM PeckShield has detected that @ShibaTronToken$SHIBT (https://t.co/PXu2lansGB) is #honeypot! Only whitelisted users can sell. Stay away from tokens that have a lot of restrictions on transferring or selling! pic.twitter.com/sRN3sXiz8x

— PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) February 28, 2022

Whitelist refers to a list of cryptocurrency addresses that are considered trustworthy. The addresses on the Whitelist are the only ones that can withdraw funds from their exchange account.

As per the given data from BSCscan, SHIBT has over $53 million of total market capitalization with 5681 holders. The data reveals that there have been over 10,000 transaction done while still, some users are still engaging with coins. These stats are a little bit scary as the token have some withdrawal restriction.

Source: BscScan

The official page of the SHIBT coin has crossed 19 thousand followers on Twitter. Meanwhile, in a post, the coin calls itself a Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Floki Inu (FLOKI) killer.

SHIBA TRON $SHIBT

The #ShibaInu and #Floki Killer
Reached 1M$ (24 Hours Trading Volume)

Poocoin:https://t.co/dFquWvGYQV

PancakeSwap:https://t.co/bpUBc5o5xZ

Contract:
0x0487fe9ee79bb9312373aed2901dce58d76bd48a pic.twitter.com/OeaqZUp2io

— SHIBA TRON (@ShibaTronToken) February 26, 2022

How to detect a scam coin?

PeckShield has recommended staying away from investing in these kinds of tokens. They have even dropped some illustrations to avoid a scam coin.

2/4 The deployer's funds directly or indirectly originated from @TornadoCash (meaning the deployer has no KYC) pic.twitter.com/h0Ps0L8OlN

— PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) February 28, 2022

4/4 The token has restrictions on selling (meaning the price is manipulated and investors may be trapped in a honeypot) pic.twitter.com/vsi1hFcxrA

— PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) February 28, 2022

SHIBT price’s zoom by 1224%

The Shiba Tron token has seen a jump of 1224% in the last 24 hours, as per Coinmarketcap. It is trading at an average price of $0.006003, at the press time. SHIBT has been trading with a 24-hour trading volume of $378,670 which is down by 37%.

Source: Coinmarketcap

SHIBA TRON calls itself a REAL community coin that is not controlled by a few people. It promises of mechanism specifically designed to avoid whales & bots. On the other hand, assures that old holders will earn $SHIBT on each transaction as 10% of each transaction will be redistributed among them.

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