Publishing Official Contract Information Safely

Every token launch has a moment when users ask the same question: which contract is real? Scammers answer that question too, with fake addresses posted in replies, DMs and lookalike websites. How a project publishes its official contract information decides how easily users can tell the difference.

Choose one source of truth

Pick a single canonical location for contract information, usually a page on your official website such as /contracts or /token. Everything else should point there.

That page should list:

• Token contract address for each chain
• Official liquidity pools and trading pairs
• Staking, vesting and treasury contract addresses
• Links to verified source code on block explorers
• Audit reports
• Last updated date

Format addresses for easy checking

Addresses are long and easy to misread. Help users:

1. Show the full address, never shortened on the official page
2. Use a monospace font
3. Provide a copy button next to each address
4. Link each address to the correct block explorer
5. Label the chain clearly beside every address

Avoid publishing addresses only as images, which cannot be copied and are easy for scammers to imitate.

Announce in the right order

During launch, publish in this order:

Step	Action
1	Deploy and verify contracts on the block explorer
2	Update the official contracts page
3	Announce on X with a link to the contracts page
4	Post in Discord and Telegram announcements, linking the same page
5	Update token lists, aggregators and explorer profiles

Linking to the website rather than pasting addresses directly in every post keeps users anchored to one trusted place.

Protect the page

The contracts page becomes a high-value target. Secure it:

• Protect website hosting and DNS accounts with strong authentication
• Limit who can edit the page
• Monitor for unexpected changes
• Use a strict content security policy

A hijacked contracts page can redirect users to fake tokens even when everything else is secure.

Use multiple independent confirmations

Users trust information more when several independent sources agree. Consistent contract information across the website, verified social accounts, block explorer profiles, data aggregators, token lists and public listings makes impersonation harder. If a scammer changes one source, the others still show the real address.

Handle contract changes carefully

Migrations, upgrades and new deployments happen. When contract addresses change:

• Announce the change well in advance where possible
• Explain why the change is happening and what users need to do
• Mark old addresses clearly as deprecated on the contracts page
• Keep old information visible for reference rather than deleting it
• Warn users that scammers often exploit migrations with fake swap sites

Train your team and moderators

Team members and moderators should never paste contract addresses from memory or chat history. They should link to the official page. A moderator accidentally sharing a wrong address, or an impersonator copying their message, can cause real losses.

Warn users about common tricks

Remind users that:

• Official addresses are never shared first in DMs
• Search results for a token name can include fake tokens
• Addresses in replies under official posts are often scams
• Wallet transaction history can include poisoned lookalike addresses

Add independent references

Public profiles outside your own platforms add to the web of confirmation. A Proud Globe pin links to your official website and shows your project name and logo on a separate site with its own security, which gives users one more independent place to confirm they are heading to the right contracts page.