Every 100x story starts the same way: someone found a token minutes after its liquidity pool went live. So does every rug story. New pools are where the asymmetric upside lives — and where the vast majority of outright scams live too. This post covers where to actually find fresh pools, and the 60-second checklist that filters out most of the garbage.
Where fresh pools show up first
GeckoTerminal has a with better filtering UI (min liquidity, min volume). Their API is also free.
Telegram channels are how most degens actually consume this. Raw firehose channels exist for every chain, but the noise ratio is brutal. I run runs an actual sell simulation on ETH/BSC/Base and reports effective buy/sell tax.
2. Is the contract still mutable? GoPlus ( for exactly this workflow: paste a contract address (or tap a token in @FreshPoolsFeed), get the full checklist back in one report — honeypot simulation, contract flags, holder concentration, liquidity status. Works for 7 EVM networks and TON jettons. Source is on GitHub (MIT) if you'd rather self-host.
Wallet built-ins. Some wallets (Rabby, for one) run basic token checks on approval. Good last line of defense, too late as a screening tool.
The honest caveat
No checklist catches everything. A token can pass every automated check and still dump 95% because the "community" was three guys and a meme template. Screening filters out mechanical scams — honeypots, hidden mints, pullable liquidity. It cannot tell you whether anyone will still care about the token tomorrow. Size accordingly.
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