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What Do I Look at Before Investing in a Crypto Token? Most people look at price, market cap, and performance. I look at 7 dimensions and 43 key metrics. ① Valuation 1. Market Cap 2. FDV 3. MC/FDV 4. Fees 5. Revenue Question: Does price match value? ② Tokenomics 6. Circulating Supply 7. Max Supply 8. Inflation Rate 9. Token Unlocks 10. Unlock Schedule 11. Initial Allocation Demand Growth > Supply Growth ③ Holder Structure 12. Top 10 Holders 13. Top 50 Holders 14. Whale Holdings 15. VC Holdings 16. Team Holdings 17. Foundation Holdings Separate exchange, contract, team, and investor wallets to avoid misleading data. ④ Adoption 18. Active Users 19. Active Addresses 20. Transactions 21. Trading Volume 22. TVL 23. Liquidity Focus on 30-day and 90-day trends, not daily data. ⑤ Value Capture 24. Token Utility 25. Staking 26. Buyback 27. Burn 28. Fee Capture Good Project ≠ Good Token Project growth doesn’t automatically create token value. ⑥ Technology & Security 29. Developer Activity 30. GitHub Activity 31. Smart Contract Audits 32. Security History 33. Admin Keys 34. Multisig Ask: Is development active? Is the contract secure? How much control does the team have? ⑦ Market & Survival 35. Open Interest 36. Funding Rate 37. CVD 38. Liquidations 39. Treasury 40. Cash Burn 41. Funding 42. Competition 43. Regulation Spot buying and leverage-driven growth carry different risks. I don’t ask: “Can it go 100x?” I ask: Is valuation reasonable? Is supply growing too fast? Are users and revenue real? Can the token capture value? Is it secure and sustainable? > Don’t look for cheap coins. Look for gaps between price and real value. Study price. Supply. Demand. Value. Risk. Next, I’ll break down all 43 metrics: Where to find them, how to read and verify them, cross-check data, detect fake volume and abnormal activity, and turn public data into investment signals. No guessing. No hype. Just data. Personal market research and opinions only. Not financial advice.