Inflated liquidity and bridged tokens

Another flash class is artificial volume or price in a local wallet/DEX aggregator UI, not backed by real pools on major venues.

Bridged tokens link chains: an asset is wrapped in the target chain. If the bridge is compromised, abandoned, or drained, the wallet may still show a token that cannot be sold at market price.

Often cited examples: an ETH bridge into Solana with quote mismatch; Fantom’s bridged assets after network activity fell; USDT.z and similar tickers built to mimic a familiar symbol.

Checks: verify contract address, listings, pool depth, and CEX withdrawal with the same address. Inflated “liquidity” without independent confirmation is a red flag.