{
  "object": "jepeta_high_intent_answer",
  "schemaVersion": "1.0.0",
  "language": "en",
  "category": "risk_signal",
  "question": "What does it mean if a Base token is mintable?",
  "intent": "Understand mintability as a token risk signal",
  "directAnswer": "Mintable means the token contract or an authorized role can create additional supply under the conditions exposed by the security source. That is not automatically malicious, but it changes the risk model because future supply can dilute holders or be used in abusive ways if the permission is uncontrolled or compromised.",
  "canonicalUrl": "https://jepeta.dev/guides/what-does-mintable-token-mean/",
  "jsonUrl": "https://jepeta.dev/guides/what-does-mintable-token-mean/index.json",
  "sections": [
    {
      "heading": "Why mintability matters",
      "paragraphs": [
        "Supply expansion can be legitimate for some protocols, incentives, bridges, or governance designs. The key question is not simply whether minting exists, but who can use it, whether the authority is constrained, and whether the design matches what buyers expect.",
        "For a pre-trade screen, mintability is therefore a reason to inspect the contract and project design more carefully rather than a standalone accusation of fraud."
      ]
    },
    {
      "heading": "How Jepeta treats the signal",
      "paragraphs": [
        "Jepeta requires an explicit mintability boolean from GoPlus for a successful public preview. Unknown required values fail closed instead of becoming false.",
        "When mintability is reported, Jepeta can elevate the decision to WARN according to its configured policy. The public evidence page shows the mintability result, while detailed dangerous-permission flags remain part of the deeper paid evidence contract."
      ]
    },
    {
      "heading": "What you should check next",
      "paragraphs": [
        "Look at liquidity, holder concentration, taxes, and any available project documentation. A mintable token with transparent controls and deep liquidity is a different situation from a mintable token with thin liquidity and concentrated ownership.",
        "Always compare the timestamp of the scan with the intended transaction. Permissions and ownership can change after a snapshot."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "checklist": [
    "Confirm mintability is explicit, not inferred",
    "Find who controls minting",
    "Check whether authority is constrained",
    "Review liquidity and concentration",
    "Treat the result as timestamped"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Jepeta methodology",
      "url": "https://jepeta.dev/methodology.json"
    },
    {
      "label": "GoPlus Token Security API",
      "url": "https://docs.gopluslabs.io/reference/tokensecurityusingget_1"
    }
  ],
  "evidenceExample": {
    "tokenAddress": "0x940181a94a35a4569e4529a3cdfb74e38fd98631",
    "canonicalUrl": "https://jepeta.dev/risk/base/0x940181a94a35a4569e4529a3cdfb74e38fd98631/",
    "lastCheckedAt": "2026-09-24T16:48:11.089+00:00",
    "decision": "WARN",
    "riskScore": 35
  },
  "related": [
    {
      "question": "How do I check if a Base token is a honeypot?",
      "url": "https://jepeta.dev/guides/how-to-check-base-token-honeypot/"
    },
    {
      "question": "How do I check holder concentration risk for a Base token?",
      "url": "https://jepeta.dev/guides/how-to-check-holder-concentration-base-token/"
    },
    {
      "question": "How do I check whether Base token liquidity is locked?",
      "url": "https://jepeta.dev/guides/how-to-check-liquidity-lock-base-token/"
    }
  ],
  "methodologyUrl": "https://jepeta.dev/methodology.json",
  "freshScanUrl": "https://jepeta.dev/#scanner",
  "limitations": [
    "Educational risk-screening content, not investment advice.",
    "A token-risk snapshot is timestamped and can become stale.",
    "PASS is not a safety guarantee."
  ]
}