Better Age Scoring for Tokens With Estimated Ages
By BarryGuard Team · April 11, 2026 · 3 min read
When BarryGuard checks how old a token is, it usually pulls the exact timestamp from on-chain data. But sometimes that data isn't available — for example, when a token has been sitting on a bonding curve for days without creating a liquidity pool yet. In cases like that, BarryGuard can only say the token is at least a certain number of hours old, not exactly how old it is.
Until now, tokens with only an estimated age were scored the same way as tokens whose bonding curve had been inactive for a long time. That meant an active token with an unclear age could get a harsh Danger score, just because we didn't know its exact birthday.
What changed
BarryGuard now separates two situations that used to be treated the same:
- Known age: We have the exact on-chain timestamp. The token is either fresh or has been inactive for a long time — and we can say so with confidence.
- Estimated age (minimum): We only know the token is at least X hours old. It could be older. It could be trading somewhere else. We can't confirm it's dead — so we shouldn't score it as if it were.
What this means for you: Tokens with an estimated age now get a moderate Caution score instead of a harsh Danger score. If a score has nudged upward, it means the token's age couldn't be pinned down exactly — not that anything changed about the token itself.
Why it matters
A token that has been sitting on a bonding curve for days without creating a pool isn't necessarily a dead token. The developer might be waiting for the right moment. The token might be trading on another venue. Scoring it the same way as a confirmed dead curve would be misleading.
The new score reflects that uncertainty honestly: we flag it as something to keep an eye on, but we don't condemn it. For tokens that are actually dead, the other 22 checks still catch them.
It's a small but important correction. BarryGuard scores are only useful when they reflect what we actually know — and what we don't. When the age is unclear, the score should say so too.