Every meme coin that gets attention attracts clones, and apeonfone is no exception. A search for "apeonfone" on DexScreener returns more than twenty tokens with that name across Solana, Ethereum, Base and BNB Chain. Only one of them is the FONE that trades on Gate, MEXC, LBank and the other centralized exchanges.
The real apeonfone contract
The official apeonfone (FONE) token is a Solana SPL token with this mint address:
CTPoyCwkjMvoJwU4xvZZqoD8tiYk6yDchySiN5gGpump
The pump suffix is not decoration. It tells you the token was created through Pump.fun, which is where apeonfone launched before graduating to the PumpSwap pool. Copycats often reuse the name and logo but cannot reuse the mint address, so the address is the only thing worth trusting.
Three ways to check it in under a minute
- Solscan. Open the token page on Solscan and compare the full address, not just the first and last characters. The page should show the supply of roughly 990.13 million FONE and tens of thousands of holders.
- DexScreener. Search the address itself, not the name. The main FONE/SOL pair on PumpSwap should show hundreds of thousands of dollars of liquidity and a market cap in the millions. Clones typically show a few hundred dollars of liquidity and almost no volume.
- CoinMarketCap or CoinGecko. Both list apeonfone with the contract address on the token page, along with the exchange markets. If the address on a listing page does not match, you are on the wrong token.
Red flags that give fakes away
- Liquidity under a few thousand dollars. The genuine PumpSwap pool holds far more than that.
- A different chain. apeonfone lives on Solana. An "apeonfone" on Ethereum, Base or BNB Chain is a different token with the same name.
- No exchange listings. Search results on Gate or MEXC that route to a different contract, or none at all, are a warning sign.
- Urgent social posts with a new address. The team does not change contracts. A post announcing a "v2" or a "migration" is the classic copycat pattern.
Paste the address, never search by name
On a DEX like Jupiter, Raydium or Orca, paste the mint address into the token selector instead of typing "FONE" or "apeonfone". Name search is exactly how people end up holding a clone. On centralized exchanges the FONE/USDT market is already tied to the real token, so a CEX buy is the lower-risk route for beginners.
Keep this page bookmarked. Our main guide lists the verified contract with a one-tap copy button and links directly to Solscan and DexScreener, and we re-check every link on the verification date shown in the footer.