What does the holder actually own?
A title? A redemption claim? Fractional ownership? Or just a story? A blockchain proves the ticket exists — it doesn't prove there's a coat behind the counter.
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Is this token legitimate?
The most useful question in crypto — and the one most coverage skips. A ten-minute path from that question to an answer you can defend.
The 3-minute triage
Ask these before anything else.
You don't need to understand the technology to ask who holds your coat.
Who holds the underlying asset?
An identifiable custodian or company — or just a wallet address and a chat group? If no one is accountable, no one is liable.
Can you get it back?
Who can redeem, at what minimums and fees, with what checks — and what happens to the token when they do? If there's no redemption path, you're holding a souvenir.
The 10-minute path
From question to evidence.
Four steps. Each one hands you something the next one builds on.
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