IQ Checker (iq-checker.net) is a free website. You type an X (Twitter) handle and it returns an "IQ score" for that account. The score is a joke, not a real intelligence test. The site plays on crypto's long-running IQ bell-curve meme, which mocks over-complicated chart analysis. A Solana token named "IQ Checker", ticker 🧠, trades separately from the site. On-chain data checked on 25 October 2026 shows the token has almost no market left: a market cap of about $3,000 and under $6,000 in pool liquidity.
What the website does
The iq-checker.net homepage offers one function. You enter a handle after an "@" and press check, and results from other users show up in a "People's Results" section. The page asks for no wallet connection and no sign-up.
The page does not explain how the score is calculated. Any claim about which signals it reads, such as vocabulary, posting rhythm or engagement, is a guess. Treat the number as entertainment.
Using it safely
- Use only the domain you trust. A tool that needs nothing but a handle has no reason to ask for a wallet connection, a signature or a seed phrase.
- Lookalike domains are a common phishing method. If a page that copies the tool asks you to connect a wallet, close it.
- Typing a handle shares nothing beyond what is already public on that profile.
The IQ bell-curve meme behind it
The site's joke comes from the "IQ bell curve" or "midwit" format. Know Your Meme documents its history as follows:
- 12 February 2012: writer Vox Day popularised "mid-witted" in a blog post titled "The tragedy of the mid-witted". The word "midwit" began appearing on 4chan in late 2013.
- 1 January 2017: the earliest known post using the bell-curve diagram appeared on 4chan. It argued that people at the low and high ends of intelligence reach similar conclusions.
- 14 December 2018: edited versions spread on 4chan's /pol/ board.
- 10 March 2020: the first "midwit memes" thread appeared. The format then spread to Facebook.
- 11 July 2020: the familiar three-character version (a simple figure, a crying midwit in the middle and a calm monk-like figure on the right) came from an X post by @owenbroadcast.
The format rests on a version of horseshoe theory. The two extremes arrive at the same answer for different reasons, while the person in the middle over-thinks and gets it wrong.
How crypto uses it
In crypto, the middle figure is usually the trader buried in indicators: RSI, Fibonacci levels, head-and-shoulders patterns. The figures on both ends just buy and hold. A 8 January 2025 ChainCatcher opinion piece called "Cryptocurrency IQ Curve" sums up the joke: "IQ20 or IQ200 can both make money, while being in the middle can only be mediocre." The piece is satire, and it does not show that technical analysis works or fails.
The meme shares well because it is self-deprecating. A low score and a high score both make a good screenshot, and IQ Checker turns the joke into a personal result.
Run the five-step meme token check
Answer five questions about any meme token you are looking at to see which risk flag from the article it raises first.
Did you copy the contract address from a source you trust and compare every character?
- Yes, every character matches → next question
- No, I went by the name or ticker → Check the address first
Does a token report show mint authority or freeze authority still active?
- Yes, one or both are active → Supply or balances can change
- No, both show none → next question
Is the pool liquidity small next to the trade size you have in mind, or is the LP unlocked?
- Yes, the pool is thin or the LP is not locked → Thin or unlocked pool
- No, the pool is deep and the LP is locked → next question
After you set pool accounts aside, does one individual wallet hold a large share of supply?
- Yes → Supply sits with one holder
- No, or the big holder is the pool → next question
Has trading volume faded over time while the name or meme is still around?
- Yes, volume has dropped off → Attention has moved on
- No, activity is steady → No flag from these five checks
Tickers and names are easy to copy, so a token found by name alone may not be the one you mean. Lookalikes are common. Confirm the full contract address before you look at anything else.
If mint or freeze authority is still active, the creator can create new tokens or lock holders' balances. For comparison, the 🧠 token's report showed both as none on 25 October 2026.
With only a few thousand dollars in a pool, even a small order moves the price a lot. With 0% of liquidity locked, the provider can withdraw the pool. The 🧠 token showed both on 25 October 2026.
A large share in one individual wallet is a different risk from a pool account. For the 🧠 token, the account holding about 94% is listed as a liquidity account, and the next largest holder has about 0.5%.
A token named after a viral site often outlives the attention that created it. The 🧠 token showed about $51 of 24-hour volume on 25 October 2026.
None of the article's five checks raised a flag on your answers. That is not a verdict on the token. Ownership, the creator's intent and future changes are not covered by these checks.
This walks through the article's five generic checks only. It cannot read on-chain data, confirm who runs a token, or say whether to buy, hold or sell anything.
The 🧠 token: what on-chain data shows
A Solana token with the metadata name "IQ Checker" and the symbol 🧠 exists at contract address 88jKgqtqMZAGA1a7Enee1ieLn1VNZrnMzFAigQZxd5Uf. No public source we found confirms any link between the website's operators and the token's creator, so treat it as an unofficial token that trades on the site's name.
Figures from public token data (DEX Screener API and the RugCheck report), checked 25 October 2026:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Chain | Solana |
| Trading pair created | 10 August 2025 |
| Supply | about 997.98 million tokens (6 decimals) |
| Mint authority | none (revoked) |
| Freeze authority | none |
| Holders | 2,029 |
| Price | about $0.0000031 |
| Market cap / FDV | about $3,086 |
| Pool liquidity | about $2,900–$5,800 (the two sources differ) |
| 24-hour volume | about $51 |
| LP locked | 0% |
What those numbers mean
- Mint authority: the earlier version of this article said mint authority had not been renounced. Current data shows no mint authority and no freeze authority. Nobody can create new tokens or freeze holders' balances.
- Liquidity: with a few thousand dollars in the pool, even a small order moves the price a lot. RugCheck flags low liquidity as its main risk.
- Unlocked LP: with 0% of liquidity locked, the liquidity provider can withdraw the pool.
- Holder concentration: one account holds about 94% of supply, but RugCheck lists that account as a liquidity account, so it is most likely the pool rather than one person. The next largest holder has about 0.5%.
- Activity: $51 of daily volume means the trading attention has mostly moved on, even though the meme has not.
Checking any meme token yourself
- Copy the contract address from a source you trust and compare every character. Tickers and names are easy to copy.
- Look up mint and freeze authority in a token report. If either is still active, the creator can change supply or lock balances.
- Compare liquidity to the size of trade you have in mind, and check whether the LP is locked.
- Look at the holder list, and tell pool accounts apart from individual wallets.
- Look at volume over time. A token named after a viral site often outlives the attention that created it.
Limitations
This article draws on one homepage snapshot, one meme database and two token-data services. The site's scoring method and the token's ownership are not public, and the on-chain figures are a snapshot from 25 October 2026 that can change.
