Reads who controls a contract straight from chain: owner/getOwner/admin, pending owner, EIP-1967 proxy implementation + admin, and paused state — and whether the owner is a single EOA key (one compromise = total control) or a contract (multisig/timelock). Crucially: ownership 'renounced' is NOT safe if it is still an upgradeable proxy whose admin can swap the logic. The control-surface read before you trust a contract. Not financial advice.

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