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5 articles tagged with #SPL token.
What Is Mint Authority on Solana and Why It's a Red Flag
When you buy a Solana token, you're acquiring a share of a defined supply. Or at least, that's what you assume. In reality, depending on how that token was configured at launch, the creator may hold a permission that lets them generate millions — or billions — of new tokens at any moment, without wa
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What Is Solana's Token-2022 Standard? New Features and New Risks
Solana's original SPL Token standard, deployed in 2020, was a foundational but deliberately minimal design: create tokens, transfer them, optionally enable mint and freeze authority. It served the ecosystem well but lacked features that more sophisticated token designs required. The Token-2022 progr
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Solana NFT vs. Fungible Tokens: What's the Difference?
When someone says they "bought a Solana token," they might be referring to a meme coin purchased on Raydium — or they might be describing an NFT digital collectible acquired on a marketplace like Magic Eden. Both live on Solana's blockchain. Both use Solana wallets. Beyond those surface similarities
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Types of Solana Tokens Explained: SPL, Meme, DeFi, Utility, and More
When people say "Solana token," they might be referring to a meme coin launched 20 minutes ago, a governance token for a billion-dollar protocol, a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar, a liquid staking derivative, or a tokenized real-world asset. All of these travel on the same rails — Solana's SPL T
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Freeze Authority Explained: Can Someone Lock Your Solana Tokens?
There is a feature built into the Solana SPL token standard that most token buyers have never heard of, never checked, and never considered when making a purchase. It allows the creator of a token to freeze any wallet that holds it — without warning, without your consent, and with no technical mecha
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