What is mint authority?

When you create a token, you automatically receive mint authority — the ability to create new tokens at any time. As long as you hold it, you can increase the total supply whenever you want.

From your community's perspective, this is a red flag. If you can print more tokens at will, why would anyone trust the value of what they're holding?

What is freeze authority?

Freeze authority allows you to block any wallet from using your token. You could theoretically prevent someone from sending or trading what they legitimately own.

This sounds like a niche concern — until it isn't. A hacked wallet or a bad actor with freeze authority could lock your community's funds overnight.

Why does it matter?

Your community can't read your mind. But they can read the blockchain. Revoking both authorities is permanent, public, and verifiable by anyone — it's the simplest way to prove you're serious without saying a word.

• Fixed supply → community trusts the value of their holdings
• No freeze → community knows their tokens are safe
• Both are on-chain → no trust required, just proof

How to do it in Token Creator

Both options are available in Step 01 of the launch flow. You'll see two toggles — Revoke Mint Authority and Revoke Freeze Authority — before you confirm the transaction. One click each. Permanent once confirmed.

What is vesting?

Vesting means locking your founder tokens on-chain and releasing them gradually over time. Instead of holding your entire allocation freely, you commit to a schedule that anyone can verify.

It's not a technical requirement — it's a trust signal. A founder whose tokens are locked can't dump and disappear.

How much should you vest?

A common approach is to vest your entire founder allocation — typically 10–20% of total supply. The rest goes into the liquidity pool or a community treasury.

Cliff and duration — what to choose?

The cliff is the waiting period before any tokens unlock. The duration is how long the gradual release takes after the cliff.

How it works in Token Creator

Vesting is Step 02 of the launch flow, powered by Streamflow. You set the amount, the cliff, and the duration. Once confirmed, the schedule is locked on-chain and visible on your public token page automatically.

What is a liquidity pool?

A liquidity pool is what makes your token tradeable. You deposit your token and SOL (or USDC) into a shared pool, and that pool becomes the market. Anyone can buy or sell your token against it, automatically.

Without a pool, your token exists on-chain but nobody can trade it. There's no market, no price, no way to get in or out.

How is the starting price set?

Your starting price is determined by the ratio of tokens to SOL you deposit.

How much SOL should you deposit?

The more SOL you deposit, the more stable your price will be. Low liquidity means big price swings on small buys — which scares serious community members away.

Start with what you can genuinely afford to lock in the pool. You can always add more liquidity later as your community grows.

How it works in Token Creator

Step 03 creates your pool on Orca Whirlpool — one of the leading DEXes on Solana. You choose the token amount and SOL amount. The pool goes live on-chain immediately and your token becomes tradeable the moment you confirm.

What is Devnet?

Devnet is Solana's test environment. It's an identical copy of the main blockchain — same tools, same flow, same experience — but the SOL is free and nothing is real. You can practice your entire launch without spending a cent.

Why bother testing?

Most mistakes happen at launch. Wrong vesting parameters, wrong token supply, wrong liquidity ratio. By the time you realize it, real SOL is already spent — and first impressions don't come twice.

• Get comfortable with the 4-step flow before it counts
• Test your vesting schedule and see how it looks on your token page
• Verify your liquidity parameters before committing real funds
• Share a preview token page with a trusted friend before the real launch

How to test on Devnet — 3 steps

When you're happy with the result, switch your wallet back to Mainnet and launch for real.

What is the token page?

Every token launched on Token Creator automatically gets a public page at token-creator.space/token/[your-mint]. No setup required — it's live the moment your token is created.

What does it show?

• Live price and chart — pulled directly from on-chain data
• Vesting status — your locked allocation and release schedule, visible to everyone
• Top holders — full transparency on who holds what
• Links to Solscan and DexScreener for independent verification

Why does it matter?

Most token launches start with a contract address pasted in a Discord. A random string of characters. Your community has to figure out the rest on their own.

Your token page changes that. Instead of an address, you share a link — and your community lands on a page that answers every question they'd have before trusting your project.

No trust required — just proof

Everything on the page is pulled from the blockchain in real time. You don't control what it shows. That's the point — your community doesn't have to take your word for it. They can verify everything themselves, in seconds.

How many decimals should you choose?

Decimals control how precisely your token can be divided. A token with 6 decimals can be split into 0.000001 units. With 9 decimals, down to 0.000000001.

SOL pair or USD pair?

When you create a liquidity pool, you choose what your token trades against — SOL or USDC.

A SOL pair is easier to set up and more common for community tokens on Solana. Your token price will fluctuate with SOL's price, which most community members already understand and accept.

A USDC pair makes sense if your community cares about a stable USD reference price — for example, if your token is used for payments or purchases within your community.