Mint authority and freeze authority, explained in plain words

If you only learn two words before buying a Solana token, make it these two: mint authority and freeze authority. Together they answer the questions that matter most: can someone create more of this token, and can someone stop you from selling it?

What a token actually is on Solana

A Solana token has one central record, called the mint account. It stores the total supply, the number of decimals, and two special roles. Each role is either held by an address, or switched off for good.

Mint authority: who can create more

The mint authority is the address allowed to create new tokens.

• Set: the holder can create new tokens whenever they like. Even if they promise not to, the power is there. New tokens dilute every holder, and a creator can mint a huge amount and sell it in seconds.
• Disabled: nobody can ever create more. The supply you see is the supply forever.

For a community token, a disabled mint authority is the baseline. Some projects keep it during setup and disable it at launch; what matters is the state when you buy.

Freeze authority: who can lock your tokens

The freeze authority can freeze the token account of any holder. A frozen account can't send or sell.

• Set: your tokens can be locked at any time. Scam tokens use this to let people buy and then freeze everyone except the creator.
• Disabled: nobody can freeze your tokens.

There is one honest exception. Regulated stablecoins such as USDC keep a freeze authority on purpose, so the issuer can freeze stolen funds. That is a known, public policy of a regulated company. A new meme or community token has no such reason.

Disabling is permanent

Both roles can be set to "none", and that can't be undone: there is no address left that could turn them back on. That's why a disabled authority is a strong signal, and a promise that "we'll disable it later" is not.

How to check it yourself

1. Copy the token's contract address (also called the mint or CA), but only from the project's own website.
2. Paste it into our free Token Safety Checker, or open the token page on a block explorer.
3. Look for mint authority and freeze authority. You want both disabled.

Our checker also looks at Token-2022 extras like transfer fees and permanent delegates, copycat names and how concentrated the biggest holders are, and explains each in plain words. No wallet or sign-up needed.

Keep in mind: two green checks are a good start, not a guarantee. Liquidity, the team and the community matter too.

And $ODDI?

$ODDI launches with both authorities disabled: nobody can create new tokens or freeze wallets. Once it's live you can verify that yourself with the checker. The official contract address reaches the waitlist first and is only ever published on oddiforge.com.