Revoke Mint Authority
Revoke mint authority permanently to lock token supply and prevent inflation for SPL and Token-2022 tokens.
About Revoke Mint Authority
Mint authority allows the holder to create new tokens and increase the total supply. When you revoke mint authority, this power is removed permanently.
To revoke mint authority makes the token's supply fixed and immutable, similar to Bitcoin's fixed supply model.
Important Notes
- This action is permanent and irreversible.
- You can never create more tokens again.
- The total supply will be fixed forever.
- Only the mint authority can revoke itself.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How to Revoke Mint Authority for Your Tokens
Our tool to revoke mint authority permanently disables the ability to create new tokens, ensuring your token supply remains fixed and unchangeable. When you revoke mint authority, it's a crucial step for projects that want to establish trust with their community and demonstrate commitment to fair tokenomics.
Once you revoke mint authority, no one (including the original token creator) can mint additional tokens ever again. You can revoke mint authority for both SPL and Token-2022 tokens, making your supply truly capped and providing investors with confidence in your project's tokenomics.
Why Revoke Mint Authority?
When you revoke mint authority, you demonstrate long-term commitment to your community. Here are the key benefits to revoke mint authority:
- Show your community you're serious about keeping your token supply limited and fair
- Stop new tokens from being created so your existing tokens keep their value
- Prevent inflation and protect token holders when you revoke mint authority
- Meet legal requirements by proving your token supply is fixed and won't grow
- Build investor confidence with transparent, locked tokenomics
How Revoke Mint Authority Works
To revoke mint authority, connect your Solana wallet and select the token you'd like to modify. If the token still has an active mint authority, you can revoke it with one simple transaction. Once you revoke mint authority, it cannot be restored—no more tokens can ever be minted. This is a permanent action that provides irreversible protection for your token supply.
After you revoke mint authority, consider revoking freeze authority or revoking update authority to make token immutable to complete your token's security configuration. Need to create a new token with fixed supply? Use our Solana token creator.