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How to create an SPL token on Solana

Written by XAUConnect Labs · Reviewed against live product behavior · Updated August 2026

Solana tokens are mints, not ERC-20 contracts. XAUConnect’s in-app Launchpad wizard deploys EVM tokens; it will not mint an SPL token for you. Creating an SPL (or Token-2022) asset uses Solana’s token programs: you create a mint, set decimals, mint supply to a token account you control, and then decide whether mint authority and freeze authority still exist.

Once a pool exists, traders swap that mint on XAUConnect through Jupiter. This article is the honest split: create off-wizard, swap on-app.

Mint, decimals, authorities

A mint address is the token’s identity — like an ERC-20 address, in base58. Decimals are commonly 6 or 9; they are not 18 by default. Mint authority can print more. Freeze authority can freeze accounts. If you promised a fair, immutable token, revoke both authorities after minting the supply you disclosed. Leaving them in place is a rug surface traders will check on Solscan.

Metadata and the logo people screenshot

Metaplex-style metadata is how wallets show a name and image. Metadata is not liquidity. A pretty token with no pool is unsellable. Pin metadata carefully; impersonators will copy your art onto a different mint the same afternoon.

Liquidity on Solana

Seed a pool on a major venue Jupiter already routes (Raydium, Orca, and peers). Pair with SOL or USDC. Lock or burn LP if you told the market you would. Thin unlocked LP is how launches become exit liquidity for the creator. Keep SOL in the creator wallet for fees. Priority fees during your own launch congestion are part of the budget.

Make it swappable on XAUConnect

Traders select Solana, paste your mint, and swap. Teach them the mint in every post. Ticker search will also surface clones. You cannot “submit the mint to Ethereum Launchpad” — different VM.

Token-2022 extras

Transfer fees, interest-bearing, and other extensions can break aggregators or surprise buyers. If you enable them, document them. If you want the widest routing, a plain mint with revoked authorities is the boring, correct choice.

Revoke, then tell people how to buy

After minting the disclosed supply, revoke mint and freeze if you promised a fair coin. Screenshot Solscan authorities at zero. Seed a pool Jupiter already knows. Then the buy path is: Phantom, XAUConnect, Solana selected, mint pasted, simulation, small sell test. Do not send buyers to Launchpad’s EVM wizard. Do not tell them to “search the name.” Cheap SOL fees mean clones will exist before your LP transaction is old.

Jupiter cannot index a mint with no pool

Creation without liquidity is unsellable. Seed SOL or USDC, then paste the mint into XAUConnect from a second wallet. If simulation fails, check freeze, Token-2022 extensions, and pool venue. Do not tell Telegram the token “is live on the aggregator” until that second wallet has sold.

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Risk disclosure

XAUConnect is a non-custodial swap aggregator. Digital assets are volatile and may lose value rapidly. Content on this page is educational and not investment advice. Verify every contract address on the official block explorer before approving a transaction.

Frequently asked questions

Why doesn’t Launchpad create SPL tokens?

The current wizard calls EVM TokenFactory / Launchpad contracts. Solana creation is a different program. Swap support for SPL is live via Jupiter once liquidity exists.

Is creating an SPL token free?

You pay SOL rent and transaction fees. It is cheap compared with Ethereum deploy gas, which is why Solana is crowded with junk mints. Cheap is not a moat.

How do traders buy the token?

Phantom (or another Solana wallet) on XAUConnect Swap, mint pasted, simulation read, small test, then size.

Can I bridge my SPL token to Ethereum and call it an ERC-20?

Only with a real bridge that mints a documented wrapper. Deploying a random ERC-20 with the same ticker is a fake multi-chain token.

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