Token standards, launch settings, authorities and costs across chains.
Active authorities, risky Token-2022 extensions, a pool with a few SOL in it, unlocked LP, bundled supply and promises of profit: the mistakes that sink most Solana token launches, what each one leads to, and how to avoid it, with numbers from Raydium, Pump.fun and on-chain analysts.
Mint authority decides whether a Solana token's supply can grow; freeze authority decides whether anyone can lock holders' balances. What both do, which metadata and Token-2022 authorities exist, when keeping them is legitimate, and how to check and revoke them.
USDT and USDC both promise $1, but issuers, reserves, audits, freezes and regulation differ. We compare them with October 2026 data, explain GENIUS and MiCA, list other USD stablecoins by model and show transfer costs on Tron, Ethereum, Solana and BNB Chain.
