Solana token safety guides
Plain-language guides to staying safe on Solana. Each one is short and honest, and ends with the SolKnife tool that does the work for you.
How to check a Solana token for a rug pull
A step-by-step guide to checking any Solana token for rug-pull risk before you trade: freeze authority, honeypots, liquidity, and holder concentration.
What is a freeze authority on a Solana token?
What a Solana freeze authority is, why an active one is dangerous, and how to check whether a token's freeze authority has been revoked.
How to reclaim SOL rent from empty token accounts
Empty Solana token accounts each lock about 0.002 SOL of rent. Here is how to find your empty accounts and reclaim that SOL safely.
How confidential transfer works on Solana
Token-2022's confidential transfer extension hides amounts on-chain via ElGamal encryption and ZK proofs, while leaving sender and recipient public. Here is what it does, what it does not, and how to use it.
How to mint your own token on Solana (no code)
Mint an SPL or Token-2022 mint on Solana in under a minute, with no code: pick decimals, decide on extensions, sign one transaction. What the fields mean and what they will cost you.
How to add metadata to a Solana token
Give a Solana mint its name, symbol, and image. Step-by-step for both classic SPL Token and Token-2022, what wallets and explorers actually read, and how to update metadata later.
How to revoke mint authority on a Solana token
Revoking the mint authority caps a token's supply forever; revoking the freeze authority removes the ability to freeze any holder. Both signal the project will not rug-pull the token. Here is how to do it.
How to swap on Solana with low slippage
Slippage is the gap between the price you saw and the price you got. Here is how Solana swaps actually price your trade, where slippage comes from, and how to keep it small without leaving the trade on the table.
DLMM pools on Meteora: what they are and how to read them
Dynamic Liquidity Market Maker pools concentrate liquidity in price bins. The result is much higher fees per dollar of capital — and a much higher chance of going out of range and earning nothing. Here is how to read a DLMM pool before you provide liquidity.
How to burn NFTs safely on Solana (and reclaim SOL rent)
Every NFT you hold has SOL rent locked across its token, metadata, and edition accounts. Burning an NFT you no longer want returns that rent to your wallet. Here is how to do it without accidentally burning something valuable.
How to create and run a Solana multisig wallet (Squads v4)
Set up a Solana multisig that needs several signers to move funds, then run it: propose transactions, approve them across wallets, execute once the threshold is met, and add or remove members. Built on Squads Protocol v4, non-custodial.
For exactly how each safety signal is measured, see the methodology.