Token type guide
Create a DeFi token on Solana
Launch your DeFi protocol's native token. No code needed: 0.1 SOL base fee, 0.4 SOL with the three safety options that are on by default.
Create your tokenWhat is a DeFi token?
DeFi tokens power decentralized finance protocols — they're used for governance, liquidity incentives, yield farming rewards, and staking. Solana has an active DeFi ecosystem with DEXes such as Raydium and aggregators such as Jupiter.
Why build a DeFi token on Solana
- Incentivize liquidity providers with farming rewards
- Enable protocol governance for your DeFi community
- Create staking mechanisms for token holders
- Build composable DeFi primitives on Solana's high-speed network
Recommended settings
- Supply
- 100,000,000 to 1,000,000,000
- Decimals
- 6 or 9
- Mint authority
- Depends — keep for emission schedules, remove for fixed supply
- Freeze authority
- Remove
- Metadata
- Lock after launch
- Vanity
- Use protocol abbreviation as prefix
Removing mint authority, removing freeze authority and locking metadata cost 0.1 SOL each and are on by default.
Use cases
- Liquidity mining rewards
- Protocol governance
- Staking yield
- Fee sharing
- Collateral token
Questions
How do I add my DeFi token to Raydium?
After creating your token on SPL Token Launcher, go to the Liquidity page (spltokenlauncher.pro/liquidity) to create a Raydium CPMM pool. Your token will then be tradeable on Raydium, Jupiter, and all Solana DEX aggregators.
What kind of pool does SPL Token Launcher create?
A Raydium CPMM pool: you pair your token with SOL, set the amounts and choose a fee tier (0.25%, 0.5%, 1%, 2% or 4%). Once created, your token can be traded on Raydium and the apps that route through it.
What supply is best for a DeFi token?
100M to 1B is typical. Plan for token distribution: liquidity mining (40-50%), team (15-20%), treasury (15-20%), community (10-15%), and early investors (5-10%).
Ready to create your DeFi token?
Fill in a name and symbol, approve one transaction, and the full supply goes to your wallet.
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