Building a Token Program

Token Programs on Solana

Solana has two token programs:

• SPL Token — The original token standard
• Token-2022 — Extended features (transfer fees, confidential transfers, non-transferable tokens)

Creating a Mint

let cpi_accounts = MintTo {
    mint: ctx.accounts.mint.to_account_info(),
    to: ctx.accounts.token_account.to_account_info(),
    authority: ctx.accounts.authority.to_account_info(),
};