What Is Minting?

Definition

Minting is the process of creating new tokens on a blockchain — either during initial token creation or afterward (if the mint authority hasn't been revoked).

Minting creates new tokens that didn't exist before. On CoinDevTools, the initial mint happens during token creation — you specify the total supply and all tokens are minted at once into your wallet.

Initial mint — creating the token for the first time. You set the supply (e.g., 1 billion tokens). All tokens are minted to your wallet in one transaction.
Additional minting — creating MORE tokens after the initial creation. Only possible if the mint authority is still active. This is how inflationary tokens work (staking rewards, ecosystem grants).

Mint authority active — the designated wallet can mint new tokens at any time (inflationary)
Mint authority revoked — no one can ever mint new tokens (deflationary/fixed supply)
Mint authority transferred — control moved to a multisig or DAO for decentralized minting decisions

For most token launches, revoking mint authority after the initial mint is the standard practice. This proves to holders that the supply is permanently fixed — no surprise inflation.

CoinDevTools mints all tokens in one transaction during creation. You can then optionally revoke the mint authority using the free Revoke Mint Authority tool.