what is mint and freeze authority (solana)?

on solana, the keys allowed to create new tokens or freeze token accounts.

both are shown on explorers and can be set to "none", which is permanent. newer token types can still have other powers through extensions.

related words

minting creating new tokens.
renounced ownership when a contract's owner role is given up.
LP tokens the receipt for money put into a liquidity pool (on some exchanges an NFT); whoever holds it can withdraw that share.

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