Create a Pre-Sale Token on SolanaPre-sale tokens raise capital before public launch. The configuration choices have outsized consequences — pre-sale buyers are sophisticated, will scrutinize your token's authorities and vesting, and will publicly call out anything that looks off in Telegram and on X. One bad pre-sale post can poison community sentiment for months.
This page covers the SPL token configuration that survives a pre-sale due-diligence cycle: which authorities to keep, how to think about vesting, the on-chain proofs you need to publish before opening the pre-sale, and the common red flags that crash pre-sale credibility.
Note: this is technical configuration guidance. Pre-sales also have legal and regulatory implications that vary significantly by jurisdiction and offering size. Treat anything you read here as engineering practice, not legal advice — talk to securities counsel before opening any pre-sale that targets US persons or raises above small-friends-and-family amounts.
Why Solana for presale tokens?
Vesting tools are mature on Solana
Streamflow, Bonfida, and Squads all support SPL token vesting natively. You can lock a founder's 30% allocation for 3 years on-chain, with public proof. Pre-sale buyers can verify vesting before they buy.
On-chain pre-sale infrastructure exists
Tools like Streamflow IDO and HyperFinance handle the whole pre-sale flow on Solana — KYC, contribution caps, vesting, claim portal. You bring the token, they handle distribution.
Recommended configuration for presale tokens
- Decimals
- 6 — Standard for utility/pre-sale tokens.
- Supply
- 1,000,000,000 — 1B is conventional. Of that, 20-40% typically goes to pre-sale, 15-25% to team (vested), 10-20% to ecosystem grants, the rest to liquidity, treasury, or community rewards.
- Fee tier
- 0.25% — Pre-sale tokens that move to public liquidity usually have moderate volatility — 0.25% is appropriate.
- Mint authority
- REVOKE before public launch (after pre-sale tokens are minted). Keeping mint authority through public launch destroys credibility.
- Freeze authority
- REVOKE — non-negotiable.
- Update authority
- Move to a multisig before public launch.
Common mistakes to avoid
Pre-mint without vesting
If your team allocation is unlocked at launch, expect immediate dumping and price collapse. Always vest team and advisor allocations before public launch.
Keeping mint authority during public launch
Pre-sale buyers might tolerate retained mint authority for the pre-sale phase — public launch buyers will not. Revoke before public liquidity is added.
Promising 'no team allocation' then keeping a treasury
If your treasury wallet holds 20% of supply, that's a team allocation. Be honest about it from day one.
Related guides and tools
Frequently asked questions
Should I revoke mint authority before or after pre-sale?
After. Mint the pre-sale, vesting, and treasury allocations first, then revoke. Once revoked, supply is locked forever.
What's a fair pre-sale price relative to public launch price?
Conventional: pre-sale price is 50-70% of expected public launch price. Pre-sale buyers take risk and earn that discount. Smaller discounts make pre-sale less attractive; larger discounts encourage pre-sale dumping at launch.
Do I need KYC for a Solana pre-sale?
Depends on jurisdiction and amount. For US-based offerings above ~$5M, you usually need an exemption (Reg D, Reg S) and KYC. For small offerings or non-US buyers, KYC may not be legally required but is increasingly expected for credibility.