Minting Tokens

Mint KRC20 tokens from deployed token contracts.

What is Minting?

Minting creates new tokens:

  • Takes deployed token definition

  • Creates token units

  • Adds to your balance

  • Increases circulating supply

Think of it like:

  • Printing money (but according to fixed rules)

  • Mining cryptocurrency (but instant)

  • Claiming your allocation

Minting rules:

  • Up to mint limit per operation

  • Until max supply reached

  • Anyone can mint (usually)

  • First come, first served

Finding Mintable Tokens

In Kasanova

Tokens tab:

  • Filter: "Mintable"

  • Shows tokens still being minted

  • Displays remaining supply

  • Mint limit per operation

Token indicators:

  • 🟢 Mintable (supply remaining)

  • 🔴 Fully Minted (max supply reached)

Token Details

For each mintable token:

NACHO Token

Max Supply: 1,000,000,000
Minted: 500,000,000 (50%)
Remaining: 500,000,000

Mint Limit: 10,000 per mint
Your Holdings: 50,000 NACHO

How to Mint

Step-by-Step

1. Find Token

  • Browse mintable tokens

  • Or search by ticker

  • Tap to open details

2. Tap Mint Button

  • On token detail page

  • Mint screen opens

3. Enter Amount

  • Tap amount field

  • Enter quantity

  • Up to mint limit

  • Or tap "Max" for full limit

Example:

Mint NACHO

Amount: 10,000 (max limit)
Remaining supply: 500,000,000

Cost:
KRC20 Mint Cost: 1 KAS (per mint)
Service Fee: ~0.025 KAS (2.5%)
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Total: ~1.025 KAS

4. Review and Confirm

  • Verify amount

  • Check fees

  • Understand cost

5. Authenticate

  • Biometric confirmation

  • Transaction signs

  • Mint broadcasts

6. Receive Tokens

  • Confirmation (seconds)

  • Tokens added to balance

  • Visible in Tokens tab

Minting Fees

What You Pay

KRC20 Mint Cost:

  • 1 KAS per mint operation

  • Set by protocol

  • Goes to ecosystem

Service fee:

  • 2.5% of mint cost

  • Supports Kasanova/discovery

  • ~0.025 KAS per mint

Total typical cost:

Mint 10,000 tokens (1 mint operation)
KRC20 Mint Cost: 1 KAS (~$0.05)
Service Fee: ~0.025 KAS (~$0.00125)
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Total: ~1.025 KAS (~$0.05125)

Fee Economics

Cost per token:

  • Example: 1.025 KAS / 10,000 tokens = 0.0001025 KAS per token

  • If token trades at 0.001 KAS, you profit

  • If token trades below 0.0001025 KAS, you lose

Break-even analysis:

  • Calculate cost per token

  • Compare to market price

  • Mint if profitable

  • Skip if not

Minting Strategies

Early Minting

Mint ASAP after deployment:

  • ✅ More supply available

  • ✅ Less competition

  • ✅ Secure your allocation

  • ❌ Token may not have value yet

  • ❌ Risk if project fails

Strategic Minting

Wait and see:

  • ✅ Token proves itself first

  • ✅ Community emerges

  • ✅ Value established

  • ❌ Supply may be gone

  • ❌ Miss low entry

Batch Minting

Mint multiple times:

  • Mint up to limit per operation

  • Can mint many times

  • Until max supply or you're satisfied

  • Balance cost vs. acquisition

Example:

  • Mint limit: 10,000

  • You want: 100,000

  • Must mint 10 times

  • Cost: 10 × 1.1 KAS = 11 KAS

Minting Limits

Per-Operation Limit

Set by deployer:

  • Maximum tokens per mint

  • Example: 10,000 NACHO per mint

  • Cannot exceed this

  • But can mint multiple times

Supply Limit

Max supply cap:

  • Total tokens that can exist

  • Once reached, no more minting

  • Token becomes fully minted

  • Scarcity achieved

Remaining supply:

  • Shows how much left

  • Decreases with each mint

  • Race to mint before gone

No Personal Limit

You can mint:

  • Multiple times

  • As much as you want

  • Until supply exhausted

  • Limited only by fees

After Minting

Tokens in Wallet

Minted tokens:

  • Appear in Tokens tab

  • Included in balance

  • Usable immediately

  • Can send, sell, or hold

What to Do

Hold (HODL):

  • Wait for value appreciation

  • Support project long-term

  • Participate in community

Sell:

  • List on marketplace

  • Realize profits

  • Provide liquidity

Transfer:

  • Send to others

  • Gift or payment

  • Distribution

Trade:

  • Swap for other tokens (coming soon)

  • Diversify portfolio

Mint Sniping

What is Mint Sniping?

Racing to mint:

  • Monitoring for new deployments

  • Minting immediately

  • Getting large allocation quickly

  • Hoping for value

Tools:

  • Alerts for new tokens

  • Quick mint execution

  • Batch minting bots (against ToS)

Ethics:

  • Some see as smart strategy

  • Others see as unfair

  • Fair launch debate

  • Community opinions vary

Kasanova's Approach

Fair access:

  • No API for bots (currently)

  • Manual minting only

  • Equal opportunity

  • Human-paced

Future features:

  • Mint limits per address (maybe)

  • Time delays

  • Anti-bot measures

  • Fairer distribution

Minting Risks

Token May Have No Value

Risk:

  • Mint costs KAS

  • Token may never trade

  • Or trades below mint cost

  • Loss of minting fees

Mitigation:

  • Research before minting

  • Check community interest

  • Start with small amounts

  • Diversify

Supply May Be Exhausted

Risk:

  • You try to mint

  • Supply already gone

  • Wasted time

  • Must buy on market (higher price)

Mitigation:

  • Mint early for tokens you want

  • Monitor remaining supply

  • Act quickly

  • Accept you might miss some

Competition

Risk:

  • Many people minting

  • Supply disappearing fast

  • Network congestion (rare on Kaspa)

  • Miss out on allocation

Mitigation:

  • Be prepared

  • Have KAS ready

  • Mint promptly

  • Don't hesitate

Fully Minted Tokens

What Happens

When max supply reached:

  • No more minting possible

  • "Mint" button becomes "Buy"

  • Must purchase on marketplace

  • Secondary market only

Advantages of Fully Minted

Supply certainty:

  • No more dilution

  • Fixed scarcity

  • Clearer economics

  • Potentially more valuable

Market maturity:

  • Pure trading (no minting)

  • Price discovery

  • Established community

Next Steps

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