Every setting explained
This page goes through every setting on the deploy page, in the order the app asks for them, and says which ones are permanent. Labels in bold are exactly what you'll see in the app.
Most settings are written into the token itself when it launches. That's what makes them trustworthy for investors, and it's also why they can't be changed later. Listing details and the price are the exception: they live on VestaScan and you can edit them at any time.
Who can hold this token?
Approved investors only or Open to anyone. This decides which kind of token is launched and what controls are available. Permanent. See Choose a token type.
Wallet
Choose the deploying wallet. Only shown if your account has more than one wallet. The wallet you choose launches the token and permanently owns it: it's the wallet you'll use to approve investors, issue tokens and use every other control. Permanent.
Identity
| Setting | What it means | After launch |
|---|---|---|
| Token name | The full name people see in wallets and on your token page. Must be unique on VestaScan. | Can't be changed |
| Token symbol | The short abbreviation shown next to balances. Must be unique on VestaScan. | Can't be changed |
| Decimals (open tokens only) | How finely one token can be divided. Wallets use it to show balances. The default suits most tokens. | Can't be changed |
Availability is checked as you type, but a name and symbol are only held for you once you select Deploy token.
Supply
| Setting | What it means | After launch |
|---|---|---|
| Initial supply | How many whole tokens are created now. They start in the deploying wallet. | Fixed |
| Mintable | Whether you can issue more tokens later. If it's off, the supply is fixed forever at the initial figure. | Can't be changed |
| Maximum supply | Shown when Mintable is on. The most tokens that can ever exist, at least the initial supply. On an open token, 0 means no limit. | Can't be raised or lowered |
If you choose no limit on an open token, the app warns you: anyone looking at the token will see that more can be created without limit.
Controls
Each control is a power you keep over the token. It's permanent, and it's listed on the token's public page so holders know about it.
| Setting | What it means |
|---|---|
| Revocable | Lets you take tokens back from a holder without their consent, for example after they lose access to their wallet or because of a legal order. Marked High risk in the app. On an approved-investors token, recovered tokens can only go to an approved wallet. |
| Burnable | Lets tokens be permanently destroyed, which reduces the supply. In the app, you burn tokens held in your own wallet from the token's Supply tab. |
| Pausable (open tokens only) | Lets you stop every transfer at once, as an emergency stop. |
Always included on approved-investors tokens: the approved investor list, lock-up dates per investor and the pause switch. They aren't settings, so you won't see switches for them.
On open tokens: no other controls can be added after launch.
Review and deploy
| Setting | What it means | After launch |
|---|---|---|
| Network | The public blockchain your token lives on. VestaScan supports Ethereum and Polygon. | Can't be changed |
| Listing details (optional): Category, Subcategory, Description | Help people find your token in Explore and understand what it is. | Edit any time in the token's Profile |
| Price (optional): Currency, Price per token, Minimum investment, Maximum investment | What one token costs to buy from you directly, and the smallest and largest amount one investor can take. On an open token the limits read Minimum purchase and Maximum purchase. | Edit any time in the token's Profile |
The review also shows the network fee for launching. It reads Sponsored when VestaScan covers it, or Paid by you. See Network fees.