Solana's Token ACL Standard Brings Compliant Permissioned Tokens to Mainnet
The Solana Foundation's sRFC-37, known as the Token ACL standard, has been live on mainnet since March 2026 and provides an official mechanism for issuing permissioned tokens that meet regulatory requirements. The system uses Token-2022's freeze mechanism combined with a delegated gate program, allowing holders to self-service unlock their token accounts without requiring an issuer signature. Regulated assets such as treasury funds, stablecoins, and security tokens require issuer control over who can hold them due to KYC, sanctions screening, and investor-accreditation rules. Unlike earlier approaches — transfer hooks and manual freeze-thaw — Token ACL makes compliance rules a public, on-chain API while preserving composability with wallets and exchanges. A key concern highlighted is that compliant permissioned tokens and honeypot scams currently appear identical to most token scanners, making on-chain structural verification of the Token ACL program essential to distinguish the two.
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