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# SPL-token Freezing

"Freezing all token accounts for an SPL-token mint"

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* When creating a wallet you can set a freeze authority (see below)
* Unsure if you can add a freeze authority after token is created 
* Freeze authority has the ability to freeze/unfreeze all token accounts at any time 
* Freezing an SPL
* Token prohibits receiving or transferring SPL
* tokens from a token account

### **Q & A**

**Question Answer** **Q -** "As an example: If the token is frozen, can you buy a lottery ticket/mint, can you earn more tokens through staking etc?" 

**A -** Once a token account is frozen, staking/purchasing/transferring of tokens will fail 

### Commands

**Personal notes/commands** spl-token create-token --decimals 6 --enable-freeze Adding the —

enable-freeze flag enables the mint authority to freeze associated token accounts. Updating Freeze Authority spl-token authorize -h

### Freezing a token account

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