The official Helium Network Token (HNT) is a Solana token with the mint address hntyVP6YFm1Hg25TN9WGLqM12b8TQmcknKrdu1oxWux. Helium's own documentation publishes this address. Anyone can create a token named "HNT" with the same logo, but no one can reuse this address. A token with any other address is not the HNT that the Helium Network issues.
The official address and where it is published
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Token | Helium Network Token (HNT) |
| Blockchain | Solana |
| Mint address | hntyVP6YFm1Hg25TN9WGLqM12b8TQmcknKrdu1oxWux |
| Token program | TokenkegQfeZyiNwAJbNbGKPFXCWuBvf9Ss623VQ5DA (the standard SPL Token program) |
| On Solana since | 18 April 2023 |
The address appears in two places in Helium's documentation: on the HNT token page and in the "Important Addresses and Links" list on the Solana data page. The token page also gives the date the network moved to Solana: "The Helium Network migrated from its own purpose-built blockchain to the Solana blockchain on April 18, 2023." HNT has had this Solana address since then. The token on Helium's original blockchain no longer exists.
Related Helium mints
The Solana data page lists other Helium tokens that are easy to confuse with HNT:
- IOT:
iotEVVZLEywoTn1QdwNPddxPWszn3zFhEot3MfL9fns - MOBILE:
mb1eu7TzEc71KxDpsmsKoucSSuuoGLv1drys1oP2jh6 - Data Credits (DC):
dcuc8Amr83Wz27ZkQ2K9NS6r8zRpf1J6cvArEBDZDmm
Data Credits are not a second version of HNT. Helium describes DC as a USD-pegged utility token that pays for wireless data transfers. DC is created only by burning HNT.
How to check a token before you buy or receive it
- Compare the whole address. Copy the mint address of the token you are looking at. Compare every character with the address on docs.helium.com. Look-alike addresses often match the first and last few characters, so checking only the ends is not enough.
- Open the mint in a Solana block explorer. The real mint should show the name "Helium Network Token" and the symbol HNT. It should also have a large holder base: on 25 October 2026, one wallet's public token page showed about 538,000 holders. A token created recently with a few hundred holders is a copy, whatever its name.
- Don't treat "mint authority" checks as proof. Many token scanners flag a mint whose authority has not been revoked. HNT is still issued every epoch: Helium's docs set a net emissions cap of 1,643.83561643 HNT per day and a two-year halving schedule under HIP-20. So the real token is not expected to have a frozen supply, and this check cannot tell a genuine HNT from a fake.
- Check the network. HNT is a Solana-native token. Before you send it, make sure the receiving address and the wallet are on Solana.
Is the HNT in front of you the real token?
Answer a few questions about the token you are about to buy, receive or add to a wallet to see whether it is the official Solana HNT.
Does the token's mint address match hntyVP6YFm1Hg25TN9WGLqM12b8TQmcknKrdu1oxWux, as published on docs.helium.com, in every character?
- Yes, every character matches → next question
- No, or I only checked the first and last few characters → Treat it as a copycat token
- It is not on Solana at all (for example an ERC-20 contract) → This is not Solana HNT
When you open that mint in a Solana block explorer, does it show the name "Helium Network Token", the symbol HNT and a large holder base?
- Yes → next question
- No: a different name, or only a few hundred holders → Treat it as a copycat token
Did a site, message or someone offering "support" ask for your seed phrase or private key, or send you a migration, airdrop or IOT/MOBILE conversion link?
The mint matches the address in Helium's documentation. Before you send it, make sure the receiving address and the wallet are on Solana. An unrevoked mint authority is expected, because HNT is still issued every epoch.
Anyone can create a token named "HNT" with the same logo, but only the official mint is the HNT the Helium Network issues. Copy the address from docs.helium.com, not from a chat, a social media reply or a search ad.
Helium's HNT token page lists no official bridged or wrapped HNT on any other chain. Unofficial wrapped versions such as EHNT depend on the bridge that issued them and are not interchangeable with the Solana token.
Helium says it never needs your seed phrase or private key, including for support, airdrops or redemption. The move to Solana happened in April 2023. Use docs.helium.com for any exchange route, not links sent to you.
This checks the token against Helium's published address and warnings only: it cannot read the blockchain for you, rate a token's price or liquidity, or tell you whether to buy or hold HNT.
Versions of HNT on other networks
Helium's HNT token page names only Solana and Helium's former blockchain. It lists no official bridged or wrapped HNT on any other chain.
Unofficial wrapped versions exist. CoinDesk lists EHNT, an ERC-20 token on the Energi network, classed as "Wrapped Collateral" with HNT as the parent asset. Its contract is 0x77f38fAB153FDb599c5983533df0c894C2B7DD76. It is not the Solana HNT. Its value depends on the bridge that issued it, and wrapped tokens from different bridges are not interchangeable. Helium's documentation does not mention it.
Scams that use the HNT name
- Same ticker, different mint. Copycat tokens reuse the name "HNT" and the Helium logo. The address is the only reliable way to tell them apart.
- Fake "migration" or "airdrop" pages. The move to Solana happened in April 2023. Helium's wallet page says it never needs your seed phrase or private key, including for support, airdrops or redemption. If a site or message asks for either, treat it as an attempt to steal your funds.
- IOT and MOBILE conversion offers. HIP-138 (start date 8 November 2024) proposed ending IOT and MOBILE emissions and paying rewards in HNT. Under the proposal, holders could exchange those tokens for HNT through the network's treasuries. Use docs.helium.com to find the correct exchange route, not links sent to you.
- Unsolicited "support". Helium says a private key is never needed to diagnose a Hotspot or verify a transaction. Anyone who contacts you first and offers to "verify" your wallet is not Helium support.
Wallets that hold HNT
Helium maintains the Helium Wallet App. Because HNT is a Solana-native token, any Solana-compatible wallet can also hold it. If you add HNT to a wallet manually, paste the mint address from Helium's docs. Don't use an address from a chat, a reply on social media or a search ad.
Holder counts and scanner results move constantly and come from third-party pages; for the address itself, Helium's documentation is the only authoritative source.
