# VNXAU mint and freeze authority on Solana differs from the address Ketju had on file

> 9GpoNWNZ8ZLEh8rKKQ358bngFWHmc6nKVcQ9SzCfvRmw now holds the authority to mint and freeze VNXAU. This differs from the address Ketju had recorded before.

- URL: https://riadefi.com/on-chain/2026-10-10-vnx-gold-solana-authority-discrepancy/
- Type: Control change
- Stage: Confirmed
- Evidence: mixed
- Materiality: material
- Event date: 2026-10-10
- Version: 1, published 2026-10-10 (first published 2026-10-10)
- Follow-up: 2026-10-12
- Advisor-relevant: yes
- Affects: VNX Gold (VNXAU) (asset)

Developing. Some claims here are not yet confirmed, and they are listed apart from the confirmed facts. Ketju publishes a new version when the primary evidence changes.

## What happened

Ketju's daily check found that the VNXAU authority on Solana had changed from the address on file. A finalized getAccountInfo request for mint 9TPL8droGJ7jThsq4momaoz6uhTcvX2SeMqipoPmNa8R confirmed that the new address holds both authorities.

## What changed

9GpoNWNZ8ZLEh8rKKQ358bngFWHmc6nKVcQ9SzCfvRmw now holds the authority to mint and freeze VNXAU. This differs from the address Ketju had recorded before.

## What did not change

We found no improvement in reserves and no authorized freeze of a holder. We found no move to a multisig and no change in eligibility. VNXAU remains excluded.

## Confirmed

- At finalized slot 455252614, the mint account shows mintAuthority=9GpoNWNZ8ZLEh8rKKQ358bngFWHmc6nKVcQ9SzCfvRmw.
- The same read shows that address as freezeAuthority.
- The standard SPL Token program owns the mint.

## Still open

- We have not found the transaction that changed the authority or its date.
- We have not reproduced the earlier authority address at a past slot.
- We do not know who controls the new authority, how it signs or whether the issuer authorized it. Nobody has confirmed that it is a single key.

## What it means for an advisor

- Ketju will review who controls VNXAU on Solana and ask the issuer to explain the change and give the transaction.
- Do not treat the new address as meeting the condition, a multisig or a timelock, that Ketju set for reviewing VNXAU again.

## Sources

1. [VNXAU finalized mint-account observation](https://api.mainnet-beta.solana.com/) · Solana mainnet RPC · 2026-10-10


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