Accounts are not necessarily people
A list of the largest token accounts is an on-chain observation, not a complete ownership register. Solana exposes an RPC method for retrieving large token accounts, while its token model distinguishes mint and holding accounts. A large account may belong to an exchange, a liquidity pool, a vesting contract, or an individual. One person may also control many accounts. These possibilities make address concentration different from beneficial-owner concentration.
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An illustrative percentage
Suppose the ten largest accounts hold 60 percent of a token's total supply. If one account is a pool contract and another represents thousands of exchange customers, calling those ten accounts ten insiders would overstate what the data shows. Excluding them mechanically can also hide relevant liquidity or custody exposure. Report the denominator, block or retrieval time, account classifications, and uncertainty. Total supply and circulating supply can produce different concentration percentages.
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Interpreting concentration as one input
Concentration may affect market depth, voting power, or the impact of a large transfer, but it does not by itself prove manipulation. Ownership inference requires additional evidence, and transaction links can have several explanations. Compare concentration with vesting, mint permissions, pool liquidity, and the source of account labels. Historical changes are often more informative than one screenshot. Preserve raw account data so a reader can distinguish a reproducible observation from an analyst's uncertain grouping of related wallets.
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The source notesEvidence & further reading2 sources
- Solana getTokenLargestAccounts RPC Solana · Primary source · accessed 2026-09-21
- Solana token documentation Solana · Primary source · accessed 2026-09-21