What It Means to “Close an Account” on Solana On Solana, accounts don’t disappear just because you stop using them. Every token you’ve ever received—whether it’s a meme coin, NFT, or LP token—creates its own token account. And here’s the catch: each of those accounts locks up a small amount of SOL as “rent.” If you’ve been around long enough, chances are your wallet is sitting on dozens of these silent SOL-drainers. Closing an account means freeing up that rent and removing the account from t...
