Solana Token 2022 Bridge Upgrade Proposal

Proposal Start
5/22/2026
Final Stage
5/26/2026

Synopsis

Upgrade the Solana bridge and guardian systems to support Token 2022 assets with governance-controlled extension whitelisting.

Full Proposal

Solana Token 2022 Bridge Upgrade Proposal

Summary

This proposal upgrades the Solana bridge token program and guardian coordination logic to support Solana Token 2022 assets.

Initial support includes governance-approved Token 2022 extensions used for metadata functionality.

Additional extensions may be added to the whitelist through future governance proposals.


Scope of Change

The upgraded bridge system introduces support for Token 2022 assets with approved extensions.

Initial whitelisted extensions include:

  • Extension 18: MetadataPointer
  • Extension 19: TokenMetadata

The bridge will validate supported extensions during wrapped asset creation and bridge interactions.


Guardian Coordination Update

The guardian system will also be updated to coordinate with the upgraded Token 2022 bridge logic.

This includes:

  • Token 2022 metadata handling
  • Extension validation coordination
  • Updated wrapped token creation flow

Governance Controlled Extension Whitelist

The Token 2022 extension whitelist will remain governance controlled.

Future proposals may:

  • Add additional approved extensions
  • Expand bridge compatibility
  • Adjust extension validation rules

Upgrade Information

Bridge Token Program

  • New Upgrade Buffer Address: Awks8iV6NB5FMNYVMA47kdTZALCieRAE8cw74sik3HmK
  • Spill Address: FYGLeDux6fhnGrab92MXWn9hz2ArWmucAxQj1z3Rnxqo

Guardian Coordination Update

  • Guardian update coordinated with Token 2022 bridge support

Governance Actions

If approved, governance will execute the following actions:

  1. Upgrade the Solana bridge token program
  2. Upgrade guardian coordination logic for Token 2022 support

Final Notes

  • This upgrade expands Solana asset compatibility
  • Existing wrapped assets remain unaffected
  • No token supply changes occur
  • Extension support remains governance controlled

References

Voting Results

Support
100.00%
Against
0.00%