Distinguish an Avalanche X-Chain mint authority from spendable tokens

A raw X-Chain UTXO set can contain both fungible balances and a mint authority for the same asset. Summing every matching asset ID without decoding the output type gives a misleading inventory.

Classify the inner feature-extension output

Decode the transferable output wrapper to obtain the asset ID and the nested output. A secp256k1 mint output encodes locktime, threshold and owner addresses. Its serialized fields contain no fungible amount to add to a balance. A transfer output additionally carries its amount.

SECP256K1MintOutput       type 0x00000006    mint authority
SECP256K1TransferOutput   type 0x00000007    token amount and owners

Keep a separate issuance-authority register

A wallet with a 900-unit transfer output and one mint output holds 900 spendable units subject to its ownership conditions. Separately report which key threshold can exercise issuance and which outpoint grants it. When a mint operation spends the authority, inspect the newly produced mint output and its owners before treating the old signer group as current.

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