SOFTWARE WALLET SELF-CUSTODY
Phantom review
The best Solana wallet — and now multi-chain
The verdict
7.9 / 10 · CONSIDER
Dominant Solana wallet with a best-in-class UX and the smoothest NFT experience in crypto. Now supports Ethereum and Bitcoin too — but its real strength is the Solana ecosystem.
◆ BUY IT IF
- Cleanest UI of any crypto wallet
- Dominant Solana ecosystem integration
- Excellent NFT management
- Multi-chain support added (ETH, BTC)
◇ SKIP IT IF
- Solana-first — less suited for Ethereum heavy users
- No desktop app (browser extension + mobile only)
- Smaller team vs MetaMask/Ledger
- Limited coin support outside Solana ecosystem
§ 01 SCORE BREAKDOWN
Six axes, weighted.
DIMENSION WEIGHT RATING SCORE
Security
Coin support
4 chains · 50000+ coins
User experience
Features
In-wallet swap supported
Cost
Free to download
Support
§ 02 SPECIFICATIONS
Everything, in one table.
Type & custody
- Category
- Software Wallet
- Custodial
- No (self-custody)
- Hardware
- No
- Open source
- No
Coin support
- Chains
- 4
- Coins
- 50000
- NFT support
- Yes
- DeFi access
- Yes
- In-wallet swap
- Yes
- Staking
- Yes
Platforms
- Mobile
- Yes
- Browser ext.
- Yes
- Desktop app
- No
Pricing
- Price
- Free
- Annual fee
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§ 03 FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Phantom safe? +
Phantom Non-custodial software; no licence required. US-based company.. It uses a 12/24-word seed phrase for backup and recovery.
How many coins does Phantom support? +
Phantom supports 4 chains and approximately 50000 coins/tokens.
Is Phantom free? +
Phantom is free to download and use. Free. 0.85% swap fee applies.
Does Phantom support DeFi? +
Yes, Phantom has built-in DeFi access. Token swaps are available directly in the wallet.
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