What derivation paths does Phantom support?

Phantom uses multiple derivation paths to discover accounts across supported networks. This guide explains how derivation works for:

• Recovery-phrase (seed-phrase) wallets
• Ledger hardware wallets

Recovery-phrase wallets

When you import a recovery phrase in Phantom (extension or mobile), the app derives a set of addresses across supported chains. These addresses are grouped by index so that accounts across networks correspond to each other.

For example, Solana at index 0 → Ethereum, Polygon, and Base at index 0 → Bitcoin at index 0.

Ethereum, Polygon, and Base use the same address format and EVM-compatible derivation logic.

Supported derivation path types

Phantom supports three types of derivation path groupings:

bip44Change grouping

Most common. Used when discovering accounts with activity or by default in newer wallets.

Derives: Solana → Ethereum, Polygon, Base → Bitcoin (SegWit, Taproot)

Derivation structure:

• Solana: m/44'/501'/${index}'/0'
• EVM (ETH, POL, BASE): m/44'/60'/0'/0/${index}
• Bitcoin SegWit: m/84'/0'/0'/0/${index}
• Bitcoin Taproot: m/86'/0'/0'/0/${index}

Note: All networks share the same index, so Account 1 will have the same index across chains.

Example mapping:

bip44 grouping^[1]

Used when explicitly chosen or when previous activity exists on alternate paths.

Derives: Solana → Ethereum, Polygon, Base

Derivation structure:

• Solana: m/44'/501'/${index}'
• EVM (ETH, POL, BASE): m/44'/60'/1'/0/${index}

Example mapping:

Deprecated derivation paths^[1]

Legacy paths used in older Phantom or third-party wallets.

Derivation structure:

• Solana: m/501'/${index}'/0/0
• EVM (ETH, MATIC, BASE): m/44'/60'/2'/0/${index}

Example mapping:

Ledger wallets

When you connect a Ledger hardware wallet to Phantom, the same indexing and grouping logic applies. Phantom scans for Solana first, then attempts to derive matching Ethereum, Polygon, and Base addresses at the same index.

Root-level Ledger path

First discovered address pairing:

Ledger bip44Change

Subsequent discovered addresses:

Ledger Live^[1]

Phantom also supports common Ledger Live derivation logic. It discovers a Solana path and a single EVM (Ethereum, Base, Polygon) address per index.

^[1] Only enabled if previous activity is found. You will only see the addresses in these paths while restoring your wallet if you have previously used them and have activity or funds on them.