Phantom organizes your assets into three levels: a wallet contains accounts, and each account contains addresses across supported networks.
- A wallet is the top-level container, backed by your recovery credentials.
- An account is a set of addresses across all supported networks.
- An address is a unique public identifier on a specific network.
Wallet
A wallet is the top-level container for your assets. It can be backed up with either of the following:
- A Google or Apple account
- A Secret Recovery Phrase
See Create a new Phantom wallet for instructions.
Account
An account is a set of addresses on each supported blockchain. Every wallet starts with one account, but you can create more for different purposes: long-term holdings, daily activity, collectibles, or airdrops.
Because Phantom is a multi-chain wallet, each account automatically includes addresses on all supported networks. You don't need to create separate accounts for each network.
See Manage your accounts in Phantom for more information.
Address
An address is a unique public string of characters that identifies where assets can be sent or received on a blockchain, similar to a bank account number. Different networks use different address formats:
- Solana addresses look different from Ethereum addresses.
- EVM networks (Ethereum, Base, Polygon, Monad, HyperEVM) share the same address format, but the network still matters: ETH on Ethereum isn't the same as ETH on Base.
See Find your wallet address in Phantom for more information.
Importing or restoring wallets
You can import wallets from other apps such as Solflare, MetaMask, or Base Wallet using a recovery phrase. This restores the full wallet with all associated accounts across supported networks. You can also import a single address on one network using a private key.
See Restore an existing Phantom wallet for instructions.