If your sendable Bitcoin balance in Phantom is lower than your total BTC balance, your wallet may contain protected UTXOs linked to Ordinals, rare sats, or other Bitcoin assets.
If your wallet contains Ordinals or rare sats and you don't want to accidentally spend them, you can use Sparrow wallet to manually control which UTXOs are included in a transaction. Phantom does not protect these assets during Bitcoin transfers. Sending BTC may spend any satoshis in your address, including those containing Ordinals, rare sats, or BRC-20 tokens.
Step 1: Export your recovery phrase from Phantom
- In Phantom, go to Settings → Security & Privacy → Show Recovery Phrase.
- Copy your 12-word recovery phrase.
Warning: Don't share your Secret Recovery Phrase or private key with anyone. If someone has access to either, they will have full control of your wallet. Phantom Support will never ask for your recovery phrase or private key.
Step 2: Import your recovery phrase into Sparrow
- Download Sparrow wallet from sparrowwallet.com/download.
- Open Sparrow and select Import Wallet.
- Select BIP39 Seed → Use 12 Words.
- Paste your recovery phrase.
- Click Discover Wallet.
- Create a password when prompted.
Sparrow will scan and display your full Bitcoin balance.
Step 3: Send Bitcoin using Sparrow
- In Sparrow, go to the Send tab.
- Enter the recipient address and amount.
- Optionally, add a label for your records.
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Click Create Transaction.
- Click Finalize Transaction for Signing → Sign.
- Enter your password and click Broadcast Transaction.
Once the transaction receives network confirmations, your Bitcoin is sent.