Why am I seeing a new account after connecting to Phantom Terminal?

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If a new account appears in Phantom after you connect to Phantom Terminal (trade.phantom.com), it likely means you selected Continue with PhantomTrading Account that the terminal used to have. This is the expected behavior, as Phantom created a separate trading account from your recovery phrase.

How can I identify this trading account?

The trading account appears in your account switcher like your other accounts. On mobile, you may briefly see the label "Last used with Phantom.com" next to the account after it is created.

You can identify this account in your app logs. Go to SettingsSecurity & PrivacyDownload App Logs. In the logs, the trading account appears as a kmsVault account type.

{
  name: "Account 2",
  identifier: "kms:<unique-identifier>:vault",
  addresses: [
    ...
  ],
  type: "kmsVault",
  ...
}

How is the trading account different?

The trading account has its own recovery phrase, which is 24 words. You can export it in SettingsSecurity & PrivacyShow Recovery Phrase, then select the account.

Warning: Never share your Secret Recovery Phrase or private key with anyone. Anyone with access to either has full control of your wallet. Phantom Support will never ask for your recovery phrase or private key.

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