Phantom as a Bitcoin wallet

Last verified: 25 October 2026. Bitcoin in Phantom sits next to your Solana and EVM accounts and uses the same recovery phrase. It is simpler than a dedicated Bitcoin wallet, with fewer controls, which suits holding and sending BTC more than advanced Bitcoin use.

History

SegWit or Taproot?

Phantom supports two Bitcoin address types, each with its own balance (Phantom blog, 2024):

Both address types belong to the same wallet. If BTC seems to be missing, check whether it was sent to the other address type. Phantom does not support legacy addresses starting with 1 or 3 as your own receiving address; the help centre lists only Native SegWit and Taproot.

Ordinals and BRC-20: support has ended

Ordinals are inscriptions (NFT-like items) written onto individual satoshis, and BRC-20 is a token standard built on them. Phantom showed them when Bitcoin support launched, but its help centre now says: "Phantom no longer supports Ordinals, rare sats, or BRC-20 tokens." Phantom does not give a date for the change. The assets no longer appear in Phantom, including under Collectibles (Phantom help centre, 2026).

The assets are not lost, but they are no longer protected. They stay on-chain at your Bitcoin address. Phantom warns that sending Bitcoin may now spend satoshis that carry these assets. If you hold any, Phantom points to outside platforms such as Magic Eden, UniSat or Ordinals Wallet to view or manage them; reach those by typing the address yourself, and consider moving the items to a Bitcoin wallet that tracks inscriptions before you send BTC from that address.

The 2026 change for Bitcoin apps

Phantom's developer changelog says the window.phantom.bitcoin provider, the interface Bitcoin websites used to connect to Phantom, was deprecated in the week of 15 June 2026. Bitcoin is still a wallet network in Phantom, but connecting Phantom to Bitcoin marketplaces may no longer work. For Ordinals, a Bitcoin-focused wallet is the tool to use.

Bitcoin fees

Phantom's help centre says Bitcoin fees are based on transaction size in vBytes and current congestion. Phantom estimates the fee for you before you confirm.

• Fees are measured in satoshis per virtual byte (sat/vB). A transaction that combines many small inputs is bigger and costs more.
• When the network is busy, fees can rise sharply. Sending small amounts of BTC can then cost a large share of the amount.
• Network fees go to Bitcoin miners, not to Phantom. Phantom's 0.85% fee applies when you swap into or out of BTC in the app.
• Phantom's 2024 announcement said custom fee settings were planned; check the app for the controls available to you.

Getting BTC into Phantom

• Receive from an exchange or another wallet: copy your Native SegWit address from Phantom and send a small test first.
• Swap from SOL, ETH or other tokens: Phantom's cross-chain swaps can turn SOL into BTC (Phantom help centre, 2026), with the 0.85% fee, network fees and a bridge provider's fee. A $2 minimum may apply. Garden is one of the providers Phantom lists.
• Wrapped BTC on Solana or Ethereum (such as wBTC or cbBTC) is a token that tracks bitcoin; it is not BTC on the Bitcoin network.

Sending BTC safely

1. Check that the recipient address starts with what you expect: bc1 for modern addresses. Paste it into our address checker if you are unsure which network it belongs to.
2. For a first payment to a new address, send a small test amount and wait for it to arrive.
3. Read the fee and estimated time Phantom shows. If the fee is high relative to the amount, consider waiting until the network is quieter.
4. Confirm. A Bitcoin transaction usually needs at least one block (about 10 minutes on average) before it shows as confirmed, and exchanges may wait for several confirmations.

If you hold Ordinals, rare sats or BRC-20 tokens at your Phantom Bitcoin address, move them with a wallet that tracks inscriptions before sending BTC from Phantom: Phantom no longer protects them.

Strengths and limits

Strengths: one app and one recovery phrase for Bitcoin, Solana and EVM; clean interface; in-app swaps to and from BTC.

Limits: no Ordinals, rare sats or BRC-20 support, no legacy address types, no coin control or advanced Bitcoin features we could confirm, Bitcoin app connections narrowed in June 2026, and swap fees higher than many dedicated services. If you hold a large amount of BTC long term, consider a hardware wallet. Phantom works with Ledger; see Phantom and Ledger.

Stay safe

Bitcoin transactions cannot be reversed. Check the whole address, not just the first and last characters. Phantom never asks for your recovery phrase and has no phone support; "BTC recovery" services that contact you are scams.

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