What is Phantom wallet? 👻
Phantom wallet is the Solana Network’s premier wallet app, allowing people to buy/sell/trade cryptocurrencies and NFTs. It’s pretty much Solana’s Metamask, but better!
Can Phantom wallet hold and receive USDC? 🤔
Yes! You can buy, sell, and hold USDC using Solana DEXs such as Jupiter and Orca. This way, you can use and take advantage of Solana’s cheap fees, but still, be able to take advantage of the non-volatile nature of stablecoins like USDC.
How to bring your USDC to Phantom ✨
Using an exchange
You can use reputable exchanges such as FTX and Binance to withdraw tokens directly to your Solana Phantom wallet. (we recommend using FTX because Binance’s Solana SPL withdrawals are frequently under maintenance.)
You simply click on withdraw on your preferred token (for this example, USDC), then simply pick “Solana SPL” as the withdrawal option.
Using a bridging platform
You can use bridges such as the Portal Bridge to “bridge” your USDC from the Ethereum network(MetaMask) to the Solana network(Phantom).
Take note that this can be quite complicated for some people, so we recommend going with the previous exchange route.
is Phantom wallet secure? 🔐🧐
So far Solana’s Phantom wallet has had a very good track record of securing the funds of its users.
As always though, we heavily recommend grabbing a hardware wallet if you want to really ensure the security of your coins and tokens.
Final thoughts 🗒
Trading or investing in cryptocurrencies is excellent and all that, but always make sure your funds are secure. We always recommend using a nice hardware wallet like a Ledger to achieve this.
Happy trading and investing!
