Solana (SOL) Wallet

A free, self-custody Solana wallet. Hold, send and receive SOL and SPL tokens, connect to Solana apps, and keep the keys on your own device. No account and no login to create.

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How to create a Solana wallet

It takes a couple of minutes. There is no account to open, no login to remember and no identity check before you can start.

Download the Bitcoin.com Wallet

Install the free app on iPhone or Android, or scan the QR code on this page to send the download to your phone.

Create a new wallet

Open the app and set up a wallet. No email address, no signup and no identity check are needed at this point.

Back up your recovery phrase

Write down the recovery phrase the app shows you and keep it offline. It is the only way to restore the wallet if the device is lost, and nobody can recover it for you.

Add Solana

Open the Wallets tab, choose Add/Import, then add a new personal wallet and select Solana. Give it a name and create it.

Receive SOL

Share your Solana address or show the QR code to receive SOL and supported SPL tokens. Confirm the sender is using the Solana network, not another chain.

Get the Solana wallet app

Free on iOS and Android. Create a self-custody Solana wallet in minutes and hold your own keys.

Which is the best Solana wallet for you?

Any wallet that supports Solana will hold SOL and SPL tokens. What separates them is who holds the keys, how deep you need to go into Solana itself, and whether you want SOL on its own or next to your other coins.

Mobile

An app on your phone with Solana built in and the keys held on your device. The Bitcoin.com Wallet works this way.

Best for: everyday holding and sending

Browser

Extensions built for Solana first, such as Phantom and Solflare, run in a desktop browser and go deeper on Solana.

Best for: Solana DeFi, NFTs and staking

Hardware

The keys live on a device that stays offline, and you connect it only when moving funds. More steps, more safety.

Best for: larger amounts held long term

Exchange

An exchange holds the keys for you. The balance is a claim on the platform rather than a wallet that you control.

Best for: trading, not for storage

Keep your SOL safe

Back it up

Write your recovery phrase down, store it offline, and never photograph it or type it into a website. It is the only way back in if your device is lost.

Check network

Solana is not Ethereum-compatible, and the same token name exists on several chains. Check the network as well as the address before anything is sent.

Watch approvals

Connecting to an app can leave standing permission to move your tokens. Read what you are authorising, and disconnect from apps you have finished using.

Lock your phrase

Never share your seed phrase. Not with support, not in another wallet app. Anyone who asks you for your phrase is trying to empty your wallet.

Before you press send

Solana is its own network, and the same token name on two networks is two separate balances. Most losses come from that one confusion, and most stuck transfers come from running out of SOL for the fee.

Use the Solana network

Solana addresses do not use the 0x format that Ethereum, Polygon and Avalanche share, so an address starting with 0x is not a Solana address. If the sender's app is set to any other network, the transfer will not arrive here and may not be recoverable.

Different chain

Stablecoins exist on many chains under the same ticker, and each one is a separate balance. USDC on Solana is not the USDC you hold on Ethereum, Base or Tron, and none of those networks can receive each other's tokens. Always confirm the chain first.

Keep SOL for the fee

Every Solana transaction costs a fee paid in SOL, including sending an SPL token such as USDC. If the wallet holds the token but no SOL, there is nothing to pay the fee with and the transfer cannot go through. A small balance is enough.

First transfers cost more

The first time a given SPL token arrives at an address, Solana creates a small account to hold it, and that costs a fraction of a SOL on top of the usual fee. It happens once per token, so leave a little more SOL than the bare fee when you send.

SPL and Token-2022

Solana has two token standards and the wallet supports both. Token-2022 lets the issuer attach extra rules, including a transfer fee, so with those tokens the amount that lands can be smaller than the amount sent. Check the token's own terms.

Send a test amount first

For a first transfer to a new address, send a small amount, wait for it to arrive, then send the rest. Solana fees are tiny, so the check costs almost nothing and it rules out a wrong address or a wrong network before it matters.

Frequently asked questions

Which wallet is best for Solana?

It depends on what you are doing with SOL. For everyday holding, sending and receiving, a self-custody mobile wallet is usually the simplest choice, and the Bitcoin.com Wallet keeps SOL alongside Bitcoin, Ethereum and the other networks it supports. For heavy Solana DeFi, NFTs or validator staking, a Solana-first wallet such as Phantom or Solflare does more. For a large balance you rarely touch, a hardware wallet is worth the extra steps. The comparison further up this page sets out the trade-offs.

Which is better, Phantom or Solflare?

Both are well established Solana-first wallets, both run as a browser extension and a mobile app, and both cover holding, sending, swapping, staking and NFTs. Either will do the job, and people tend to choose on how the app feels rather than on a missing feature. The more useful question is whether you want a Solana-first wallet at all, or one that holds SOL next to Bitcoin, Ethereum and your other coins in a single app.

Which mobile Solana wallet is best?

On a phone the real choice is between a Solana-first app such as Phantom or Solflare and a multichain wallet that includes Solana. If most of what you do is hold, send, receive and swap, a multichain wallet saves you juggling several apps: the Bitcoin.com Wallet holds SOL and SPL tokens in the same place as BTC, ETH and the rest, and the keys stay on your device. If you spend your time in Solana DeFi and NFT marketplaces, a Solana-first app will feel less limiting.

What is a Solana wallet?

A Solana wallet is an app that holds the private keys to an address on the Solana network. It lets you receive, hold and send SOL and supported SPL tokens. The coins stay on the blockchain; the wallet holds the key that moves them.

Is the Bitcoin.com Wallet a good Solana wallet?

It is a free, self-custody wallet with Solana built in, so there is no network to configure and the keys stay on your device. It covers holding, sending and receiving SOL and SPL tokens, swapping supported assets, and connecting to Solana apps where they support WalletConnect. Solana also sits alongside Bitcoin, Ethereum and the other networks the app supports, in one place.

Do I control my own keys?

Yes. The Bitcoin.com Wallet is self-custodial: the keys and the recovery phrase are generated on your device and only you hold them. Nobody at Bitcoin.com can move your funds or restore your wallet for you, which is why backing up the recovery phrase matters.

How do I create a Solana wallet?

Download the Bitcoin.com Wallet, create a wallet and back up the recovery phrase, then open the Wallets tab, choose Add/Import and add a new personal wallet on Solana. You can receive SOL straight afterwards. The steps are set out in full above.

How do I get money out of a Solana wallet?

There are three routes. You can send SOL to another Solana address straight from the wallet. You can swap it for another supported asset inside the app. Or you can cash out to money in your bank, which is what our sell pages cover. To see what your SOL is worth first, use the SOL to USD converter.

What is an SPL token?

SPL is Solana's token standard, roughly what ERC-20 is on Ethereum. Thousands of tokens are issued this way, including stablecoins such as USDC on Solana. There is also a newer standard, Token-2022, which adds optional features such as transfer fees. The Bitcoin.com Wallet supports both, and supported tokens sit in your Solana wallet alongside your SOL.

Why do I need SOL to send USDC on Solana?

Because network fees on Solana are always paid in SOL, whatever you are sending. If your wallet holds USDC but no SOL, there is nothing to pay the fee with and the transfer cannot go through. Keeping a small SOL balance in the same wallet avoids it.

Is USDC on Solana the same as USDC on Ethereum?

No. It is the same ticker on two separate networks, and the balances are separate. USDC on Solana cannot be sent to an Ethereum, Base or Tron address, and vice versa. Moving between them needs a bridge or an exchange, so always confirm which network a sender or service is using.

Can I stake SOL in the wallet?

Staking SOL means delegating it to a validator, and that is not part of what the app does with Solana. Its Solana features are holding, sending and receiving SOL and SPL tokens, swapping supported assets, and connecting to apps. To stake, you would use a wallet or service that offers delegation.

How do I buy SOL?

You can buy SOL with a card, payment app or bank account, and it arrives in a wallet you control. Payment methods and availability vary by country. The details are on our buy SOL page.

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What is a Solana wallet?

A Solana wallet is an app that holds the private keys to an address on the Solana network. The coins stay on the blockchain. What the wallet holds is the key that moves them, which is why the recovery phrase matters more than the app you happen to be using. In a self-custody wallet those keys are generated on your device and stay there, so nobody else can move your SOL.

SOL is the native coin of Solana, and it pays the network fee on everything you do: sending, swapping, connecting to an app. The network also carries thousands of tokens built to the SPL standard, stablecoins such as USDC among them. Even when what you are sending is an SPL token, the fee still comes out of your SOL, so a small SOL balance has to sit in the same wallet. If the network itself is new to you, our dedicated page about Solana covers the basics.

Solana is its own network rather than an Ethereum-compatible one, and that difference shows up in the address. Solana addresses are not the 0x format used by Ethereum, Polygon and Avalanche, and SPL is not ERC-20. It also means the same token on two networks is two separate balances: USDC on Solana is not the USDC you hold on Ethereum, Base or Tron, and the two cannot be sent to each other's addresses.

Once the wallet is set up you can buy SOL with a card or bank transfer, cash out again when you want to, and follow the SOL price as it moves.

Frequently asked questions

Which wallet is best for Solana?

Which is better, Phantom or Solflare?

Which mobile Solana wallet is best?

What is a Solana wallet?

Is the Bitcoin.com Wallet a good Solana wallet?

Do I control my own keys?

How do I create a Solana wallet?

How do I get money out of a Solana wallet?

What is an SPL token?

Why do I need SOL to send USDC on Solana?

Is USDC on Solana the same as USDC on Ethereum?

Can I stake SOL in the wallet?

How do I buy SOL?

You can buy SOL with a card, payment app or bank account, and it arrives in a wallet you control. Payment methods and availability vary by country. The details are on our buy SOL page.

What is a Solana wallet?

Once the wallet is set up you can buy SOL with a card or bank transfer, cash out again when you want to, and follow the SOL price as it moves.

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