“Phantom has defected”: Solana’s own wallet starts supporting BNB Chain
Phantom is the most successful wallet in the Solana ecosystem. It got its start on Solana and has grown into one of the largest self-custody wallets.
On October 1, it announced native support for BNB Chain—which had previously been on its “unsupported” list, leaving BSC users to use MetaMask. CZ reposted the announcement himself.
Here’s what makes this interesting: BNB Chain is the ninth network Phantom supports, alongside Solana and Ethereum. The “war” between L1s is already over at the user level—people just want one wallet that can hold all their assets.
Let’s look at the strategy: Phantom added support for Robinhood Chain just this July, then turned around and dropped support for Monad and Sui. The strategy is clear: no longer tie itself to any single chain, but become a multichain gateway. Solana is where it came from, not its ceiling.
For BNB, this means real exposure to Western users—Phantom’s user base is mainly in Europe and North America, while BNB has traditionally been stronger in Eastern markets. By the way, you can now trade Hyperliquid perps directly in Phantom.
$BNB $SOL #Phantom
Phantom is the most successful wallet in the Solana ecosystem. It got its start on Solana and has grown into one of the largest self-custody wallets.
On October 1, it announced native support for BNB Chain—which had previously been on its “unsupported” list, leaving BSC users to use MetaMask. CZ reposted the announcement himself.
Here’s what makes this interesting: BNB Chain is the ninth network Phantom supports, alongside Solana and Ethereum. The “war” between L1s is already over at the user level—people just want one wallet that can hold all their assets.
Let’s look at the strategy: Phantom added support for Robinhood Chain just this July, then turned around and dropped support for Monad and Sui. The strategy is clear: no longer tie itself to any single chain, but become a multichain gateway. Solana is where it came from, not its ceiling.
For BNB, this means real exposure to Western users—Phantom’s user base is mainly in Europe and North America, while BNB has traditionally been stronger in Eastern markets. By the way, you can now trade Hyperliquid perps directly in Phantom.
$BNB $SOL #Phantom