How to check pending transactions on Phantom Wallet?

Accessing Transaction History Interface

1. Open the Phantom Wallet browser extension or mobile application and ensure you are logged in with your active account.

2. Navigate to the main dashboard screen where your connected network—such as Ethereum, Solana, or Polygon—is visibly displayed at the top.

3. Tap or click on the “Activity” tab located in the bottom navigation bar (mobile) or left sidebar (desktop extension).

4. The Activity page loads a chronological list of all confirmed and pending transactions associated with your wallet address on the selected chain.

Identifying Pending Transactions Visually

1. Each transaction entry shows status indicators: green checkmarks denote confirmed actions, while orange clock icons signal pending state.

2. **Pending entries display “Processing”, “Awaiting Confirmation”, or “In Mempool” in bold green font directly beneath the transaction timestamp.

3. Hovering over or tapping a pending item reveals detailed metadata including transaction hash, gas fee estimation, block confirmation target, and current network congestion level.

4. On Solana-based transactions, pending status may also show “Finalizing” alongside slot number and validator cluster information.

Using External Block Explorers for Verification

1. Locate the transaction hash (TxID) from the pending entry in Phantom’s Activity tab.

2. Paste that hash into a compatible block explorer: Solscan.io for Solana, Etherscan.io for Ethereum, Polygonscan.com for Polygon.

3. The explorer renders real-time propagation data including mempool position, estimated inclusion time, and validator relayer status.

4. **If the explorer shows “Not found” or “Pending” without error messages, the transaction remains unconfirmed and actively broadcast across the network.

Managing Stuck or Slow Transactions

1. Within Phantom’s Activity tab, locate the pending transaction and select the “Speed Up” option if available on EVM-compatible chains.

2. Adjust gas price or maxFeePerGas upward using the slider or manual input field—this prompts the wallet to rebroadcast with higher priority.

3. For Solana transactions, Phantom does not support fee adjustment; users must wait or cancel via instruction replacement if the original transaction included a recent blockhash.

4. **Canceling requires submitting a new 0-value transaction to the same address with identical recent blockhash and incremented nonce—only possible before the original expires.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Does Phantom show pending transactions for all supported networks?A: Yes—Phantom displays pending activity on Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, and BSC. Network-specific logic determines how long an entry remains labeled “pending” before timing out.

Q: Why does a transaction stay pending longer on Ethereum than on Solana?A: Ethereum relies on variable block times and competitive gas bidding; Solana uses fixed 400ms slots and prioritizes transactions by compute unit limits rather than fee auctions.

Q: Can I see pending NFT transfers in Phantom’s Activity tab?A: Yes—NFT minting, listing, and transfer operations appear as pending entries when signed but not yet confirmed on-chain. Status updates reflect contract execution success or revert.

Q: What happens if I close Phantom while a transaction is pending?A: Closing the extension or app has no effect—the transaction remains in the network mempool until confirmed, dropped, or replaced. Phantom reloads the same pending state upon reopening.