How to hide small balances in Phantom Wallet? (Display Settings)

Understanding Phantom Wallet Balance Visibility

1. Phantom Wallet displays all token balances by default, including dust amounts from airdrops, failed transactions, or leftover gas refunds.

2. These small balances appear in the main asset list and may clutter the interface, especially when managing multiple tokens across Solana and Ethereum networks.

3. Phantom does not offer a native “hide balance” toggle per token, but users can control visibility through token management protocols embedded in wallet behavior.

4. The wallet relies on token lists—such as the Solana Token List or Ethereum’s ERC-20 registry—to determine whether a token should be shown or filtered out.

5. Manually added tokens with invalid metadata or unrecognized contract addresses often persist as visible low-value entries unless explicitly removed.

Token Removal vs. Balance Hiding

1. Phantom treats token removal as a local client-side action: deleting a token from the interface does not revoke permissions or burn assets—it only hides its UI representation.

2. Users can remove unwanted tokens by navigating to the token’s detail page, tapping the three-dot menu, and selecting “Remove token.”

3. This action deletes the token’s display entry, including balance, from the wallet view but leaves the underlying tokens intact on-chain.

4. Removed tokens do not reappear automatically unless the wallet detects an incoming transaction involving that mint address or the user manually adds it back.

5. There is no batch removal function; each token must be handled individually through the UI or via browser extension settings.

Custom Token List Integration

1. Advanced users may configure Phantom to use custom token lists hosted on GitHub or IPFS by modifying wallet preferences in developer mode.

2. Phantom supports overriding the default Solana Token List URL via experimental flags accessible through the browser extension’s internal settings page.

3. A curated list excluding known spam tokens or low-liquidity mints reduces visual noise and prevents automatic display of trivial balances.

4. Custom lists require valid JSON schema compliance and proper signature verification to load—malformed or unsigned lists will be rejected silently.

5. No official documentation endorses third-party list modifications, and improper configuration may cause token discovery failures or missing balance updates.

Network-Specific Filtering Behavior

1. On Solana, Phantom uses token program accounts to detect balances; tokens without associated metadata (e.g., no name, symbol, or logo) are displayed with placeholder values and may remain visible even if value is negligible.

2. On Ethereum, Phantom leverages EIP-20 contract standards and checks for decimals field integrity—tokens reporting zero or excessive decimals sometimes trigger incorrect balance rendering.

3. Cross-chain bridges often generate wrapped tokens with non-standard decimals, leading to misleading micro-balance displays like 0.00000012 ETH equivalent.

4. Phantom does not apply dynamic threshold-based hiding (e.g., “hide balances under $0.01”)—all detected tokens meeting minimum validation criteria appear regardless of value.

5. Switching between networks resets the active token view, but locally removed tokens stay hidden across network contexts unless re-added.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Does removing a token from Phantom delete my funds?No. Removing a token only hides its display in the wallet UI. Your tokens remain fully accessible on-chain and can be recovered by adding the mint address manually.

Q: Can I hide SOL or ETH balances using the same method?No. Native network tokens—SOL on Solana and ETH on Ethereum—are always displayed and cannot be removed from the primary balance view.

Q: Why do some small balances reappear after restarting Phantom?This occurs when the token is part of an active token list used by Phantom or when a new transaction involving that token is detected on-chain during wallet sync.

Q: Is there a way to export or backup my hidden token list?Phantom does not provide an export feature for hidden tokens. The removal state is stored locally in browser storage and is not synced across devices or included in seed phrase backups.