Phantom

Phantom is a self-custodial crypto wallet maker founded in 2021. Its flagship product, Phantom Wallet, supports Solana, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Polygon and is designed to make Web3 accessible to mainstream users rather than to crypto specialists. The company reports more than 20m users of the wallet, which is available as a mobile app and a browser extension.

The product set is deliberately narrow. Beyond the core wallet, Phantom offers token swaps - an in-wallet feature intended to make exchanging assets as straightforward as sending a text message - and social payments, which bring peer-to-peer payment experiences inside the wallet. The emphasis throughout is on reducing friction: the company describes its mission as removing barriers to decentralised finance for everyday users, and its success as measured by onboarding non-crypto-native people to the decentralised web.

The technical work spans self-custodial wallet technology, multi-chain support, token swaps, mobile and browser extension development, and security. Phantom says it prioritises security without sacrificing simplicity, and operates at the intersection of cryptocurrency, Web3, DeFi, digital assets and fintech. Its team of more than 100 engineers, designers and former founders works in a design-led culture built around user-obsessed product development and fast iteration.

Phantom's stated aim is to make crypto feel less intimidating and to give users control over their financial future. It was founded in 2021 and can be found at https://phantom.app/.