You need SOL in Phantom to pay tiny network fees and account rent on Solana. ~0.05 SOL covers a lot of activity.
Option 1: Buy directly in Phantom (easiest)
- Open Phantom → Buy.
- Pick SOL and your fiat amount.
- Pay with card, Apple Pay, or bank — provided by MoonPay / Coinbase Pay / Robinhood Connect.
- SOL arrives in a few minutes.
Option 2: Withdraw from an exchange
- On Coinbase / Binance / Kraken / OKX, go to Withdraw → SOL.
- Network: Solana (not an ERC20 wrapper).
- Paste your Phantom address (the long base58 string starting with letters/numbers — copy it from Phantom's Receive screen).
- Confirm. SOL usually arrives within seconds.
Option 3: Receive from another Solana wallet
- In Phantom, tap Receive and copy your address.
- Have the sender pick Solana as the network and paste the address.
- Done.
How much do I need?
- Mint an NFT: ~0.002–0.01 SOL.
- Create an SPL token: ~0.002 SOL.
- Launch a Metaplex collection: ~0.01–0.02 SOL (rent for the collection NFT).
- Swap on Jupiter: a fraction of a cent in fees.
A few dollars of SOL lasts a long time.
Verify
- Open Phantom — your SOL balance shows on the home screen.
- Or paste your address into https://solscan.io.
⚠️ Solana ≠ Ethereum. Never send SOL using an Ethereum / Base / BSC network — it will be lost. Always pick Solana as the network when withdrawing.