Myth: Browser Wallets Are Just Simple Key Stores — Reality for Phantom, NFTs, and DeFi
A common misconception is that a browser wallet like Phantom is merely a convenient place to store private keys and click “connect” on a website. That’s attractive shorthand, but it’s misleading. In practice, Phantom and similar Solana browser extensions combine interface ergonomics, transaction mediation, permission management, network-specific assumptions, and external attack surfaces. Treating them as […]

