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Phantom Cash

incumbentOff-chain No public chain settlementphantom.com

Incumbent rails have no public chain settlement and no public code. They are scored with the same rubric as every other row. Their low ratings show the verifiability gap between rails whose behaviour can be inspected and rails whose behaviour must be trusted; that gap is the point of the comparison, not a claim that the incumbent is unsafe.

At a glance

Category
Incumbent baseline
Chain
Off-chainOff-chain
CROPS tally
0 of 23 hold up · 18 no evidence
Settles in
CASH
Security audits
1 published
Offered
1 countries
Last edited
2026-10-13 · History
  1. Censorship Resistance0 FailsWeakest: Admin pause or freeze powers; Settle without the provider; Reliance on hosted services; Token and chain freeze risks disclosed
  2. Open No evidenceWeakest: Contracts verified onchain; Whole stack published; Can be self-hosted; Interfaces and data export
  3. Free No evidenceWeakest: Open-source licences; Protection against relicensing; No proprietary dependencies
  4. Privacy No evidenceWeakest: Payments linkable onchain; Third parties in the payment flow; Endpoints can be changed
  5. Security No evidenceWeakest: Who holds funds in transit; Who can upgrade the code; Token approval scope; Funds safe if provider disappears; Secrets and webhook handling; Audits and bug bounty

Where it is offered

Offered only in the countries listed. Checked 2026-10-09. Not scored.

The assessed payment path is the virtual Phantom debit card (Lead Bank prepaid Visa via Bridge), which Phantom's help centre says is available only in the United States, except New York. The Cash account itself is described as available worldwide, and Stripe funding is also offered in EU member states, but without the card there is no card payment rail. The Lead Bank cardholder agreement names no countries or states.

Listed countries (1): United States

Evidence (2)2 documented
  1. DocumentedDrift

    Phantom's debit card article limits the card to the US, excluding New York.

    help.phantom.com/articles/use-your-virtual-phantom-debit-card-us-only-44800221533459

    checked 2026-10-09 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-12

  2. DocumentedDrift

    The Cash FAQ says the Cash account is available worldwide but some features, including the card, are US (except New York) or EU only.

    help.phantom.com/articles/cash-faq-44800866087443

    checked 2026-10-09

Settlement token

What the balance is held in and debited from. Shown as context; it does not change any rating.

TokenClassIssuerContract
CASH Defaultplatform tokenBridge Building Inc. (Stripe), co-branded with PhantomCASHx9…CASH explorer

Conversion. The token is sold for fiat when a payment is authorised.

CASH is a USD-pegged, fiat-reserve-backed stablecoin from Bridge and Phantom, classed here as platform because it is the provider's own-branded dollar. USDC, USDT or PYUSD sent to the Cash address on Solana are automatically swapped into CASH, so CASH is the only token the card debits. At payment Stripe/Bridge draws CASH from the Cash account and converts it to USD.

Checked 2026-10-12

Evidence (4)4 documented
  1. DocumentedDrift

    The debit card article says Stripe draws CASH from the Cash account at payment and converts it to USD.

    help.phantom.com/articles/use-your-virtual-phantom-debit-card-us-only-44800221533459

    checked 2026-10-12

  2. DocumentedDrift

    USDC, USDT or PYUSD sent to the Cash address are automatically swapped into CASH.

    help.phantom.com/articles/understanding-your-cash-account-44799497237395

    checked 2026-10-12

  3. Documented

    The CASH site names Bridge Building Inc. as issuer and describes 1:1 USD reserves.

    usecash.xyz

    checked 2026-10-12 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-19

  4. Documented

    Phantom's developer docs give the CASH mint on Solana.

    docs.phantom.com/cash

    checked 2026-10-12 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-19

Censorship Resistance

Who can block valid use, and can users route around them?

0 FailsPillar rating: weakest of 5
0 of 5 Partial or better · 2 no evidence

What would raise this pillar

Admin pause or freeze powers

Can any privileged role stop, freeze, or block payments through the settlement contracts, and how is that role constrained? C1

0 Fails

Sets the pillar ratingBest evidence: DocumentedChecked 2026-10-19 today

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (seed), 2026-10-07

The bank and the program manager can block or cancel an individual card with or without notice. That meets anchor 0. No settlement contract was identified to assess further.

Evidence (1)1 documented
  1. Documented

    Lead Bank Prepaid Visa Cardholder Agreement (Bridge Ventures as Program Manager, Phantom as Platform Provider), fraud prevention clause.

    www.bridge.xyz/card-agreements/phantom-card

    checked 2026-10-07 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-19

Settle without the provider

Can a payer or payee complete settlement by calling the public contracts directly, without the provider's API, signer, or relayer? C2

Under review

Sets the pillar ratingBest evidence: DocumentedChecked 2026-10-12 7 days agoDrift

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (seed), 2026-10-07

The weekly re-check found that a recorded fact changed. This rating counts as unknown until a reviewer re-checks it.

Card payments are pulled by Bridge and settled over Visa by Lead Bank. No direct payer or payee contract path is documented or published.

Evidence (1)1 documented
  1. DocumentedDrift

    The debit card article says Stripe/Bridge pulls CASH from the Cash account at payment time and the merchant is paid like a standard Visa transaction.

    help.phantom.com/articles/use-your-virtual-phantom-debit-card-us-only-44800221533459

    checked 2026-10-07 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-12

Reliance on hosted services

Does the payment flow require a relayer, paymaster, bundler, or API that only the provider runs? C3

Under review

Sets the pillar ratingBest evidence: DocumentedChecked 2026-10-12 7 days agoDrift

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (seed), 2026-10-07

The weekly re-check found that a recorded fact changed. This rating counts as unknown until a reviewer re-checks it.

The card depends on Phantom's closed app and on Stripe, Bridge, Lead Bank and Galileo. None is public and none has a fallback. 0.

Evidence (1)1 documented
  1. DocumentedDrift

    The Partners section lists Link (KYC), Stripe (funding), Bridge (card, bank transfers), Lead Bank (issuer) and Galileo (processing, disputes).

    help.phantom.com/articles/understanding-your-cash-account-44799497237395

    checked 2026-10-07 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-12

Neutral settlement, disclosed filtering

Is the settlement layer free of address or geographic filtering, and is any filtering at the edge disclosed and avoidable? C4

1 Weak

Best evidence: DocumentedChecked 2026-10-19 today

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (seed), 2026-10-07

Sanctions and geographic gating is disclosed in policy and help pages. It runs in closed services and cannot be bypassed (C2 = 0). 1.

Evidence (1)1 documented
  1. Documented

    The Privacy Policy says Phantom uses IP address and other data for sanctions compliance; the card is offered only in the US except New York after Link KYC, and some merchant categories are declined.

    phantom.com/privacy

    checked 2026-10-07 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-19

Token and chain freeze risks disclosed

Are the tokens and chains the rail depends on enumerated, with their issuers' freeze powers and sequencer assumptions stated to payees? C5

0 Fails

Sets the pillar ratingBest evidence: VerifiedChecked 2026-10-19 today

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (seed), 2026-10-07

The token and chain are enumerated in docs (CASH on Solana). The issuer's powers are misstated: the FAQ says no partner can pull CASH out of a Cash account, but the mint carries a permanent delegate that can move or burn any holder's CASH, and a freeze authority. Solana has no sequencer, which is not stated either. Misstated, so 0.

Evidence (3)1 verified · 1 documented · 1 claimed
  1. Verified

    CASH mint (Token-2022, owner TokenzQdB...) has freezeAuthority AyCP3oW19DHZKvx8oU6mvseW2qn7XfmQ5STrXPa6prY5 and a permanentDelegate extension set to E7JdFMP5AqdndJKstZV2mHdekLwAQbNWRHMpoozyB3qw (both system-owned keypair accounts), which can freeze any CASH account and transfer or burn CASH from any holder.

    CASHx9…CASH on solana.fm

    CASHx9…CASH explorer · block 454207323 · checked 2026-10-07

  2. Documented

    Phantom's developer docs enumerate the CASH mint on Solana as the Cash token.

    docs.phantom.com/cash

    checked 2026-10-07 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-19

  3. Claimed

    The Cash FAQ answers "Can anyone pull CASH out of my Cash account?" with No, saying Phantom, Stripe, Link or any partner cannot access or withdraw funds.

    help.phantom.com/articles/cash-faq-44800866087443

    checked 2026-10-07 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-19

Open

Is the whole stack visible?

No evidencePillar rating: weakest of 4
0 of 4 Partial or better · 4 no evidence

What would raise this pillar

Contracts verified onchain

Does the deployed bytecode match public source, and can a third party rebuild it? O1

No evidence

Sets the pillar rating

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (seed), 2026-10-07

No checkable evidence settles this yet, so it counts as 0.

Whole stack published

Are the SDK, frontend, backend or API, indexer, and deploy scripts all public? O2

Under review

Sets the pillar ratingBest evidence: DocumentedChecked 2026-10-12 7 days agoDrift

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (seed), 2026-10-07

The weekly re-check found that a recorded fact changed. This rating counts as unknown until a reviewer re-checks it.

Nothing needed to run Phantom Cash is public. 0.

Evidence (1)1 documented
  1. DocumentedDrift

    Cash runs in the closed Phantom mobile app (not the extension) and on partner services; no Cash, card or Cash-account program repository exists in github.com/phantom.

    help.phantom.com/articles/understanding-your-cash-account-44799497237395

    checked 2026-10-07 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-12

Can be self-hosted

Can a stranger reach a working deployment from the README? O3

No evidence

Sets the pillar rating

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (seed), 2026-10-07

No checkable evidence settles this yet, so it counts as 0.

Interfaces and data export

Are ABIs, event schemas, an API schema, and a payee data export in a non-proprietary format all in the repo? O4

No evidence

Sets the pillar rating

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (seed), 2026-10-07

No checkable evidence settles this yet, so it counts as 0.

Free

Does the license actually let a third party fork, modify, and run it?

No evidencePillar rating: weakest of 3
0 of 3 Partial or better · 3 no evidence

What would raise this pillar

Open-source licences

Does every repository needed to run the product carry an OSI-approved license? F1

Under review

Sets the pillar ratingBest evidence: DocumentedChecked 2026-10-12 7 days agoDrift

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (seed), 2026-10-07

The weekly re-check found that a recorded fact changed. This rating counts as unknown until a reviewer re-checks it.

Required components are closed, so 0.

Evidence (1)1 documented
  1. DocumentedDrift

    Every required component (app, backend, CASH issuer, card programme, KYC) is closed.

    help.phantom.com/articles/understanding-your-cash-account-44799497237395

    checked 2026-10-07 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-12

Protection against relicensing

Can the provider unilaterally relicense future versions, and has it committed not to? F2

No evidence

Sets the pillar rating

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (seed), 2026-10-07

No checkable evidence settles this yet, so it counts as 0.

No proprietary dependencies

Does a production deployment need a proprietary plugin or hosted-only service? F3

Under review

Sets the pillar ratingBest evidence: DocumentedChecked 2026-10-12 7 days agoDrift

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (seed), 2026-10-07

The weekly re-check found that a recorded fact changed. This rating counts as unknown until a reviewer re-checks it.

The product cannot run without proprietary hosted services. 0.

Evidence (1)1 documented
  1. DocumentedDrift

    The card cannot work without Stripe/Bridge pulling CASH and Lead Bank settling over Visa.

    help.phantom.com/articles/use-your-virtual-phantom-debit-card-us-only-44800221533459

    checked 2026-10-07 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-12

Privacy

What can an observer learn, and did the user knowingly choose it?

No evidencePillar rating: weakest of 5
0 of 5 Partial or better · 3 no evidence

What would raise this pillar

Tracking and analytics

Do the SDK, widget, or frontend ship analytics, telemetry, error reporting, or fingerprinting? P1

1 Weak

Best evidence: DocumentedChecked 2026-10-19 today

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (seed), 2026-10-07

Analytics is present, on by default and disclosed in the policy. The app is closed and no trace was run. 1.

Evidence (1)1 documented
  1. Documented

    The Privacy Policy discloses third-party analytics and says users may opt out, so it is on by default; the vendor is not named.

    phantom.com/privacy

    checked 2026-10-07 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-19

Data collected beyond payment

Does the flow collect anything beyond addresses, amounts, token, and chain? P2

1 Weak

Best evidence: DocumentedChecked 2026-10-19 today

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (seed), 2026-10-07

KYC is legally required and its basis is disclosed, but only in a hosted policy, and Phantom also keeps merchant location data for card transactions. Documented cap, so 1.

Evidence (1)1 documented
  1. Documented

    The Privacy Policy says KYC for opt-in features covers legal name, date of birth, SSN, government ID and contact data, processed by third parties under the Bank Secrecy Act; for Phantom Cash it also collects merchant location data and the last four digits of bank and card numbers.

    phantom.com/privacy

    checked 2026-10-07 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-19

Payments linkable onchain

What do calldata and events reveal about who paid whom for what? P3

Under review

Sets the pillar ratingBest evidence: DocumentedChecked 2026-10-07 12 days agoDrift

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (seed), 2026-10-07

The weekly re-check found that a recorded fact changed. This rating counts as unknown until a reviewer re-checks it.

Each card payment is a public transfer from a long-lived Cash address, so amounts and timing are visible; merchant data is not onchain. Judgment call: this is "minimal linkage, documented" (2), but no sample transaction could be tied to the debit-card contract, so it rests on documentation and is capped at 1.

Evidence (1)1 documented
  1. DocumentedDrift

    The Privacy section says card payments appear onchain as transfers from the Cash account to Bridge's debit card smart contract, without merchant data, and bank flows as transfers to rotating Bridge wallets.

    help.phantom.com/articles/understanding-your-cash-account-44799497237395

    checked 2026-10-07

Third parties in the payment flow

Which third parties see a request during a payment, and can they be swapped out? P4

Under review

Sets the pillar ratingBest evidence: DocumentedChecked 2026-10-12 7 days agoDrift

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (seed), 2026-10-07

The weekly re-check found that a recorded fact changed. This rating counts as unknown until a reviewer re-checks it.

Third parties in the card flow are named in docs and not swappable. No trace was run. 1.

Evidence (1)1 documented
  1. DocumentedDrift

    Help pages name Link, Stripe, Bridge, Lead Bank and Galileo as partners in Cash and card flows.

    help.phantom.com/articles/understanding-your-cash-account-44799497237395

    checked 2026-10-07 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-12

Endpoints can be changed

Can RPC and indexer URLs be changed, and is the indexer code public? P5

No evidence

Sets the pillar rating

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (seed), 2026-10-07

No checkable evidence settles this yet, so it counts as 0.

Security

Who can cause loss, lock users in, or change the rules?

No evidencePillar rating: weakest of 6
0 of 6 Partial or better · 6 no evidence

What would raise this pillar

Who holds funds in transit

Who holds funds between payer and payee, and can the provider redirect them? S1

Under review

Sets the pillar ratingBest evidence: VerifiedChecked 2026-10-07 12 days agoDrift

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (seed), 2026-10-07

The weekly re-check found that a recorded fact changed. This rating counts as unknown until a reviewer re-checks it.

The balance is held as CASH in the user's Cash account, then moved to a Bridge contract when the card is used. Bridge is both CASH issuer and card program manager, and the CASH mint's permanent delegate lets it move any holder's CASH. Phantom's FAQ says no partner can. Judgment call: although the criteria put token-issuer powers under C5, here the issuer is also the card program manager and CASH is the only asset a Cash account holds, so "the provider can redirect funds" applies. 0.

Evidence (2)1 verified · 1 documented
  1. Verified

    CASH permanentDelegate = E7JdFMP5AqdndJKstZV2mHdekLwAQbNWRHMpoozyB3qw, a key controlled by the issuer side; Token-2022 lets a permanent delegate transfer or burn from any CASH account without the holder's signature.

    CASHx9…CASH on solana.fm

    CASHx9…CASH explorer · block 454207323 · checked 2026-10-07

  2. DocumentedDrift

    At payment time CASH moves from the Cash account to Bridge's debit card smart contract (address not published).

    help.phantom.com/articles/understanding-your-cash-account-44799497237395

    checked 2026-10-07

Who can upgrade the code

Who can change the contract code, and with how much notice? S2

No evidence

Sets the pillar rating

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (seed), 2026-10-07

No checkable evidence settles this yet, so it counts as 0.

Token approval scope

How large an allowance does the SDK ask users to grant, and for how long? S3

No evidence

Sets the pillar rating

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (seed), 2026-10-07

No checkable evidence settles this yet, so it counts as 0.

Funds safe if provider disappears Derived

If the provider disappears tomorrow, do payees keep their funds and the ability to keep settling? S4

No evidence

Sets the pillar rating

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (seed), 2026-10-07

No checkable evidence settles this yet, so it counts as 0.

Secrets and webhook handling

Are secrets kept out of client bundles and are webhooks signed and verified? S5

No evidence

Sets the pillar rating

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (seed), 2026-10-07

No checkable evidence settles this yet, so it counts as 0.

Audits and bug bounty

Has the code been audited at a pinned commit, were findings fixed traceably, and is there a live bounty? S6

No evidence

Sets the pillar rating

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (seed), 2026-10-07

No checkable evidence settles this yet, so it counts as 0.

Security audits 1

Published audits and similar reviews of this provider's code, newest first. Context for the Audits and bug bounty rating, which scores them; this list does not change any rating, and an audit of older code says little about what is deployed now.

DateAuditorTypeScopeCovers deployed codeFindings
2024-06-07Least AuthorityAuditPhantom wallet (private repository phantom/wallet): key derivation and storage, cryptography, deep links and WebViews, dependencies; the wallet that now hosts the Cash account. at 18c5d927b8
Initial review at aea4d38 (February to April 2024), verification at 18c5d92. The report predates the Cash account and debit card, and the closed-source app cannot be compared with the audited revision.
UnknownNo issues; 2 suggestions (BIP32 validation, stronger password key derivation), both resolved

Compiled from: phantom.com (Cash, security and legal pages), help.phantom.com, docs.phantom.com/cash, github.com/phantom (no Cash, card or Cash-account program code), usecash.xyz and bridge.xyz, Least Authority's published reports, and Halborn's audit listing. The only published report is Least Authority's 2024 audit of the Phantom wallet code; it predates Cash. Phantom said in 2022 that Halborn and OtterSec had audited the wallet, but no such report is published. No audit was found for the CASH token program set-up, the Bridge debit-card contract or Phantom's Cash backend. Checked 2026-10-13. Only published reports are listed; private audits a provider mentions without a report are not.

Operational and procurement

Facts an institution's procurement, finance and security functions ask for. Separate from the CROPS ratings and never scored.

Group A: operational facts. Group B: 45 due-diligence controls derived from a UN agency's vendor requirements: 8 evidenced, 0 attested, 0 absent, 0 not applicable, 37 unknown. "Not applicable" means there is no operator to hold the control: it falls to whoever deploys the rail. How to read this.

Group A: operational facts

Fees

Evidenced
ComponentPaid byAmountBasis
cardnoneVirtual card issuance free; domestic US purchases free; no fee for loading the card or replacing itCash fees help article and Lead Bank cardholder agreement; the bank may change fees on notice.
fxpayerInternational purchases "fees may apply", shown before confirming; no figure publishedCash fees help article.
providerpayer0.85% on swaps out of Cash (except to USDC) and on non-stablecoin swaps into Cash; stablecoin swaps in freeCash fees help article; Terms say fees may change without notice and are shown before confirming.
providerpayerFunding: debit card 1.75%, credit card 3.50% (Stripe, US and EU); ACH deposit 0.30%; domestic wire 1.00%Cash fees help article; banks and card partners may add their own fees.
cashoutpayerStandard ACH withdrawal free; fast ACH withdrawal 1.00 USD + 0.75% (min 1.50 USD)Cash fees help article; US except New York.
networkpayerOne-time Solana account setup fee when sending CASH to a wallet that has never held it (varies with SOL price)Cash fees help article, described as a network requirement, not a Phantom fee.
limitnone2,000 USD per card transaction; 2,000 USD per day (up to 5,000 after 30 days); money-transfer merchants 500 USD per weekLead Bank cardholder agreement (per-transaction limit) and the debit card help article (daily and weekly limits).

Swap fees of 0.85% also cover swaps from the Cash account into other Solana stablecoins (USDT, USDG, PYUSD). Bridge's spread on the CASH-to-USD conversion at card payment is not stated; the card agreement says Bridge and Phantom conduct the stablecoin sale and refers fee questions to them.

  1. Documented

    Cash fees help article, Phantom debit card table.

    help.phantom.com/articles/cash-fees-44800531617939

    checked 2026-10-09 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-19

  2. DocumentedDrift

    Cash fees help article, onramps and offramps table.

    help.phantom.com/articles/cash-fees-44800531617939

    checked 2026-10-09 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-12

  3. DocumentedDrift

    Cash fees help article, onramps and offramps table.

    help.phantom.com/articles/cash-fees-44800531617939

    checked 2026-10-09 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-12

  4. DocumentedDrift

    Cash fees help article, onchain actions.

    help.phantom.com/articles/cash-fees-44800531617939

    checked 2026-10-09 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-12

  5. Documented

    Lead Bank Prepaid Visa Cardholder Agreement, transaction limitations; the help article "Use your virtual Phantom debit card" gives the daily and weekly limits.

    www.bridge.xyz/card-agreements/phantom-card

    checked 2026-10-09 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-19

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (operational), 2026-10-09Checked 2026-10-09

Custody model

Evidenced

Hybrid: self-custody with a provider-controlled spend path

The user holds the keys to the Cash account, but the CASH mint's permanent delegate (issuer side, Bridge) can move or burn CASH from any holder and a freeze authority can freeze accounts; at payment Bridge draws CASH into its debit-card contract. Agrees with the S1 finding (score 0), which contradicts the FAQ's "self-custodial" statement.

Evidence shared with CROPS: S1 item 1, S1 item 2

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (operational), 2026-10-09Checked 2026-10-09

Licences and registrations

Evidenced
EntityCountryRegulatorLicenceRegister
Lead Bank partnerUnited StatesFDIC (primary federal regulator); state charter, MissouriState-chartered commercial bank, FDIC-insured, non-member (BKCLASS NM) · FDIC certificate 8283
Issuer of the Phantom debit card (Lead Bank Prepaid Visa); Kansas City, MO; active.
register

Only the issuer is register-checked. Phantom says it is not a bank and names no licence of its own. Bridge's footer says US services are provided by Bridge Building Inc. (NMLS ID 2450917); NMLS Consumer Access returned 403 to curl and was not bypassed, so that licence is not recorded. Card funds are not FDIC insured (cardholder agreement). The Cash help article updated in October 2026 says Stripe now issues the card and replacement cards are Stripe-issued, while the same page and phantom.com/cash still name Lead Bank; the issuer of replacement cards was not identified.

  1. Documented

    FDIC BankFind API record for certificate 8283, Lead Bank, Kansas City, Missouri; active, state charter, regulator FDIC, class NM.

    api.fdic.gov/banks/institutions

    checked 2026-10-09 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-19

  2. Documented

    The cardholder agreement names Lead Bank, a Missouri state-chartered bank, as issuer.

    www.bridge.xyz/card-agreements/phantom-card

    checked 2026-10-09 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-19

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (operational), 2026-10-09Checked 2026-10-09

Cash-out options

Evidenced
WhereMethodPartnerFeeLimits
United Statescard spendLead Bank (issuer), Bridge Ventures LLC (programme manager), Stripe, VisaDomestic free; international "fees may apply"Virtual card only, US except New York; 2,000 USD per transaction and per day (5,000 after 30 days).
United Statesbank transferBridge (US bank withdrawals, ACH)Standard free; fast 1.00 USD + 0.75% (min 1.50 USD)US except New York, KYC via Link; converted 1:1; to own or another person's linked US bank account.
everywhere offeredexchangeKraken (the only exchange that accepts CASH on Solana per Phantom)Solana network fees; exchange fees not recorded

No ATM cash-out; the card declines cash advances and ATM withdrawals, and the cardholder agreement bars cashback. Outside the US the Cash balance can only leave as CASH or swapped tokens to a Solana wallet.

  1. DocumentedDrift

    Debit card help article; declined merchant categories include cash advances and ATM withdrawals.

    help.phantom.com/articles/use-your-virtual-phantom-debit-card-us-only-44800221533459

    checked 2026-10-09 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-12

  2. Documented

    Withdraw to a US bank help article.

    help.phantom.com/articles/withdraw-money-from-your-cash-account-directly-to-a-us-bank-44800172520467

    checked 2026-10-09 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-19

  3. Documented

    CASH on exchanges and brokerages help article; Coinbase, Binance, OKX and others do not support CASH.

    help.phantom.com/articles/cash-on-exchanges-and-brokerages-48631671713427

    checked 2026-10-09 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-19

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (operational), 2026-10-09Checked 2026-10-09

First deployment

Evidenced

2025-09-30: Phantom Cash announced with a waitlist; the post says it rolls out the following month. No dated general-availability source found.

  1. Documented

    Phantom blog post introducing Phantom Cash (New Money, Now in Your Wallet), 30 September 2025.

    phantom.com/learn/blog/introducing-phantom-cash

    checked 2026-10-09 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-19

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (operational), 2026-10-09Checked 2026-10-09

Operating entity

Evidenced

Phantom Technologies, Inc., US-DE

Not checked in the Delaware Division of Corporations register (interactive search), so no register_url or file number.

  1. Documented

    Lead Bank cardholder agreement names Phantom Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as Platform Provider; the Terms of Use name the same company.

    www.bridge.xyz/card-agreements/phantom-card

    checked 2026-10-09 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-19

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (operational), 2026-10-09Checked 2026-10-09

Security incidents

Unknown

Absence of a found incident is not evidence that none occurred.

No incident report for Phantom Cash or the debit card found. Searched status.phantom.com (no Cash component, empty history), the Cash help-centre section and the Phantom blog post list. The help centre's card-replacement wording (Stripe-issued replacement cards) gives no reason or date.

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (operational), 2026-10-09Checked 2026-10-09

Product changes affecting users

Evidenced
  • 2025-09-30: Phantom Cash announced (waitlist; Lead Bank prepaid Visa via Bridge). source
  • 2026-03-17: Terms of Use last updated (Phantom Cash and AI Agent sections). source
  • 2026-07-07: Privacy Policy last updated. source

Undated change: help articles updated in October 2026 say Stripe issues the card and handles disputes, and refer to replacement Stripe-issued cards, while older text on the same pages names Lead Bank, Bridge and Galileo. Not entered as a dated change.

  1. Documented

    Terms of Use header.

    phantom.com/terms

    checked 2026-10-09 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-19

  2. Documented

    Privacy Policy header.

    phantom.com/privacy

    checked 2026-10-09 · source unchanged at weekly re-read 2026-10-19

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (operational), 2026-10-09Checked 2026-10-09

Volume transacted (verified only)

Not verifiable

No listed contracts. Card payments move CASH to Bridge's debit-card contract, whose address is not published and whose addresses rotate; the card settles over Visa on Lead Bank's closed ledger.

UnreviewedAssessed by AI research agent (operational), 2026-10-09

Group B: institutional due diligence

ControlStateWhat was found
Assurance and certifications
B1.1 ISO 27001, developer organisation
Is the organisation that develops the product ISO 27001 certified, and does the certificate name that entity?
Unknown
No ISO 27001 statement found for Phantom Technologies, Inc. on phantom.com/security, the Terms of Use, the Privacy Policy or the Cash help-centre section. Bridge, Stripe, Lead Bank and Galileo were not checked.
B1.2 ISO 27001, hosting and support organisation
Is the organisation that hosts and supports the service ISO 27001 certified in its own name, with a scope covering the service?
Unknown
Hosting provider and its certification are not named in any Phantom document read.
B1.3 SOC 2 Type II or ISAE 3000/3402 reports
Does the provider undergo periodic SOC 2 Type II or ISAE 3402 Type II assessments and make reports available?
Unknown
No SOC 2 or ISAE report or statement found on phantom.com/security or in the legal pages.
B1.4 Independent source-code security review before go-live
Was the application reviewed by an independent party before launch, and is the report linked?
EvidencedPhantom publishes two third-party audit reports for its wallet (Kudelski Security 2021, Least Authority 2024) in github.com/phantom/audit-reports. Both predate Phantom Cash (announced 30 September 2025); no review covering the Cash backend, the Cash account or Bridge's debit-card contract was found.
source 1 · source 2
B1.5 Penetration testing
Is the service penetration-tested before go-live and at least every three years, with results available?
Unknown
No penetration-test report or letter found. Phantom runs a bug bounty on Cantina (up to 50,000 USD per the security page; security.txt Policy points at phantom.com/bug-bounty), which is not a penetration test.
B1.6 Vulnerability scanning cadence
Are the platform and the application scanned for vulnerabilities at least every six months?
Unknown
Vulnerability and patch management
B2.1 Security contact and disclosure policy
Is there a published way to report a vulnerability (SECURITY.md, security.txt, or a disclosure page)?
Unknown
implied from the component list
B2.2 Patch service levels
Does the provider commit to patch timelines for known vulnerabilities (the partner expects 30 days critical, 40 high, 90 medium)?
Unknown
No patch service levels found.
B2.3 Dependency and vulnerability scanning in CI
Do the public repositories run dependency or code scanning automatically?
Unknown
implied from the component list
Incident reporting and continuity
B3.1 Incident reporting commitment
Does the provider commit to notify customers of security or data incidents within a stated time (the partner expects 24 hours)?
Unknown
No customer incident-notification commitment found in the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy or Cash help articles.
B3.2 Backups and restore testing
Are customer records backed up daily and restores tested on a schedule?
Unknown
B3.3 Recovery plan
Is there an approved and tested recovery plan for the service?
Unknown
The help centre's compromise article tells users to move funds to a new wallet and contact support; no service recovery plan found.
B3.4 Status page and post-mortems
Does the provider publish service status and post-mortems for incidents?
EvidencedPublic status page at status.phantom.com (StatusPal) covering the extension, mobile app, backend, website and external dependencies; it has no Cash, card or bank-transfer component and showed no incident history on 2026-10-09. No post-mortems found.
source 1
Identity and access (operator side)
B4.1 MFA for end users
Can or must end users protect accounts with multi-factor authentication?
EvidencedSign-in to the Phantom profile (and so the Cash account) is by Google or Apple account, recovery phrase or private key; on mobile the app is protected by device authentication such as Face ID or fingerprint. No separate second factor is described for Cash.
source 1
B4.2 MFA and separate accounts for privileged access
Is privileged access protected by MFA and kept on separate accounts?
Unknown
B4.3 Periodic access reviews
Are user access rights reviewed at least annually and privileged accounts at least six-monthly?
Unknown
B4.4 Segregation of duties and joiner-mover-leaver controls
Is there a documented segregation-of-duties model and a joiner-mover-leaver process?
Unknown
B4.5 Session timeout
Are idle interactive sessions terminated after a defined period (the partner expects 60 minutes)?
Unknown
API and integration
B5.1 API authentication, browser to server
Which standard (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, JWT) protects browser-to-server API calls?
Unknown
implied from the component list
B5.2 API authentication, server to server
Are server-to-server calls authenticated with keys or PKI certificates, and are keys scoped and rotatable?
Unknown
implied from the component list
B5.3 Token expiry
Do API tokens expire, and within what period (the partner caps it at 120 minutes for public data, 30 otherwise)?
Unknown
implied from the component list
B5.4 Export controls
If an API exports data, does it limit volumes and log exports?
Unknown
implied from the component list
Data protection and privacy governance
B6.1 Data classification and encryption
Does the provider state a data classification and enforce encryption at rest and TLS 1.2 or better in transit?
Unknown
The Privacy Policy (last updated 7 July 2026) has no security or encryption section; no data classification or TLS statement found.
B6.2 Production data kept out of test environments
Does the provider state that production or real personal data is not used in development and testing?
Unknown
B6.3 Data retention and deletion on termination
What is retained, for how long, and is customer data removed on termination?
EvidencedPhantom keeps personal information as long as necessary for the purposes collected; no fixed periods. Phantom says it does not store KYC documents (Link does). Closing the Cash account (by request to support) deletes the virtual account numbers and closes the debit card, but Link's KYC data is not deleted and must be deleted at Link. See CROPS P2 for what is collected.
source 1 · source 2
CROPS P2
B6.4 Data protection impact assessment and roles
For systems holding personal data, has a DPIA been completed and are controller and processor defined?
EvidencedPhantom Technologies, Inc. publishes the policy; KYC data is processed by third-party service providers on Phantom's behalf, and Phantom says it may act as data controller for KYC only when sharing it with partners at the user's direction. GDPR lawful bases are listed for European users. No DPIA statement found.
source 1
B6.5 Data processing or sharing agreement available
Can a customer obtain a data processing agreement or equivalent?
Unknown
No data processing agreement is published. The Europe section offers access, on request, to the safeguards used for international transfers (possibly redacted).
Logging and monitoring
B7.1 Audit logging
Are account changes, logins and activity on important records logged and retained?
Unknown
B7.2 Central monitoring and endpoint detection
Are logs sent to a managed SIEM and is endpoint detection running on all platforms?
Unknown
Hosting and network
B8.1 Hardened hosting
Are hosts hardened to a recognised benchmark, with only essential ports open, IDS/IPS, a WAF for internet-facing applications and tenant isolation?
Unknown
B8.2 Deployment configuration and infrastructure as code
Does the repository ship reproducible deployment configuration (containers, IaC, Helm) that a self-hoster can harden?
Unknown
implied from the component list
Engineering practice in public repositories
B9.1 Default branch protected
Does the default branch require reviews and passing checks, with no direct pushes?
Unknown
implied from the component list
B9.2 CI runs on pull requests
Does every pull request trigger automated checks?
Unknown
implied from the component list
B9.3 Tests run in CI
Do the CI workflows run the test suite?
Unknown
implied from the component list
B9.4 Coverage reported
Is test coverage measured and reported (the partner expects 85%)?
Unknown
implied from the component list
B9.5 Versioned releases
Are releases tagged with immutable semantic versions?
Unknown
implied from the component list
B9.6 Signed tags or commits
Are release tags or recent commits cryptographically signed?
Unknown
implied from the component list
B9.7 Changelog
Is a changelog maintained with the code?
Unknown
implied from the component list
B9.8 Contribution and branching model documented
Does the README or contribution guide state how changes are proposed, reviewed and released?
Unknown
implied from the component list
Architecture documentation
B10.1 Architecture documentation
Is there a public architecture document covering logical, infrastructure and integration architecture and the components used?
Unknown
Help pages describe the partner roles (Link KYC, Stripe funding and card, Bridge bank transfers and programme management, Lead Bank issuer, Galileo disputes); no architecture document found.
Commercial and financial
B11.1 Contracting entity
Which legal entity would an institution contract with, and in which jurisdiction?
EvidencedPhantom Technologies, Inc. (Delaware corporation) under the Terms of Use and as Platform Provider for the card; the card agreement is with Lead Bank (Missouri state-chartered bank), with Bridge Ventures LLC (Delaware LLC) as Program Manager. Bank transfers run through Bridge; Stripe handles funding and, per a help article updated in October 2026, now issues replacement cards.
source 1 · source 2
B11.2 Funding of ongoing operation
How is ongoing operation and maintenance funded (revenue, foundation, grants, fee switch), per a primary source?
EvidencedCustomer fees (0.85% on most Cash swaps, onramp fees, fast-withdrawal fee; see fees) plus revenue shared by execution partners (searchers, validators, market makers) under the Terms. Phantom is a private company; no financial statements found.
source 1
B11.3 Termination terms
What happens to customer funds and data on termination by either side?
EvidencedPhantom may terminate access at any time without notice; the bank may cancel or suspend the card at any time without prior notice except as law requires. On card closure the fiat balance is returned to the Phantom wallet as stablecoin (balances under 1 USD may be withheld). Closing the Cash account is permanent, by request to support; CASH stays in the user's Solana account, and Link KYC data is not deleted.
source 1 · source 2
AI components
B12.1 AI in the payment path
Does an AI system take part in payment processing or compliance decisions (for example automated transaction screening)?
Unknown
The Privacy Policy describes fraud prevention using phone numbers, payment details, merchant location and wallet associations but does not say whether automated or AI systems decide. The Terms' AI Agent sections cover user-run agents, not Phantom's compliance.
B12.2 AI controls documented
If AI is used, are monitoring, validation, override, decommissioning and bias evaluation documented?
Unknown
implied from the component list

Scope of assessment

Components in the payment path

ComponentRolePublicLicenceOperatorRequired
Phantom mobile app and Cash account (Phantom profile sign-in)walletNoproprietaryPhantom Technologies, Inc.Yes
Phantom backend (prompt-free Cash swaps and transfers, card UI)backendNoproprietaryPhantom Technologies, Inc.Yes
CASH stablecoin (Token-2022; freeze authority, permanent delegate)ledgerNoproprietaryBridge Building Inc.Yes
Bridge card programme and debit-card contract (program manager; draws CASH)signerNoproprietaryBridge Ventures LLC (Stripe)Yes
Lead Bank (card issuer)card-issuerNoproprietaryLead BankYes
Visa card networkcard-networkNoproprietaryVisaYes
Galileo card processing and disputesotherNoproprietaryGalileoYes
Link (Stripe) identity verificationkycNoproprietaryStripeYes

Repositories

None found. Absence of public code is itself a finding.

Contracts

None listed.

Assessor notes

Eligibility: no verified contract and no public repository needed to run the product, so type is incumbent. Searched 2026-10-07: phantom.com/cash, terms, privacy; help.phantom.com Cash section (FAQ, Understanding your Cash account, debit card, recovery, compromise, KYC); docs.phantom.com/cash; bridge.xyz Phantom card agreement; usecash.xyz; github.com/phantom (no Cash, card or Cash-account program). Onchain: the CASH mint (read above) and a sample of 60 recent CASH transactions, which use only SPL Token-2022, ATA, swap and prediction programs; no Squads or other smart-account program appeared, and the "self-custodial smart-contract wallet" and "debit-card smart contract" the help pages mention could not be identified. One candidate program, 99vQwtBw... (ExecuteTransfer with an ed25519 voucher), turned out to be a single-vault payout program unrelated to Cash accounts and was excluded. Re-assess as type card if Phantom or Bridge publishes the Cash account or debit-card program.