Understand account types

Identify different account types and determine which account to use depending on the transaction type.

Currently, SubWallet supports 5 account types, each with its unique features:

Account type
Characteristic
Displayed on wallet

Unified account

Accounts that can be used for all ecosystems:

  • Substrate (Polkadot)

  • EVM (Ethereum)

  • TON

  • Cardano

  • Bitcoin

Solo account

Accounts that can be used on one ecosystem only. There are 5 types of solo accounts:

  • Substrate (Polkadot) account

  • EVM (Ethereum) account

  • TON account

  • Cardano account

  • Bitcoin account*

Watch-only account

Solo accounts in which you can only view but cannot make any transactions

Ledger account

Solo accounts created on Ledger devices

QR-signer account

Solo accounts created via the Polkadot Vault app or Keystone devices

(*): Currently, SubWallet supports 3 Bitcoin address types in Bitcoin-supported accounts:

  • Legacy Bitcoin address (BIP-44)

  • Native SegWit Bitcoin address (BIP-84)

  • Taproot Bitcoin address (BIP-86)

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