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# Understand account types

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

<table><thead><tr><th width="196">Account type</th><th width="353">Characteristic</th><th>Displayed on wallet</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Unified account</td><td><p>Accounts that can be used for <strong>all</strong> ecosystems:</p><ul><li>Substrate (Polkadot)</li><li>EVM (Ethereum)</li><li>TON</li><li>Cardano</li><li>Bitcoin</li></ul></td><td><img src="/files/tLCOsY5LiCTHLTup7kKX" alt=""></td></tr><tr><td>Solo account</td><td><p>Accounts that can be used on <strong>one</strong> ecosystem only. There are 5 types of solo accounts:</p><ul><li>Substrate (Polkadot) account</li><li>EVM (Ethereum) account</li><li>TON account</li><li>Cardano account</li><li>Bitcoin account*</li></ul></td><td><img src="/files/2jOlMuC0zIz02OXjXQQi" alt=""><img src="/files/YHZ0uty2nC0CxujyR8pd" alt=""><img src="/files/eQZvLHXldsYvRPAofN2W" alt=""><br><img src="/files/SUSpvFim0oOe5zUW7S4n" alt=""><img src="/files/HZOEjudRIOGqXZekl9L7" alt=""></td></tr><tr><td>Watch-only account</td><td>Solo accounts in which you can <strong>only view</strong> but cannot make any transactions</td><td><img src="/files/JqxdKFh1c59LktcOzFHw" alt=""></td></tr><tr><td>Ledger account</td><td>Solo accounts created on Ledger devices</td><td><img src="/files/Lu6WkIvULxWaC2nEjRd3" alt=""></td></tr><tr><td>QR-signer account</td><td>Solo accounts created via the Polkadot Vault app or Keystone devices</td><td><img src="/files/28HaMV9T5c7YGPtZSD9A" alt=""></td></tr></tbody></table>

*(\*): 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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