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Phantom Cash Card vs PST.NET

Head-to-head on the facts that decide your money - fee stacks, KYC, the bitcoin flow and limits.

Higher score Phantom Cash Card - illustration (AI-generated, not the official card design)
4.8
Full KYCHybridBTC via in-app conversion
PST.NET card
4.4
Full KYCCustodialDirect BTC top-up

Short answer Phantom Cash Card wins overall (4.8/10 vs 4.4/10). The right pick still depends on your priority - see the flow comparison below.

Phantom Cash Card PST.NET
Bitcoin flow
BTC loadBTC via in-app conversionDirect BTC top-up (on-chain)
Lightning fundingnono
BTC sale timingYou sell manually in the appNot documented
Fees
Top-up fee1.75%not documented
FX fee1%1%
Monthly feenonenot documented
ATM feenot documented (no ATM withdrawals advertised; card is virtual-only)not documented
Cashbacknonenone
Privacy & custody
KYCFull KYCFull KYC
CustodyHybridCustodial
Limits
Daily spend limitUSD 2,000/day standard; up to USD 5,000/day assessed automatically once the Cash account is 30 days old with 30 days of transaction history (support cannot raise/reset manually)not documented
ATM daily limitnot documentednot documented
Max loadnot documentednot documented
Availability
RegionsUSGLOBAL
NetworkVisaVisa
Form factorVirtualVirtual
Apple Payyesno / unknown

Pick Phantom Cash Card if

  • you accept Full KYC KYC and its fee stack - and nothing else on this page outweighs it

Pick PST.NET if

  • Known fee stack (2.8 vs 1.0 % equivalents on a $500/mo profile)

Phantom Cash Card

The wallet-first card: Phantom's Solana wallet issues a virtual Visa that spends a USD-pegged stablecoin balance (CASH) through Lead Bank, with Bridge converting at authorization - and the conversion consent documented verbatim in the cardholder agreement, which almost no competitor does. It is also narrow: US-only (not New York), virtual-only with no ATM access, full identity verification through Stripe for the card while the wallet itself stays no-KYC, and a 1.75% debit-card funding fee that makes card-funded top-ups expensive. A well-documented niche product: fund it via ACH (0.30%), not by card, and treat the wallet's no-KYC claim as ending at the card's front door.

PST.NET

A niche virtual-card service for online/media-buying use cases with crypto funding - usable for its purpose, but tier subscriptions, per-card fees and the niche positioning make it a poor general spending card.

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FAQ

Which is better for privacy, Phantom Cash Card or PST.NET?
Phantom Cash Card requires Full KYC, while PST.NET requires Full KYC. Lower KYC means less data exposure - and weaker regulatory protection if something goes wrong.
When does my bitcoin get sold on each card?
Phantom Cash Card: You sell manually in the app. PST.NET: Not documented. Sale timing determines your price exposure between loading and spending.
Which is cheaper overall?
Compare the full stack - top-up, FX, monthly, ATM - against your own spending mix in the fee calculator. Headline numbers alone flip with real usage.

Facts checked 2026-10-05 · How we verify