When do I need my Phantom wallet for the burn?

This page explains in simple terms when you have to connect a wallet for the XXX Tales Burn Bot, and when you can safely leave the wallet field empty.

Short answer

On Solana, every real burn is a blockchain transaction and has to be signed by some wallet. The question is only: whose wallet?

The burn mode you select in the project form decides whether the Phantom field is required, optional, or hidden.

Burn modes and whether Phantom is required

Burn mode Is my Phantom wallet required? What actually happens?
User burn Yes – required You hold the tokens in your own wallet.
The burn transaction moves your tokens to the burn address or a burn program. You have to sign this transaction with Phantom (or another wallet), otherwise nothing can be burned.
Project / treasury burn No – not required The tokens sit in a project-owned account (treasury, vault, or deployer wallet).
The burn is executed by a project keypair or backend wallet. The XXX Tales Burn Bot talks to that wallet; you only configure the burn parameters. Your personal Phantom wallet does not sign the burn.
Simulation only No – not required The bot only simulates what would happen: how much supply would be reduced, what the new metrics would look like, etc. No on-chain transaction is sent and no wallet signature is needed.

In all cases a wallet signs the real on-chain burn. The difference is whether you sign with your Phantom wallet or whether the burn is done by a project- or backend-controlled wallet.

How this maps to the burn form

In the project configuration form you will see a dropdown like:

1. User burn – I burn from my own wallet
  • The Phantom wallet field becomes visible and required.
  • You will have to approve the burn in Phantom when it is executed.
  • Choose this if you personally hold the tokens that should be burned.
2. Project / treasury burn
  • The Phantom wallet field is hidden or clearly marked as optional.
  • The burn will be signed by a project / backend wallet, not by you.
  • Choose this if the tokens are in a project-owned account (treasury, deployer, vault, etc.).
3. Simulation only
  • No Phantom wallet is needed.
  • The system only calculates and displays the expected results of a burn.
  • Use this mode if you are still planning and do not want to send a real transaction yet.

If you are unsure, a good rule of thumb is: if the tokens are in your personal wallet, choose User burn and connect Phantom. If they are in a project-controlled wallet, choose Project / treasury burn.