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This guide covers how to create and manage wallets using the DFNS dashboard, including adding networks, using tags, and viewing wallet details.

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Creating a wallet

  1. Navigate to Wallets in the sidebar
  2. Click Create Wallet
  3. Enter a name for the wallet
  4. Select the network for your wallet (e.g., Ethereum, Polygon, Bitcoin)
  5. (Optional) Add tags or an external ID
  6. Click Create
Create a wallet panel with name, network, tags and the Create button
The wallet is created and you’ll see its address and details.
DFNS uses MPC (Multi-Party Computation) to secure your wallets. There’s no single private key - the signing capability is distributed across multiple secure nodes.

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Adding a network to an existing wallet

If your wallet’s key supports multiple networks (e.g., EVM chains share the same key type), you can add additional networks:
  1. Navigate to Wallets and select the wallet
  2. Open the network selector at the top and click Add Network
  3. Select the network to add
  4. Confirm the addition
Wallet network selector with the Add Network option
The wallet will have a new address on the selected network, derived from the same underlying key.
Not all networks are compatible with all key types. The dashboard only shows networks that are compatible with your wallet’s key.

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Naming and tagging wallets

Open a wallet, click the actions menu (⋯) in the top-right, and select Edit to open the edit panel. From there you can rename the wallet and manage its tags.
Edit wallet panel with the name and tags fields

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Renaming a wallet

In the edit panel, change the Wallet Name and click Update.

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Adding tags

Tags help you organize wallets and target them with policies. In the edit panel, type a tag in the Tags field and click Add, then Update. Tags are case-sensitive and must match exactly to trigger a policy.
Use consistent tag naming across your organization. Common patterns include:
  • By function: treasury, operations, payroll
  • By risk level: cold-storage, warm-wallet, hot-wallet
  • By network: eth-mainnet, polygon, testnet

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Finding wallets

Use the Search box above the wallet list to find wallets by name, address, or tag.

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Viewing wallet details

Click on any wallet to open its detail page, which shows:
  • Address - The wallet’s blockchain address
  • Networks - Switch networks from the selector at the top
  • Assets - Token balances on the selected network
  • Outgoing Transfers and History - Transaction activity
  • Tags - Tags assigned to this wallet
Wallet detail page showing assets, balances and transfers

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Viewing balances

The Assets section shows:
  • Native token balance (ETH, MATIC, etc.)
  • ERC-20 token balances
  • NFTs (on supported networks)
Balances reflect the latest state recorded by the DFNS indexer, so a new deposit may take a moment to appear. See Balance freshness for details.

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Viewing transaction history

The History section lists incoming and outgoing transactions, each with a direction (In/Out), status (pending, confirmed, failed), timestamp, and a link to the block explorer. Toggle Only show verified transactions to hide activity involving unverified assets.

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Exporting transaction history

To export transaction history as a CSV:
  1. Navigate to Wallets
  2. Open the actions menu (⋯) next to Create Wallet and select Export History
  3. Choose a date range (up to 7 days)
  4. Click Download
Export History panel with a date range and the Download button
The export covers transaction history across your organization’s wallets for the selected date range.

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For developers

To manage wallets programmatically, see:

Create wallets via API

Wallet creation and management

Wallets API

Complete API reference

Transfer assets

Send transfers from your wallets

Use the address book

Save and manage recipient addresses

Create policies

Apply policies to your wallets
Last modified on June 8, 2026