Guides for your first steps on Solana

Each article is written to stand alone, but the sequence below matches how we teach in our Seongnae-dong sessions.

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Foundation

Understanding Solana basics before you download a wallet

Accounts, programs, and why Solana groups your SOL and tokens under one address — explained without assuming you have used another chain.

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Wallet choice

Choosing your first Solana wallet

Phantom vs Solflare for beginners — device support, devnet switching, and which app our session participants pick most often.

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Security

Seed phrase security for first-time wallet owners

Where to write twelve words, what never to do with them, and how to verify your backup before sending mainnet funds.

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Practice

Reading the Solana block explorer as a beginner

Find your transaction, confirm the recipient address, and tell the difference between a failed and a confirmed transfer.

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