An Ethereum address holds ETH and any number of ERC-20 tokens, and they are counted separately. Here is how to see all of it, in your wallet and on a block explorer.
In Scrypt Wallet
Your ETH balance is on the dashboard, next to your other coins. ERC-20 tokens you hold appear in the same list, each with its own balance. If you hold more than one ETH wallet, each shows its own.
On Etherscan
1. Copy your Ethereum address, which starts with 0x.
2. Open Etherscan and paste it into the search bar.
3. The top of the page shows the ETH balance. The token holdings section lists each ERC-20 token.
Anyone can look up any address this way, because the blockchain is public. You only ever need the address, never a private key or recovery phrase.
ETH and tokens are separate
ETH is Ethereum's own coin, and it pays for every transaction. ERC-20 tokens are assets created by contracts on top of Ethereum. Receiving a token does not give you ETH, so a wallet full of tokens can still be unable to move them. See what is an ERC-20 token.
Why you need ETH for gas
Every transfer or swap pays a network fee called gas, in ETH, even when you move tokens. The fee changes with how busy the network is. If your ETH balance is too low, the transaction can't be sent. See what is gas and the base fee.
Unexpected tokens
Tokens sometimes appear in a wallet that you didn't buy. Some are scams that try to get you to visit a site or approve spending. Don't interact with a token you don't recognise, and never approve a request you don't understand.
If the balance looks wrong
- Check that you are looking at the right network.
- Check that you copied the whole address.
- Wait for recent transfers to confirm.
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