Here's everything you need to know about why your available balance may differ from your total balance.

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In Exodus, your total balance is the amount of crypto in your wallet.

Your available balance is the maximum amount your wallet can send or swap from your total balance.

Your available balance may be lower than your total balance for a few reasons:

Let’s look at some wallet examples where the available balance is lower than the total balance and explore the reasons behind it.

In this example, we can see the wallet has a total balance of 0.00437392 BTC.

However, this wallet can only send or swap 0.00435596 BTC, as the transaction fee is 0.00001796 BTC.

The XRP network enforces a minimum balance requirement. Currently, all XRP holders require at least 1 XRP for their addresses to remain active.

Let's take a look at how the minimum balance affects available XRP balances.

In the example below, we can see the wallet has a total balance of 10 XRP.

However, this wallet can only send 8.995 XRP, as it needs to maintain a balance of 1 XRP for the minimum balance requirement, and because the transaction fee is 0.005 XRP.

The Polkadot network enforces a minimum balance requirement. Currently, all DOT holders require at least 1 DOT for their addresses to remain active.

Let's take a look at how the minimum balance affects available DOT balances.

In the example below, we can see the wallet has a total balance of 1.7336795 DOT.

However, this wallet can only send 0.69367948 DOT, as the wallet needs to maintain a balance of 1 DOT for the minimum balance, and the network fee for sending the transaction is 0.02 DOT.

In Exodus Desktop, if a part of your balance is unavailable for reasons such as pending transactions, staking, or minimum balances, you'll see a prompt in the asset wallet showing a breakdown of the unavailable amount:

If there are multiple reasons why funds are unavailable, you can click on the arrow in the prompt to expand it and view a detailed breakdown of each reason:
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In Exodus Mobile, if a part of your balance is unavailable due to reasons such as pending transactions, staking, or minimum balances, then your balance will be highlighted throughout the wallet. You can tap the highlighted balance to see more details about the unavailable funds.
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Here are some examples of the balance being highlighted due to unavailable funds.
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Viewing the unavailable balance in the asset's wallet:

If the asset is only enabled on one network and you have unavailable funds, your balance will be highlighted. Tap the balance to view the details.
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If the asset is enabled on multiple networks, then in the asset's wallet, a) tap on the arrow next to Balance by network, and b) the balance on the network with unavailable funds will be highlighted. Tap it to view the details.
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​Unavailable balance when sending a transaction:
While sending, if you have unavailable funds, the Remaining balance will be highlighted. Tap it to view the details.
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​Unavailable balance when swapping:
When swapping, if you have unavailable funds, your available balance will be highlighted. Tap it to view the details.
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​If you tap on the highlighted balance, as shown in the examples above, you'll see a breakdown of the funds currently unavailable to spend.

Exodus Web3 Wallet currently does not support viewing the breakdown of unavailable balances.
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However, as in other versions of Exodus, you will only be allowed to select your available balance when sending. You can click on the Max button when making a transaction to see your current available balance:
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