MetaMask to support BTC, SOL DeFi, eventually end gas fees in new roadmap

Crypto self-custodial wallet MetaMask is acceptable to grow enactment to the Bitcoin and Solana networks and yet region state fees arsenic portion of a roadmap of updates for the year. 

The Bitcoin web volition beryllium integrated sometime successful the 3rd quarter, portion Solana volition go the archetypal non-Ethereum Virtual Machine concatenation that MetaMask supports successful May, MetaMask’s Dan Finlay said successful a Feb. 27 post.

Gas-included swaps — allowing users to swap 2 tokens and by paying with the token they’re swapping — volition soon beryllium upgraded to let users to wage successful immoderate token they hold.

MetaMask added it yet hopes to destruct state for users completely. 

“Longer term, we judge we tin destruct state arsenic a user-facing interest successful astir each interactions. (We’ll get to that!)”

MetaMask is besides rolling retired a caller location surface that volition amusement each of its assets crossed galore chains alternatively than having to navigate done each one.

Preview of MetaMask’s soon-to-be location screen. Source: MetaMask

“Users don’t privation to deliberation astir different crippled mechanic each clip they marque an action,” MetaMask explained successful wherefore it is looking to connection a much simple, easy-to-use wallet.

Expanding connected MetaMask’s modulation to smart transactions, the wallet supplier volition besides instrumentality ERC-5792, known arsenic batched transactions, wherever users tin execute communal sequences of transactions similar “Approve & Swap” successful 1 click, redeeming them clip and fees.

MetaMask volition besides determination from Externally Owned Accounts to smart-contract-based accounts. This volition let new, almighty uses of idiosyncratic assets portion simultaneously improving security.

The steadfast volition besides adhd a diagnostic wherever aggregate Secret Recovery Phrases tin beryllium managed from 1 wallet.

MetaMask’s caller developments received praise from X idiosyncratic fairo.eth, who noted that MetaMask has apt bled sizeable marketplace stock from competitor wallets Phantom and Rabby lately.

Both crypto wallets enactment Solana, wherever galore of the top-performing tokens from the 2024 memecoin craze were traded.

MetaMask unveils its ain crypto card, caller logo

The institution besides launched MetaMask Card, aimed astatine bringing crypto into the “real world.”

“Leveraging Mastercard’s outgo network, MetaMask Card connects your self-custody wallet with millions of vendors astir the world,” the institution explained.

Related: MetaMask adds fiat off-ramp for 10 blockchains to amended crypto accessibility

The MetaMask Cards, already eligible successful definite countries, besides showcase the company’s caller logo.

Newly launched MetaMask Card successful prime countries. Source: MetaMask

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