MetaMask will add support for Bitcoin and Solana networks

The wallet team also announced the release of a physical payment card

28.02.2025 - 12:15

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What’s new? The MetaMask crypto wallet team will integrate the Solana blockchain with the native token SOL in May this year. Thus, Solana will be the first blockchain without Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) support to be added to MetaMask.

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What else is known? This will allow wallet users to interact with decentralized applications (dApps) of the Solana ecosystem and trade the assets issued in it.

In addition, MetaMask will add support for the bitcoin network in Q3 2025. These innovations will give wallet users access to the two leading crypto ecosystems without the need to use other crypto wallets or wrapped tokens.

In addition, the wallet will introduce a feature in March that will allow transactions without the need to hold ETH coins in the account to pay fees. Users will be able to pay the fees in the tokens in which the transaction is conducted.

Other efforts to improve the wallet include the introduction of multiple secret recovery phrases (SRPs) so that users can manage multiple separate wallets in a single MetaMask app. This feature should be launched next month.

The team also announced the release of a physical payment card in collaboration with Mastercard that will allow holders to pay with cryptocurrency in offline stores. This product will be offered in April. MetaMask already offers a virtual card that is available in some regions.

Earlier this week, the head of MetaMask developer Consensys, Joseph Lubin, announced that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had dropped its investigation against it. The regulator had previously alleged that MetaMask’s staking service violated securities laws.

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