Can I add Bitcoin network to my metamask wallet?

Although you can’t add Bitcoin Network to your MetaMask Wallet, you can use the Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) token to take advantage of DeFi yield farming opportunities across major networks like Ethereum, Polygon and Avalanche. WBTC is 100% backed 1:1 to Bitcoin, so users can always redeem their tokens for BTC at any time.

What is WBTC and how to add it to metamask?

However, there's WBTC which stands for wrapped Bitcoin on the Ethereum network. WBTC is an Erc20 token of Bitcoin that represents 1:1 Bitcoin on the Ethereum network. If you want to add Bitcoin to Metamask you can only add WBTC, the Erc20 token of Bitcoin to Metamask.

Is it possible to send BTC directly to metamask?

As you have read, it is not possible to send BTC directly to MetaMask. But this does not mean it is impossible to get Bitcoin into your MetaMask wallet. BTC runs on its own blockchain. On this Bitcoin blockchain, transactions can only be sent to Bitcoin addresses. This is true not only for Bitcoin but also for other blockchains such as Ethereum.

What is the difference between metamask and Bitcoin?

Bitcoin is unarguably the most popular cryptocurrency out there and one of the first coins (if not the first coin) mentioned when people talk about adoption and investing in cryptocurrencies. Metamask on the other hand is a leading non-custodial wallet in the crypto space.