MetaMask Shakes Up Crypto: Bitcoin Now Live in Popular Wallet

Hold onto your private keys. The Ethereum-centric wallet just smashed its own boundaries.

The Bridge is Built

MetaMask, the gateway for millions into decentralized finance, just flipped the script. No longer just an Ethereum playground, its latest update lets users directly hold, send, and receive Bitcoin. It's a silent integration—no fanfare, just function—that bypasses the need for wrapped tokens or separate apps. One wallet to rule them all? They're certainly trying.

Why This Cuts Deep

This move isn't just about convenience; it's a strategic land grab. By welcoming Bitcoin's colossal user base, MetaMask isn't expanding—it's annexing. It pulls Bitcoin's sheer market weight into the DeFi ecosystem it helped create, potentially funneling dormant BTC into yield farms and swaps. Talk about liquidity mining on a geologic scale.

The Ripple Effect

Expect competitors to scramble. Wallet providers that clung to chain tribalism now face a unified front. For users, it means fewer seed phrases to lose and a streamlined portfolio view—though it also puts more eggs in one basket, a fact that will give security purists night sweats. The integration is smooth, but the implications are jagged.

In the end, MetaMask didn't just add a feature; it acknowledged a truth. In finance, walls fall. Assets flow to where they're treated best—even if that means cozying up to the competition. A cynical take? They're just following the money, like everyone else in this town. The only color that matters here isn't orange or blue; it's green.

MetaMask now supports Bitcoin, allowing users to hold, trade, and manage BTC alongside Ethereum, Solana, Monad, and Sei assets within the same wallet interface.

This feature, along with its roll-out of prediction market trading earlier this month, expand MetaMask's functionality beyond its original role as an Ethereum-focused browser extension. The wallet now handles multiple blockchain networks, fiat on-ramps, cross-chain swaps, and prediction market trading within a single application.

The integration went live Tuesday with the latest MetaMask update. Users who upgrade automatically receive a Bitcoin address within their multichain accounts, with no additional setup required beyond installing the new version.

BITCOIN HAS ENTERED THE CHAT

MetaMask now supports BTC. 🟠 pic.twitter.com/S6ZdDStnct

MetaMask currently supports native SegWit derivation paths, with Taproot support planned for a future release. Users can buy bitcoin directly through the wallet's home screen using debit cards, credit cards, Apple Pay, PayPal, or bank accounts, though payment options vary by region.

The wallet's built-in swap feature now enables cross-chain transfers from EVM networks or solana to Bitcoin. Users can also send and receive BTC by copying their Bitcoin address, which appears under their account name, allowing transfers from exchanges like Binance and Coinbase or other wallets.

Bitcoin transactions appear in the asset list once confirmed on-chain. MetaMask noted that Bitcoin transactions typically take longer to settle than those on EVM or Solana networks due to Bitcoin's block time structure.

The Bitcoin integration follows MetaMask's addition of Monad and Sei earlier this year, with the company indicating more network integrations planned for 2026. The MOVE positions MetaMask as a unified interface for managing assets across multiple blockchain ecosystems rather than requiring separate wallets for different networks.

Earlier this month, MetaMask also launched prediction markets powered by Polymarket directly within the mobile app. The feature allows users to trade on real-world event outcomes across sports, politics, crypto, and culture categories without leaving the wallet.

MetaMask described itself as the first self-custodial crypto wallet offering in-app prediction market access. Users can fund positions using any token on any EVM chain with one-tap funding that bypasses traditional onboarding steps or KYC requirements. Trades earn MetaMask Rewards points, and winnings are claimable directly to wallets once markets resolve.

The prediction market integration maintains full self-custody throughout the trading process, with MetaMask's security infrastructure protecting assets while users make trades on outcomes like sports championships or Bitcoin price movements.