MetaMask Breaks Ethereum Chains—Adds Solana Support in Extension, Mobile Coming Soon

Wallets aren’t just for ETH anymore. MetaMask’s browser extension now lets users store, swap, and transact Solana (SOL)—finally acknowledging the chain its maxis love to hate.

Mobile users left waiting... for now. The app update—expected within weeks—will complete MetaMask’s multi-chain pivot, just as SOL flirts with its 2025 highs. Traders, start your engines.

Another ’decentralized’ wallet plays the integration game. Will Solana’s speed win over Ethereum loyalists, or is this just MetaMask hedging bets before the next gas fee spike?

MetaMask hopes to improve UX with Solana integration

According to the company, integrating Solana and other non-EVM chains is part of a broader effort to streamline the user experience. Previously, users holding assets across multiple networks, such as Ethereum and Solana, had to manage separate wallets. With this update, they can now access and manage all supported assets from MetaMask.

That said, not all Solana users are expected to immediately switch to MetaMask. Phantom, the leading Solana-native wallet, already supports multiple networks, including Ethereum, Bitcoin, Base, Polygon, and others. However, MetaMask is betting that its security architecture will help it gain traction among multi-chain users.

The platform highlights features such as real-time alerts, malicious dApp detection, and transaction simulations as key tools for protecting users. MetaMask also notes that it has never experienced a protocol-level hack affecting its browser extension or mobile app.

Still, several users have suffered losses due to social engineering, phishing, and other types of exploits. For instance, in 2023, MetaMask users were targeted with phishing emails after attackers managed to hack Namecheap.