Metamask, the popular Ethereum and DeFi wallet, has announced support for Bitcoin as it expands to multiple chains beyond Ethereum. The wallet has 143 million downloads and more than 30 million monthly active users, making it one of the most popular cryptocurrency wallets in the world.
Metamask Now Lets Users Send And Receive Bitcoin Directly In-Wallet
Users can now conduct Bitcoin transactions without relying on wrapped copies of the asset. When users update to the current version, the wallet automatically generates Bitcoin addresses. MetaMask now supports native SegWit addresses; Taproot support is planned for a future release. According to the corporation, Bitcoin transactions will appear in asset lists once they are completed, but they usually process more slowly than on EVM or Solana networks.
MetaMask rewards customers who utilize the wallet to convert assets into Bitcoin. These benefits relate to the future MASK rewards scheme, which was teased in October. Bitcoin now joins Ethereum, Solana, Monad, and Sei as directly supported assets on MetaMask.
To encourage usage, MetaMask is rewarding users who exchange Bitcoin via the wallet. Until now, access to BTC on MetaMask has been restricted to wrapped versions of the asset, which require intermediaries and incur additional smart contract risk.
The Bitcoin integration was first mentioned earlier this year, when MetaMask co-founder Dan Finlay said it could be available in the third quarter of 2025. Its release highlights the company’s overall aim to reinvent itself as a multichain wallet rather than an Ethereum-only tool.
MetaMask began the move in May with support for Solana, followed by Sei and Monad integrations in August and November, respectively. While details are limited, the company has hinted at future support for blockchain.
“Bitcoin support marks the latest step in our multichain expansion,” MetaMask stated, adding that additional networks will be added in 2026.
The wallet market is consolidating around multichain features. MetaMask’s 30 million monthly active users can now directly access Bitcoin without switching programs. This could increase Bitcoin adoption in decentralised finance applications, where wrapped Bitcoin had previously been dominant. However, Bitcoin transactions have longer confirmation times than faster networks, which may limit some use cases.
MetaMask to Integrate Polymarket
MetaMask has also entered the prediction market area with a new integration with Polymarket, allowing users to trade on real-world event outcomes directly from their wallets.
The functionality includes one-tap funding, which allows deposits from any EVM-compatible chain and awards users MetaMask points for each prediction.
The collaboration provides a fresh entry point for Polymarket, which has experienced remarkable growth over the last year, particularly during the 2024 US election cycle.
