MetaMask is making a serious leap past Ethereum by including assist for Solana, marking its first deep integration with a non-EVM blockchain.
The update, now stay on MetaMask’s browser extension, permits customers to work together with Solana-based tokens and decentralized purposes without having to change wallets or set up separate instruments.
The cell model of MetaMask may also embody Solana assist quickly, additional unifying entry throughout units. This growth is a part of a broader push by MetaMask to assist a number of blockchain ecosystems and finish the necessity for “pockets juggling,” because the staff described it.
MetaMask had beforehand enabled non-EVM connectivity by its Snaps plugin system, however this native integration indicators a extra streamlined strategy. Bitcoin assist is already on the roadmap for Q3 2025, reflecting MetaMask’s ambition to cowl the complete spectrum of main blockchains.
With roughly 100 million customers yearly, MetaMask continues to discover paths towards additional decentralization—together with the long-discussed chance of launching its personal token. Whereas no agency resolution has been made, co-founder Dan Finlay not too long ago mentioned that regulatory readability within the U.S. has made such strikes extra possible.
Guardian firm Consensys additionally not too long ago reached a tentative decision with the SEC, ending enforcement actions in opposition to MetaMask and clearing the way in which for future innovation.
