Cryptocurrency wallet MetaMask has integrated bitcoin

Web3 wallet MetaMask has announced the full integration of bitcoin BTC $90,505.66 Mezo Wrapped BTC 0.09% Market capitalization $51.36 million VOL. 24 hours $0.33 billion , giving users the opportunity to perform all basic operations with the first cryptocurrency directly in the application interface. MetaMask owners can now buy, exchange, send, and receive BTC — previously, the asset was available only in the form of tokenized versions of the ERC-20 standard.

The developers noted that the new version of the wallet supports SegWit addresses, and the addition of the Taproot standard is expected in the near future. For each bitcoin transaction, users will receive points within the MetaMask ecosystem. The team also warned that transactions on the Bitcoin network are usually processed more slowly than on the EVM or Solana blockchains.

The integration of Bitcoin was part of MetaMask’s strategy to transform from an Ethereum-centric wallet to a multi-chain hub. The company added support for Solana in May, Sei in August, and Monad in November. The list of available blockchains is expected to expand in 2026.

Earlier, in October, MetaMask introduced an update that simplified the management of multiple addresses: users can now work with several networks from one account.

In the same month, the company launched trading in perpetual contracts via the Hyperliquid platform in the mobile app and announced future integration with the Polymarket prediction platform.