MetaMask (Finally) Adds Bitcoin Support

Almost a year after hinting at the possibility, popular crypto wallet MetaMask has finally added native support for Bitcoin. MetaMask users can now manage their BTC without an additional wallet at hand.

This move expands MetaMask’s multichain coverage, which already includes Ethereum, Solana, Monad, and Sei. Sure, it was a long time coming, but it’s still a big step for a wallet long associated almost exclusively with Ethereum and its dApps.

How Bitcoin Works in MetaMask

MetaMask first announced the news on X, with a snappy 14-second video of a Bitcoin emerging from a pile of gold tokens. The wallet has added Bitcoin support through its multichain account architecture unveiled this October, which allows users to manage assets across different blockchains from a single wallet.

Here’s what you can do with Bitcoin in MetaMask right now:

• Send and receive BTC like you would any other asset
• Swap BTC for supported tokens by using the wallet’s built-in Swap feature
• Buy BTC directly in-wallet using local currency and available payment methods
• Manage BTC alongside ETH and other assets like Solana, Monad, and Sei.

To unlock the new features, simply update your MetaMask wallet to the latest version for the BTC address to be generated automatically through Multichain Accounts. A fair warning, if you haven’t used BTC lately, the company reminds you that: “Bitcoin transactions are typically slower than those on EVM or Solana networks.”

What Took So Long?

Wearing its Ethereum pedigree on its sleeve, MetaMask has long avoided the conversation around Bitcoin support. The thing is, BTC and ETH are completely different beasts. MetaMask was built on the Ethereum architecture and smart contract ideology, and it was always going to take a lot of willpower and Web3 gymnastics to support Bitcoin without challenging MetaMask’s position as a go-to wallet for DeFi, NFTs, and dApps.

Supporting BTC meant rewriting core wallet logic, not just adding a new network, something that was made possible only after the October Multichain Accounts update. Also, to be completely frank, the demand was not really there for a long time.

That has all changed in the past 18 months or so, with users increasingly preferring to have all their digital assets under one roof. As BTC L2s, cross-chain bridges, and institutional support gained traction and competitors like Rabby started offering multi-chain wallets, the specialized, single-chain wallets like MetaMask had to adapt. At that point, not supporting BTC became a liability, and at that same point, MetaMask made sure to include it.

MetaMask Pushing Into Multichain

More than just a checkbox, adding the Bitcoin functionality is part of a bigger shift in which the wallet is slowly drifting away from its Ethereum-only roots and embracing the multichain future so alien to it when it first burst onto the scene.

In 2025 alone, MetaMask rolled out Multichain Accounts, a major upgrade that lets a single wallet manage multiple blockchains with a single seed phrase. It tested the waters with non-EVM chains by adding Solana support; added social login via Google and Apple ID; launched Monad and Sei support; and beefed up its cross-chain capabilities by integrating third-party routing solutions to help move assets across networks more easily.

Recently, the wallet has also entered the prediction market game via integration with Polymarket. As of December 4th, it allows users to bet on events such as crypto prices or Wall Street events and earn MetaMask points, all with one-tap funding.

And it isn’t done yet. The team has teased future upgrades, from better cross-chain swaps, support for Taproot, more networks coming in 2026, to improved NFT and DeFi integration. Exciting times ahead.