Crypto pockets large MetaMask has introduced it has added help for Bitcoin, hinting that extra blockchain integrations might be rolled out subsequent 12 months.
MetaMask introduced the rollout to social media on Monday, ten months after it first teased it in February, revealing that Bitcoin (BTC) has now joined the ranks of supported property from the Ethereum, Solana, Monad and Sei blockchains.
“Any Bitcoin transactions you make will seem in your asset record as soon as confirmed. Keep in mind: Bitcoin transactions are usually slower than these on EVM or Solana networks,” MetaMask stated.
The transfer permits customers to purchase BTC, swap to BTC, ship and obtain BTC, with customers being incentivized to make use of the asset, with any swaps into BTC incomes folks MetaMask reward factors.
Previous to this, MetaMask customers might solely achieve publicity to BTC through wrapped variations of the asset.
The BTC integration was first mentioned again in February, with MetaMask’s Dan Finlay suggesting it will go stay within the third quarter of 2025.
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MetaMask goes from simply Ethereum to multichain
Initially developed to help the Ethereum ecosystem and EVM-compatible networks, MetaMask has been step by step increasing past this in 2025.
MetaMask kicked issues off with the Solana integration in Could and adopted that up with Sei in August and Monad in November. The agency has saved its playing cards near its chest, however has indicated that extra networks might be added subsequent 12 months.
“Bitcoin help marks the most recent step in our multichain enlargement, following the launch of Monad and Sei earlier this 12 months, with extra networks to come back in 2026,” MetaMask stated.
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