What is metamask (metamask)?

MetaMask is a third party ERC20 (BSC) browser wallet, and the very best at that! On Google Chrome, visit metamask.io Acquire Ethereum through MetaMask itself or transfer it to your MetaMask wallet address from another wallet (e.g. Coinbase or Binance)..

What is a metamask extension?

MetaMask is an extension for accessing Harmony enabled distributed applications, or "dapps", from your browser. The extension injects the Harmony web3 API into every website's javascript context, so that Web3 applications can read from the blockchain.

What browser do I need to use metamask?

You'll need Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Brave, or Microsoft Edge to use it in a browser. To get started, head to the MetaMask download page. For this explainer, Chrome will be used as the browser. If you're using Firefox, the steps to download and install are very similar.

How does metamask work?

Get ready, the answer is technical: In order to enable dapps (decentralized applications) to access the blockchain, MetaMask needs to inject a Web3 JavaScript object into each page. By doing so, it will not change the website, but merely allows it to access the network. For a fuller explanation of this, see here .