How to Connect MetaMask to Different Blockchains?
MetaMask was first released in 2016 and since then it has been proven to be a crucial gateway to the blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem and is now considered the preferred wallet for EVM-based assets for approximately 30 million monthly active users.
One of the main reasons why MetaMask sign in remains so popular is the fact that it supports a huge number of different blockchains with the help of its “Add Network” feature. This feature allows users to add support for well over 50 different blockchain mainnets and testnets.
In today’s blog, we will be discussing one of those ways of how you can connect different blockchains and add support for a new network.
So let us begin.
List of data required to be provided
You will need to provide MetaMask with the following data in order to add a new network:
Name: A blockchain name is required if you want to interact. For example BNB Chain.
RPC URL: This refers to the address of the set protocols MetaMask uses for interacting with the target blockchain.
Chain ID: Each and every network has its own unique chain ID, which is used to identify it.
Currency symbol: To display the balance for the network’s native coin, e.g. BNB.
Block Explorer URL (optional): This is the networks specific URL for a block explorer.
Now that we know what information is required to connect to various blockchains let us take a look at its procedure.
Connecting MetaMask to different blockchains: procedure
To connect MetaMask to different blockchains you will need to change the “network” in the MetaMask extension. Here are the steps:
Open the MetaMask extension on your browser.
Click on the network name in the top-left corner of the extension.
Select “Custom RPC” from the drop-down menu.
Enter the network URL and Chain ID for the blockchain you want to connect to. For example, if you want to connect to the Ethereum mainnet, the network URL would be https://mainnet.infura.io/v3/YOUR-PROJECT-ID and the chain ID is 1.
Click “Save” to connect to the new blockchain
That’s it! You have successfully connected to your desired choice of blockchain.
Note: Please note that you need to have the correct network URL and chain ID for the blockchain you want to connect to. If you are uncertain about this, please refer to the documentation of that particular blockchain.
Conclusion
So with that, we come to the end of our discussion about how to connect MetaMask to different blockchains and what are the things you require in order to complete the procedure. To sum everything up basically you simply need the specific network URL and the chain ID associated with that particular blockchain for you to connect to it.
We hope that this blog post was informative and guided you to the answers you were seeking.
So till next time.
Happy trading!
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