MetaMask to add support for Bitcoin and Solana networks

MetaMask plans to add support for Bitcoin and Solana networks, expanding its reach as the popular Ethereum wallet seeks further traction across the crypto ecosystem.

The Consensys-owned wallet announced that this move is part of its product roadmap for 2025.

Among other things, MetaMask plans to expand the wallet’s connectivity and user experience beyond Ethereum Virtual Machine. Bitcoin and Solana are the two first non-Ethereum Virtual Machine networks. 

Other networks and decentralized applications will also benefit from built-in MetaMask wallet support, the team noted.

While the wallet reached over 850 networks in 2024, most of the connections are primarily EVM.

For non-EVM connectivity, MetaMask has used third-party Snaps, a product that allows for permissionless connection to new networks and currencies. 

“But there hasn’t been tight enough integration between our Snaps platform and our core wallet experience. So, we rebuilt the UI integration into the new multi-network home screen to permit much tighter native-like experiences,” MetaMask wrote in a blog post.

MetaMask’s SOL, BTC support

With the new system, MetaMask is looking to roll out support for non-EVM networks.

However, rather than the usual third-party feel, built-in support means users will get the same experience as natively-supported networks.

MetaMask has outlined that full Bitcoin support will go live in the third quarter of 2025.

When launched, it will remove the need for MetaMask users to have separate wallets, or use wrapped tokens, to hold BTC.

Solana support will come much earlier, expected in May this year. 

“We’re adding native Solana support to MetaMask, the first non-EVM chain supported out of the box.

All MetaMask users will be able to buy, sell, swap, and interact with dapps across the entire Solana ecosystem,” the team added.

MetaMask is also looking to connect the rest of the ecosystem via its multichain application programming interface (API). 

With the platform’s CAIP-25 multichain API, developers will be able to connect dApps to multiple networks simultaneously.

For instance, a dApp will be able to integrate with Ethereum, Linea, Solana, and Bitcoin all at once. 

MetaMask targets improved integration and use across use cases such as bridging, portfolio rebalancing, and multichain token issuance and management. The wallet’s multichain API will go live in June.

These developments are part of the wallet provider’s new roadmap set to focus on optimizing user experience. Apart from multichain support, MetaMask plans to add smart contract accounts, ERC-5792 batch transactions, and debit cards, with the latter set for rollout in some US states from mid-March.

MetaMask’s latest announcement comes amid notable positive news for the wallet. Consensys revealed on Thursday that the US Securities and Exchange Commission had agreed to end its case against MetaMask.

SEC also dismissed its case against Coinbase and ended investigations against several crypto platforms, including Robinhood, Uniswap and Opensea.

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