MetaMask has officially added native Bitcoin support to its consumer wallet, letting users buy, send, receive, and swap BTC as part of the platform’s broader multichain push outside the Ethereum ecosystem.

The latest update automatically creates a Bitcoin address inside users’ multichain accounts once they upgrade, so BTC sits in the same unified view as Ethereum, Solana, Monad, and Sei assets.

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The wallet currently supports native SegWit addresses and derivation, which reduces fees and is compatible with most exchanges, with Taproot address support flagged as “coming soon.”

However, MetaMask warned the Bitcoin transactions would be typically slower than EVM or Solana networks.