MetaMask to Add BTC, SOL DeFi Support in New Roadmap

One of the most popular self-custodial crypto wallets, MetaMask plans to expand its capabilities by including Bitcoin and Solana DeFi support, and also remove gas fees as part of its newly unveiled roadmap. The latest move aims to enhance cross-chain functionality and improve the user experience within the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem.

“Today, we’d like to share our near-term product roadmap: guided by our vision for how crypto wallets can evolve to support mainstream adoption by offering services that are better than a bank, and how MetaMask is transforming to be capable of playing a central role in a user’s financial life,” MetaMask wrote.

MetaMask Integrates Bitcoin & Solana in New Roadmap

According to an official post, MetaMask’s Dan Finlay noted that the self-custodial wallet will add Bitcoin support in the third quarter and integrate Solana in May, making it the first non-EVM chain on the wallet.

Additionally, the integration will allow users to store, send, and swap BTC directly within the MetaMask wallet, eliminating the need for separate wallets or wrapped tokens. This move enables users to engage seamlessly with Solana’s decentralized applications (dApps) and ecosystem.

For swapping and transacting, MetaMask noted that it introduced Smart Transactions last year, to vastly improve the experience of swapping.

“We introduced Smart Transactions in 2024. Enabled by default for new installs, Smart Transactions vastly improve the experience of swapping and transacting,” the company said.

According to the firm, the Smart Transactions have led to an overall transaction success rate of 99.995%, including for Swaps (a type of transaction that has the worst reliability).

The firm will transition from Externally Owned Accounts to smart-contract-based accounts, enabling more powerful asset management while enhancing security. Additionally, users will be able to manage multiple Secret Recovery Phrases within a single wallet.

Free Gas Fees For Swaps

Starting in March, users will no longer need ETH to pay gas fees for swaps. Instead, the gas cost will be included in the transaction and paid with any token being swapped.

MetaMask is also introducing a new home screen that will display all assets from different blockchains in one place, so users won’t need to switch between networks. The updated interface aims to make navigation and asset management much easier.