WEEKLY CRYPTO BYTES #1
How to Quickly connect to various EVM-compatible networks in MetaMask with Chainlink?
If you are new to crypto, especially Ethereum, you will be overwhelmed by the number of different wallets you need to maintain for different networks and the private keys you need to store securely.
That’s when you need a MetaMask wallet, a mobile or web-based self-custodial wallet for EVM-compatible networks. The self-custodial is key here. Unlike other wallets like Coinbase, which is maintained and owned by a company MetaMask is a wallet where you own your data and tokens and the private key on your device.
You can install the MetaMask wallet as your browser plugin from here or your smartphone’s mobile app version. The instructions here are based on a browser plugin app.
MetaMask is a software cryptocurrency wallet used to interact with the Ethereum blockchain. It allows users to access their Ethereum wallet through a browser extension or mobile app, which can then be used to interact with decentralized applications — dapps.
Launch the MetaMask wallet app from your browser by clicking on the icon on top.
You can use the MetaMask wallet interface to connect to EVM-compatible networks in your Ledger hardware wallet.
To connect or configure different EVM-compatible networks to MetaMask, you need certain data specific to the network you are trying to connect to. You can find this data from the blockchain network site, but that’s when a website like chainlist comes in handy.
Chainlist is a list of EVM networks. Users can use the information to connect their wallets and Web3 middleware providers to the appropriate Chain ID and Network ID to connect to the correct chain.
First, connect to this website — https://chainlist.org/ with your MetaMask wallet.
You can choose any network on the homepage or search for a particular Ethereum-compatible network in the Search Networks field and click the Add to Metamask link.
You will get an Approve page on your MetaMask browser app. Click Approve and follow the instructions on the MetaMask window.
That’s it! You have successfully added a Binance Smarch Chain Mainnet to your MetaMask wallet.
