MetaMask® Chrome Extension®

MetaMask® Chrome Extension® - Click “Install MetaMask for Chrome”. You will be directed to the Chrome Web Store. Click “Add to Chrome”. On the pop up, click “Add extension”. After adding

Cybercriminals are lurking freely in the digital world and to keep them at bay, we need to take several security measures with respect to our online accounts, the messages we respond to, the links we click on, and many more. One such field, that has become the personal favorite of the hackers is the "World of Cryptocurrencies" and this is because it is providing them with much more than they have expected.

If you are also a crypto trader and you have invested in Ethereum-based crypto assets, then I would suggest you use a crypto wallet which we know as MetaMask. This wallet is easy to use and is available as a MetaMask extension and mobile app.

To learn how to use this extension and what it is, check out the details furnished below.

What is a MetaMask Browser extension?

MetaMask is a cryptocurrency wallet that works through its extension and the mobile application. When you install the MetaMask extension on your browser, the extension injects Ethereum Web3 API into the JavaScript of every website you visit so that your web browser can easily decode what's written in the blockchain. Hence, we can say that accessing Ethereum-enabled distribution applications is pretty easy if you install the MetaMask extension on your device.

If we put it short, it would not be wrong to say that the MetaMask extension allows us to store and manage all of our digital assets that are built on the Ethereum blockchain. In addition to that, this wallet also helps us safeguard some of the NFTs as well.

Steps for MetaMask extension download and install

The standard procedure to download the MetaMask extension on your web browser is as follows and would be applicable if you wish to have the MetaMask extension for Mozilla Firefox, Yandex, Opera, Kiwi and Brave, or any other browser:

  1. Initially, you have to visit the official download page of MetaMask

  2. The official website can be accessed via https://metamask.io/download/

  3. Further, you can select the option referred to as "Download"

  4. When the "Download" screen opens up, you can select the preferred icon of your web browser

  5. Thereafter, you can select the given options to initiate the installation process

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