![]() ![]() ![]() You can only send the BEP20 type of BNB (Smart Chain) from an exchange or external wallet to Metamask. There are 2 types of BNB (Binance Coin) – BEP20 BNB (Binance Smart Chain) and BEP2 BNB (Binance Chain). Now, before you try sending funds to your BNB wallet on Metamask, note that you can only receive BEP20 tokens on Metamask, sending BEP2 funds to your wallet address on Metamask will result in a permanent loss of funds. In that case, you need to send some funds over to your Metamask account from exchanges like Binance, Coinbase, or even other crypto wallets like Trust Wallet if you have funds (e.g BNB) there. Suppose you want to trade tokens on the Binance Smart Chain network using DEXes like Pancakeswap or maybe you just want to store BEP20 tokens. Step 6: Add Funds To Metamask (Optional). Image – How to add BSC to your Metamask wallet. Step 2: Launch Metamask.Īfter you must have set up your Metamask wallet, click on the Metamask icon on the extension area (usually the top right corner) of your browser to launch Metamask, then input your password and click. Note: You can skip this step if you already have your Metamask wallet set up and ready to go. You will be asked to input the set password when you launch Metamask after setting up your wallet. ![]() If you already have a wallet, click on and enter your 12-word passphrase to import your existing wallet into Metamask.Īlso, input a password that will be used to authorize access to Metamask on your browser. Ensure that you take note of your 12-word secret recovery phrase and store it somewhere safe if you’re creating a new wallet as that is the only way you can access your wallet in the future. Metamask is also available on both iOS and Android via the App Store and Google Play Store respectively.Īfter installing the Metamask extension on your browser, click on the extension icon and set up your Metamask wallet by following the onboarding guide. ![]() The official Metamask browser extension is available on the Google Chrome Webstore, Firefox add-ons store and the Edge add-ons store for Microsoft Edge users. The first step in adding Binance Smart Chain to Metamask is installing and configuring the Metamask extension on your browser. How To Add Binance Smart Chain To Metamask (Step By Step)īelow is a step-by-step guide showing how you can configure Metamask to work with the Binance Smart Chain (BSC). If you want to use a decentralized application deployed on the Binance Smart Chain like Pancakeswap, you need to add the BSC network to Metamask because if you try to connect your wallet without adding BSC to Metamask, you will be met with the “Unsupported chain ID” error or other errors due to compatibility issues.Īlso, if you want to store BNB and other tokens deployed on the Binance Smart Chain (BEP-20 Tokens) like BUSD, SAFEMOON, etc on your Metamask Wallet, you need to configure Metamask to work with Binance Smart Chain tokens by adding the BSC network to your wallet. Wrapping up Why Should You Add BSC To Metamask?īy default, Metamask is only configured to work with the Ethereum blockchain so it can only work with Ethereum DApps and store tokens deployed on the Ethereum blockchain (ERC-20). ![]()
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