MetaMask Adds Native Bitcoin (BTC) Support, Enabling In‑Wallet BTC Buys, Sends and Swaps

Published: 2025-12-17 09:07:51 |

MetaMask (ConsenSys) launched native Bitcoin (BTC) support on 15 December 2025, letting roughly 30 million monthly users buy, send, receive and swap BTC directly inside the main wallet without wrapped tokens or separate Bitcoin apps. The integration uses the open‑source Bitcoin Development Kit (BDK) and initially generates native SegWit addresses to lower fees; Taproot address support is planned for a later rollout. This expands MetaMask’s multichain account model (following earlier non‑EVM additions such as Solana, Sei and Monad) and ties BTC activity into its 2025 rewards programme. The update also enables fiat on‑ramps for BTC purchases and internal swaps between BTC and EVM assets, which could raise ETH/BTC swap volumes inside the wallet and reduce reliance on wrapped BTC and custodial services. For traders, the change simplifies portfolio management across chains, may lower on‑chain costs for BTC transfers inside MetaMask, and increases on‑wallet liquidity and swap competition — factors likely to affect trading flows and exchange service offerings.

Bullish

Native Bitcoin support in MetaMask lowers friction for BTC access and trading inside a widely used non‑custodial wallet. Short term, the feature may increase on‑wallet BTC buy and swap volumes (notably ETH/BTC swaps), as users shift some activity from exchanges and wrapped‑BTC bridges into MetaMask. Reduced fees via SegWit addresses and integrated fiat on‑ramps make entry and intra‑wallet trading simpler for retail users, potentially boosting demand for BTC. Over the medium to long term, broader adoption of native BTC in a major wallet can deepen retail on‑chain liquidity and reduce reliance on custodial wrapped solutions — a structural tailwind for BTC liquidity and usage. However, the impact on BTC price should be moderate rather than extreme: while adoption and convenience are bullish signals, they are incremental relative to macro factors and large institutional flows that drive major price moves.