It's all the rage around the new blockchains. Avalanche has gone in force in the world of decentralized finance (DeFi) and it's around Avalanche to make a sensational announcement. Indeed, 180 million dollars will be injected to encourage financial projects to open on the Avax blockchain. Many investors have decided to use the power of the Avax network and its very low costs. So we will see some very interesting return offers coming up on Avalanche. How to configure your MetaMask wallet to access this new blockchain? Guide.
If you've never used MetaMask, it's an extension to use a cryptocurrency wallet on your browser. Essentially, MetaMask supports Ethereum blockchain, Binance Smart Chain, Polygon, Heco, Hoo & Fantom But lately, it is also possible to use Avalanche's Avax blockchain on MetaMask. However, you have to switch a parameter on the extension, that's what we will see in this part.
⚠️ The Avalanche blockchain is a network in its own right, quite distinct from Ethereum or Bitcoin. If you want to send funds on Avax, make sure to select the Avalanche Network during the transfer process.
After installing MetaMask from the official page, you will find a small fox head in the list of browser extensions. If you can't find it, restart your browser.
Click on the fox and set up your password if you haven't already. Once your wallet is properly configured, you have a fully functional wallet for the Ethereum network. You will need to manually add the Avax (Avalanche) network.
To do this, nothing could be easier. First click on the network selector "Ethereum main network" marked on the image with the number 1 and then click on the "Custom RPC" marked with the number 2.
On the next window, you will need to manually set up access to the Avax network. Here is the information you need to fill in:
Network Name: Avalanche Network
New RPC URL: https://api.avax.network/ext/bc/C/rpc
ChainID: 43114
Symbol: AVAX
Explorer: https://cchain.explorer.avax.network/
Once the information is added, you can click on "Save" to validate.
The operation is now complete!
You can interact as you wish with the Avax blockchain on the Avalanche network. However, check the network selector. It only displays the funds on the selected network, so don't panic if you can't find your funds. Just make sure you have selected the right network.
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