With the saturation of the Ethereum network and the recent hack on the Binance Smart Chain, the Polygon network (MATIC) is back in force and counts now six times more transactions than on the Ethereum network! Many investors have decided to use the power of the MATIC network and its unbeatable fees. 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 the Ethereum blockchain and the Binance Smart Chain. But lately, it is also possible to use Polygon's MATIC blockchain on MetaMask. However, you have to switch a parameter on the extension, that's what we will see in this part.
⚠️ The MATIC blockchain is a network in its own right, quite distinct from Ethereum or Bitcoin. If you want to send funds on MATIC, make sure to select the MATIC Polygon network during the transfer process.
Configure MetaMask to accept the Polygon network.
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 Polygon network (MATIC).
To do so, 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 have to manually set up the Polygon network accesses. Here is the information you need to fill in:
Network Name : Polygon Mainnet
New RPC URL : https://rpc-mainnet.maticvigil.com/
ChainID : 137
Symbol : MATIC
Block Explorer URL : https://explorer.matic.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 Polygon blockchain on the MATIC 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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