🦊 MetaMask Monthly | March News 🦊

 

Cheerio community,    For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, we may be experiencing the subtle changes that spring brings about— the blooming of flowers, the warmer weather, and the feeling of newness overall.    As Joe Lubin opined in his keynote speech at Paris Blockchain Week, “We are living at the onset of another paradigm shift, that will drive a transformation of how trust and authority operate on the planet.”   The month of March set us up for quite a season…   We improved load times and UX on MetaMask Mobile, added more privacy opt-in settings on MetaMask Extension, collaborated with MoonPay to enable instant bank transfers in Nigeria (Gbedu just dey start ), built a kickass customer support tool with MetaMask Activity, went full throttle supporting web3 gaming with MetaMask SDK, had great chats with the Defiant and Mousebelt, and became compatible with SIWE (EIP-4351 aka Sign In With Ethereum).   Told you we were a’springing.     Buckle up for a busy season, we’re excited to keep growing and shifting paradigms with you.

What’s New in MetaMask   Building the Future of Customer Support with MetaMask Activity MetaMask's cutting-edge Support tool, winner of an internal hackathon, provides contextual help, education and information to users, and gives Support agents the information they need to assist those users. Try it out here: activity.metmask.io   MetaMask Mobile and Extension updates improve wallet experience with more control and transparency MetaMask Mobile improves load times, browser navigation, and account connectivity to make navigating web3 on the go easier. MetaMask Extension enhances the onboarding experience with more privacy opt-in settings to limit data exposure and give you more agency over your data. We hope you enjoy the new experience!   ConsenSys and MoonPay Join Forces to Empower Nigerian Users With Easy Access to Crypto Directly in MetaMask MetaMask and MoonPay have expanded their offering in Nigeria, enabling Nigerian users to purchase crypto via instant bank transfers within the MetaMask mobile and Portfolio Dapp. Nigeria is among MetaMask’s top markets globally, ranking third in mobile active users. It is also among the top ten countries regarding visitors to metamask.io over the last month. An estimated 90% of credit/debit card attempts to buy crypto in Nigeria are declined. Integrating MoonPay into MetaMask will make it easier for Nigerian users to obtain tokens more efficiently without setting up a crypto exchange account.

Community   GDC & Co.Lab Gaming  Headed to San Francisco for the gamers!    F3ST Celebrating women in web3.   ETHDubai Hacked with our DevRel in Dubai?    Fave wallet? We had a question for the builders at ETHDenver… and ICYMI, you can watch our team’s ETHDenver talks here.   Come see us at ETHTokyo if you’re around!

ICYMI   MetaMask Learn  MetaMask Learn is a free-to-use educational platform available in 10 languages for anyone interested in learning about web3. Through engaging lessons and interactive simulations, it helps you understand what web3 is, why it matters, and how to get started. Check it out today here and share it with your friends!

Security    March Security Report If you had to take away just one lesson from March, it would be to remain cautious about airdrops. They have been an integral part of our ecosystem’s culture, but that means they also attract scammers.

Learn Dan Finlay explains how MetaMask will become the Google of Web3 Hear our co-founder Dan Finlay dive into MetaMask with the Defiant:

Building on Trustless Infrastructure We partnered with Mousebelt and their Reimagine v15 Virtual Event featuring one of our own, James Beck. Give it a listen:

10 Tips To Get Started As A Web3 Game Developer Dive into the world of web3 game development with ConsenSys tools. MetaMask SDK, Infura NFT API, and Truffle are now available as verified solutions in the Unity Asset Store.   We Have Built the Foundations for the Next Supercycle, and It Has Begun Joseph Lubin's keynote speech at the Louvre during Paris Blockchain Week Summit, 2023.   Staking is Data Validation, Not Investment Our lawyers put their heads together to simplify staking for everyone (including regulators).    Your Ultimate Guide to ETH Staking Withdrawals All you need to know about the Shanghai/Capella upgrade, and what it means for stakers and the web3 ecosystem.   Say Hello to Linea, a Developer Friendly zk-Rollup, Powered by ConsenSys Linea will power a new generation of Ethereum builders, who will be able to innovate, unconstrained by the limitations of cost or scalability. Amidst the constellation of scaling solutions working to fulfill the promise of Ethereum 2.0, Linea is a through line, connecting Ethereum's past and present to its potential and future.

Keep on exploring! Remember, if you ever need a little help, head to our Community Support Channel or jump into the MetaMask Discord to connect with the team.   Team MetaMask

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Welcoming MyCrypto to the MetaMask Family

 

Welcoming MyCrypto to the MetaMask Family   Exciting news! Last week, ConsenSys announced the acquisition of MyCrypto, an Ethereum interface that has been deeply involved in the community for 5+ years.   MyCrypto and MetaMask have been working together in the Ethereum space for a long time - in 2017 MetaMask implemented MyCrypto’s scam blocklist (known as CryptoScamDB) to protect MetaMask users from visiting known scam URLs.   Dan Finlay, co-founder of MetaMask said: “MyCrypto has consistently been one of the most reliable and intercompatible wallets in Ethereum, often shipping cutting-edge Ethereum features ahead of other wallets, while MetaMask has focused on general-purpose dapp interactions. With our talents combined, and our strong sense of shared ethics and goals for this ecosystem, I think we’ll be able to provide a wallet experience that is much more able to help users make the best decisions through this rapidly evolving Web3 wallet landscape.”   MyCrypto brings a deep level of understanding of the Ethereum community, a security-first approach, and a suite of tools for advanced users. Their web application and desktop applications will make a wonderful addition to our extension and mobile products.   We’re very excited to have MyCrypto join the family. Give them a warm welcome!    Want to learn more about the MyCrypto acquisition? Below are some more resources: Press Release MyCrypto’s blog MetaMask’s blog   Team MetaMask

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MetaMask Monthly | October News 💌

 

This month we met some of you in Lisbon, we gave our Extension buttons a makeover and made it easier to detect tokens you may be missing in your wallet. On the topic of missing things, watch our new video about how to find missing accounts. Finally, keep an eye out for Ledger integration improvements, coming soon.   Oh and no, we didn't change our name to FACE.    BE AWARE: we identified a new email scam (read below for more information). Scamming activity continues to evolve. Keep this in mind when you receive emails, messages, or any other type of communication asking you to click links or share sensitive information.

Ledger Users: We Are Making Your Life Easier Hardware Wallets Our improved Ledger support will roll out very soon! We are migrating away from the previous approach of bridging to the Ledger Live app, and instead are creating a new direct integration between Ledger and MetaMask. We hope this removes the frustration we heard from you since the Chrome changes earlier this year. Additionally, Ledger users can be confident that the teams will be collaborating closely to ensure a great user experience moving forward. Keep an eye out on our Twitter account for more information, which is coming soon.

NEW: Token Detection Feature Product With the roll out of our new Extension (10.3.0) and App (3.4.1) release, you will find a new feature: token detection! This feature improves auto-detection of owned tokens, without having to import them manually. Note: currently, this is an experimental opt-in feature and only available on Ethereum Mainnet. Please stay safe and operate with caution, do your due diligence and don’t interact with unfamiliar tokens.

Extension Button Change Extension Extension’s button style has been given a makeover! It was inconsistent and not in parity with mobile’s button design. Below the big reveal about how we changed our Extension button in v10.3.0. So not to stress if you notice the difference, it’s still us. More information in this Tweet.

New Scam Alert: Phishing Emails Scams Some of our users have received emails coming from “noreply@metamask.io” asking them to verify their MetaMask wallet. This is a scam!

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We don’t ask for your email address when you create a MetaMask wallet, so we would never be able to ask you to verify it.

Lisbon 2021 Events We had so much fun joining the crowd in Lisbon where we hosted events with our awesome MetaMask panel for Q&A, we handed out swag and met a lot of new people. Missed us? Don’t worry, our next stop is NFT.NYC. We look forward to seeing you in The Big Apple.

Hardened JS with Agoric Security We've been working with @Agoric on hardening Hardened JS, a tool for making software (like MetaMask) safer than ever. Learn more about it here.

Updates to Buy ETH with MetaMask Onramps For our U.S. users: Wyre is rolling out ACH ( bank transfers) this week! Extension users will be able to select this when buying ETH through MetaMask. Currently, the default is set to “Credit/Debit”, but when you click “edit” you can now select “ACH Transfer”. ACH allows for a higher purchase limit and lower fees.  Transak added support for 15 new currencies. See here for the full list.

New Extension and App Releases #What’s New The Fox doesn’t sleep. Want to know what we’ve been working on? Check out some of our updates from the new releases we launched this month:   Extension v10.3.0: We've changed the style of our buttons to be friendlier! Don't be alarmed when you see rounded edges on our buttons. Mobile App V3.4.0 & V3.4.1: We soft-launched our improved token detection as an opt-in experimental feature on Ethereum Mainnet, and needs to be toggled ON in “Settings”. Try it out and give feedback to help us balance security & usability. Soon to come on some custom networks. We enhanced transaction stability on the app, and will continue to iterate in future updates. Bug fixes. V3.3.0 release note: we said we support the “switch_Ethereum” method. This is incorrect - we support the “wallet_switchEthereumChain” method. V3.5.0: Technical improvements to help reduce the occurrence of ‘Storage Limit’ error. Tokens now support IPFS linked images. Bug fixes

Learn [Video] How to find your missing account If you've recovered a MetaMask wallet, you may have noticed one or more accounts missing. This video will help you understand six possible reasons for this and how to restore your accounts in your MetaMask wallet.

New Custodian Integrations for MetaMask Institutional The Blue Fox This month, MetaMask Institutional announced partnerships with BitGo, Cactus Custody, and Qredo to provide small and large organizations with access to DeFi that fulfills institution-required security, operational efficiency, and compliance needs.

Want to Build Web3.0? Join the MetaMask team #Hiring We’re hiring!  Agile Project Manager Product Manager Mobile Engineers Web 3 Senior Mobile Software Engineer React Native Product Managers (here and here) Product Marketing Manager And more... This is just a snapshot of what roles we’re looking to hire for. Make sure you check out all the open MetaMask roles and Marketing roles we’re hiring for at the moment.

Keep on exploring! Remember, if you ever need a little help, head to our Community Support Channel or jump into the MetaMask Discord to connect with the team.

 

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