MetaMask is one of the most widely used and downloaded wallets for storing digital assets such as cryptocurrencies. If you are thinking about how to connect Metamask to BSC in the United States, read the article below.
How to connect Metamask to BSC in the United States?
Before we start explaining how to connect Metamask to BSC in the United States, it is important to understand what MetaMask is and what BSC (Binance Smart Chain) is. Metamask is a virtual device that allows you to perform encrypted transactions. This device is often referred to as a "crypto wallet". BSC can best be described as a blockchain that runs in parallel with but does not replace, Binance Chain. BSC was launched by the Binance Crypto Exchange after the Binance Chain network to improve the programmability of its predecessor.
.Here is the step-by-step of how to connect Metamask to BSC.
Install and setup MetaMask
Configure wallet you may notice right away that we are still dealing with Ethereum wallets. At best, this does not apply to BNB Smart Chain (BSC) DApps. In the worst case, you could lose funds by sending them to addresses that you don't actually have access to. Let's change it. We want to access settings to point wallets to BNB smart chain nodes. On the settings page, we're going to find the Network menu. We have to click on the add network in the upper right corner to manually add the BNB smart chain. Below are the parameters to be filled in for each.
Mainnet (This is the one you are probably looking for)
Network Name: Smart Chain
New RPC URL: https://bsc-dataseed.binance.org/
ChainID: 56
Symbol: BNB
Block Explorer URL: https://bscscan.com
Testnet
Network Name: Smart Chain - Testnet
New RPC URL: https://data-seed-prebsc-1-s1.binance.org:8545/
ChainID: 97
Symbol: BNB
Block Explorer URL: https://testnet.bscscan.com
Making transactions (on the testnet) If everything looks fine, click Confirm. That's it! You will be notified when your transaction is settled.
Conclusion
Now that you've seen how to connect Metamask to BSC in the United States, it's a similar process for adding other EVM-compatible networks such as Polygon and Fantom. Enjoy low transaction fees on your favorite DeFi projects!
