How to use EVM wallets on NEAR: MetaMask and Rabby setup
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Market since$NEAR+5.2%since this pieceHow it played out ↓Step-by-step guide to adding NEAR to MetaMask or Rabby, onboarding with an EVM address and receiving 10 free transactions, plus Ref Finance as a starting DEX and bridge aggregator.
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NEAR mainnet is compatible with Ethereum wallets
New users get 10 free transactions
EVM wallets have arrived in the $NEAR ecosystem!
Starting today, you can simply add NEAR to your @MetaMask or @Rabby_io wallet and use your EVM address to manage assets on @NEARProtocol.
How? Easy. ↓
➊ Add NEAR Network to your EVM wallet (see visual 1)
➋ Head to welcome-to-near(.)org (or any NEAR app)
➌ Click "Login with Ethereum" and connect EVM wallet
➍ Sign the onboarding tx in your wallet (see visual 2)
➎ Done!
You can now transact on NEAR with your EVM wallet and even get 10 free transactions to get started.
When using your EVM wallet with apps on NEAR, simply choose "Ethereum Wallets" when prompted to "connect wallet".
If you already completed the onboarding tx, simply choose your wallet from the list of Ethereum wallet providers and start exploring (see visual 3).
A great place to start your journey is @finance_ref, which is the largest DEX in the ecosystem.
Additionally, Ref also provides a bridge aggregator that allows you to cheaply & quickly bridge in funds from all major EVM chains (see visual 4).
What are you waiting for anon?
$NEAR is the alpha.
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An orange fox met a black dragon. The rest was history. Today, NEAR mainnet is fully compatible with @MetaMask and the entire suite of Ethereum wallets 🧵 t.co/UMBU7DmAJb
An orange fox met a black dragon. The rest was history. Today, NEAR mainnet is fully compatible with @MetaMask and the entire suite of Ethereum wallets 🧵 t.co/UMBU7DmAJb
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