MetaMask will launch Snap function to interoperate with non-EVM chains

Author: Tom Mitchelhill, Cointelegraph; Compiler: Songxue, Golden Finance

Simon Morris, head of strategy at Consensys, said **MetaMask’s highly anticipated Snap will allow users to interact with a variety of different blockchain networks, **receive updates on projects and help uncover the secrets of what is happening in complex transactions. Mystery.

On September 6, Morris said in an interview at Korea Blockchain Week that **MetaMask Snaps functions much like the Apple App Store for encrypted wallets, allowing third-party developers to launch new decentralized applications (DApps) — — called Snaps — extend the capabilities of MetaMask. **

Morris explained that the first round of Snap releases will undergo security checks and be whitelisted by developers at Consensys. The future goal is to make the process as permissionless as publishing an application on the web.

Morris said that the upgrade will be available later this year, and users will be able to download third-party extensions to their MetaMask wallets.

These will enable them to use **MetaMask wallets with non-EVM chains including Bitcoin, Solana, Avalanche and Starknet. **

“MetaMask started with a huge assumption that there would be an EVM or something very similar to Ethereum, so our goal with the first version was to make MetaMask interoperable with other non-EVM chains.”

**Snaps will also help reduce the ambiguity of signing transactions. **Morris admitted that currently users often feel confused or intimidated when confirming transactions, and suggested that some upcoming Snaps will help make the process of signing transactions and evaluating smart contracts less opaque at first glance.

Another feature enabled by Snaps will allow developers to send messages to internal users on MetaMask.

Users won’t have to navigate to the project’s website or social media accounts to get the update, and the upgrade will enable a “communication layer between DApp developers and their users.”

Morris said that for those who want to try out Snaps, users can download an app called MetaMask Flask, but he cautioned that it is largely a tool for developers.

On Sept. 5, MetaMask launched its latest “sell” feature, allowing users in the US, UK, and parts of Europe to exchange ether for fiat currency that can be sent directly to bank accounts.