Add Binance Smart Chain to Metamask - Connecting Metamask to Bnb Smart Chain

MetaMask is a renowned crypto wallet that supports ETH network-based wallets. Are you also familiar with the MetaMask in a similar manner? 

What if I deny this statement? Well! Don’t worry, I am not going to prove anything wrong here but instead of that I just want to make the scenario a little wider. 

Bewildering, How? Let me tell you that by using the MetaMask, you cannot only add or manage the Ethereum-based network, but you can add the Binance Smart Chain network as well.

Seems fantastic, right? 

In this read, we will learn about the Binance Smart Chain and how it works with the MetaMask as well as the different methods to add BSC to MetaMask such as either you can add it manually using a MetaMask web extension or mobile app directly or you can add it using a BSCscan block explorer if you want to add it automatically.

We will get to know further every piece of detail that you should know to add BSC to MetaMask. So we are not going to waste any single ounce, let’s jump into the meticulously driven guide.

Well! It might seem complex, but don’t worry, there is no rocket science. All you need to do is to follow the simplistic pathway stated further using your MetaMask browser extension.

1. Initiate the process by launching the MetaMask extension on a supported browser.

2. After logging in, proceed by navigating to the menu prompted after clicking the “Accounts” identicon.

3. Locate the “settings” and pick up the “Networks” option from the dropdown menu.

4. Select the “Add networks” button to proceed further.

5. Thenceforth, you’ll be asked to enter details of the network manually on the following page.

6. Next, fill out the information such as: 

• Network Name: Smart Chain

• Binance Smart Chain RPC URL: https://bsc-dataseed.binance.org

• ChainID: 56

• Symbol: BNB

• Block Explorer URL: https://bscscan.com 

1. Make sure that the information you’ve mentioned is accurate and click “Save”.

Now, you can check that your Mainnet network is now changed to Binance Smart Chain and you’ve successfully enabled the MetaMask functionality of adding BNB tokens.

You might be puzzled, what if I’m using MetaMask on my mobile device “Would the process still be the same?”

Let me tell you that if you are using a MetaMask mobile, then there will be a little bit of change in method, come along with me to know how adding BSC to MetaMask mobile is different from the MetaMask extension.

1. Firstly, open the MetaMask app on your device.

2. After opening the account’s menu, navigate to the “Settings” option.

3. Click it and pick up the “Networks” button from the prompted menu.

4. Now, you need to press the “Add networks” > “Custom networks” to proceed.

5. Thereafter, a form will be prompted to fill out the data related to the network.

6. Fill in the information by looking at the previous section of this write-up, and hit “Save”.

In this way, you can add BSC to MetaMask in a quite simple manner. So, there is nothing to worry about if you are a MetaMask mobile user, as MetaMask allows you to manage the BNB tokens using the MetaMask application as well.

As I have told you, you have to add BSC to MetaMask manually, but it is not mandatory. Yes, you heard it right, if you are on a web browser, you can add BSC automatically using the BSCscan which is a blockchain explorer for BSC. You’d wonder, how it is possible, follow me further to get to know the intact process.

1. First of all, visit the official website of BSCscan.

2. Scroll down to the menu available at the bottom of the home page.

3. Now, pick up the “Add BSC network” option from there which is available with the MetaMask icon.

4. Here, you’ll be asked to log in to your MetaMask account; log in by entering the login credentials.

5. Provide your consent after going through the promoted form by clicking the “Switch network” button.

6. That’s it, now the default network of MetaMask will be changed to BSC automatically.

Wasn’t the process as easy as pie? If you don’t want to accomplish a complex method of adding BSC to MetaMask by filling in all the network’s info manually, you can adhere to this process. Make a note that you can't add BSC to MetaMask using BSCscan if you are using a mobile app of MetaMask.

• How do I add a BSC network to MetaMask?

In order to add Binance Smart Chain to the MetaMask wallet, you have to visit the Accounts menu. After this, you should head down towards “Settings” and select “Networks” from there. You can see that Ethereum Mainnet is selected as a default network, so to add another one, you must click on the “Add network” further and then by filling out the network details manually, you can add BSC to MetaMask. 

• Can you add BSC tokens to MetaMask?

Let me tell you that the tokens which are based on the Binance Smart Chain network are known as BSC tokens, so if you want to add a BSC token to your MetaMask wallet, you must add the Binance Smart Chain network first. Afterwards, you can easily add BSC tokens to your MetaMask account.

How do I get BSC on MetaMask app?

MetaMask allows you to switch from the Ethereum network to Binance Smart Chain so if you want to do so, make sure you have installed the MetaMask wallet mobile application on your device and then you can move ahead to add BSC to MetaMask by following the easy-to-go steps stated in this write-up.

• Is BEP 20 the same as BSC?

Whereas Binance Smart Chain (BSC) is an upgraded and more sophisticated version of Binance Network and is also known as BNB network, BEP 20 is a token standard on BSC. You can consider it as a blueprint of tokens that defines how they can be spent and other rules which are needed to understand the token’s usage. 

MetaMask is known as an Ethereum wallet but it doesn’t mean that you can only add tokens based on the ETH network. MetaMask supports the Binance Smart Chain-based token as well. You may notice that the default network on MetaMask is Ethereum Mainnet but you can add BSC to MetaMask to dump in and manage the BNB chain-based tokens. This read is entirely crafted to aid you in adding Binance Smart Chain manually and automatically, hopefully, this guidance would be helpful for you.