Hedera says it Wallet Snap is now live on MetaMask, which provides access to MetaMask’s 30 million monthly active users,
The wallet is built by Tuum Technologies, a developer of open-source decentralized identity solutions. Snaps extends the functionality of MetaMask by enabling developers to create custom plugins.
Kiran Pachhai, Co-founder of Tuum said the wallet is a sophisticated plugin that empowers developers to enhance the capabilities of their applications beyond the native features of MetaMask.
The HBAR Foundation, which guides the Hedera network, said it has made a commitment with Tuum Technologies to integrate decentralized technologies.
Shayne Higdon, Co-founder and CEO of The HBAR Foundation, commented on the wallet:
“Pivotal as it is, this is just a first step for the Hedera Wallet Snap, with more features and functionality due to be announced later. Today’s news is an important advancement for Hedera’s interoperability, bringing Hedera’s unrivaled scalability, speed, and energy efficiency to more users and developers across the globe. We’re looking forward to seeing the impact this has on the existing Hedera community, and how it contributes to the growth of the Hedera ecosystem among new audiences of enterprises, developers, and individual users.”
Hedera noted that the wallet eliminates the need for Hedera JSON-RPC Relay, allowing Hedera Wallet Snap users to retrieve account information from both the Hedera Consensus Node and the Hedera Mirror Node.
