You've almost certainly heard of Polygon if you've ever looked to reduce fees on Ethereum. This wouldn't be surprising, as the rise in Polygon users is indeed correlated with the surge in Ethereum gas prices.
Of course, you always have the option of using other less expensive networks like Binance Smart Chain or others. That said, it is also understandable that you would want to stay on Ethereum because the network has the widest choice of daaps on the market. It's not easy to get rid of it, we agree.
In short, we're going to avoid big talk because if you're here it's because you simply want to know how to add the MATIC network to your metasmask, right?
Well, here we go.
Step One: Have a Metamask Wallet
There are other wallets than MetaMask, but habit and seniority means that we always use Metamask for ease.
In short, you are already a Metamask user and if not yet, we invite you to read the tutorial to install Metamask.
To complete this first step, you have already installed Metamask from the official website and carefully noted your private key in a secure location. You have also downloaded the Chrome extension to facilitate connections with the centralized applications.
Already understand that the MATIC network operates autonomously on Metamask. It is different from Ethereum. When you want to exchange, send or receive tokens on Matic, make sure you have selected the right network.
Second step: Add the Matic network
On the "fox" tab of your Metamask extension, when you click on main network, you see at the end the line "Custom RPC".
This is where you have to click to add new networks to your Metamask. Here is the information to enter manually:
- network name : Polygon Mainnet
- New RPC URL : https://rpc-mainnet.maticvigil.com/
- ChainID: 137
- Symbol: MATIC
- Block Explorer URL: https://explorer.matic.network/
Then, click on “save”.
Now your new Polygon network is added to your Metamask!
From here, you can now use all compatible dapps and select the Polygon network to reduce fees.
Third step: Own MATIC tokens
You should know that with your new network, you will not be able to do much if you do not have tokens.
You can use Polygon Bridge to send yourself tokens like ETH to your Matic wallet but be aware that you will have to pay ETH transaction fees.
To reduce costs, the ideal solution would be to buy MATIC tokens (which are also used to pay transaction fees on the Polygon network) on a decentralized platform like Binance , for example.
To withdraw your MATIC, you will need to select the MATIC network! Also note your Polygon address for withdrawal on the platform.
The withdrawal can be relatively long (depending on everyone's impatience), we were sometimes able to wait a few hours to receive our tokens. It's good to know that.
Conclusion on adding Matic network to Metamask
Now DeFi is yours!
The most widely used DEX on the Polygon network is undoubtedly Quickswap, where you can trade tokens and participate in liquidity pools. It's essentially the Polygon network's version of UniSwap.
Happy exploring!
See the video version on Polygon/Matic
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