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# Connecting Metamask Wallet to Binance Smart Chain

Metamask wallet has shown to be quite effective, especially for use on the Binance Smart Chain and in decentralized finance (De-Fi) as a whole. This article will guide you by setting it up on BSC

 **How To Connect a Metamask Wallet to The Binance Smart Chain Network**

Step 1:

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 Open [Metamask](https://metamask.io/download.html) Wallet using desktop or phone
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Step 2:

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Open a wallet or import one, be sure to store your keyphrase safely
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![](https://3755319146-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MUlgXBGC-NDMpZil-k_%2F-MYKWd6gA6WLYIQGLyI_%2F-MYKa6brkrVUMw4O2yRM%2F601755d23830c630f7cee486_BEWfUYbYcNBbHWCIWD3yRIaiEgOpTth2MevqCLKlUvyFI-32U8xjtEdm4J4rnd5PSGaLvrhxmIPahdusUxnwIXbMzMVUE3_vrjhJhkNb0-rB7x5Gnq-C-CY8tMgcAlLNyk4E4PrI449IQAOfeg.png?alt=media\&token=57783d93-a668-4403-b020-715c3af6b614)

Step 3: Go to Settings

![](https://3755319146-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MUlgXBGC-NDMpZil-k_%2F-MYKWd6gA6WLYIQGLyI_%2F-MYKcvRm59lAPp9bsAJB%2Fmeta2.png?alt=media\&token=de53d833-22da-4218-809a-d4a3f6b7e1ae)

Step 4: In settings select Network

![](https://3755319146-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MUlgXBGC-NDMpZil-k_%2F-MYKWd6gA6WLYIQGLyI_%2F-MYKeiYWexXov4AxvXqW%2Fmeta3.png?alt=media\&token=c0a42a00-4024-4230-ae36-c4197f0271cd)

Step 5: Select the add network button and input the following information:

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Network Name: BSC Mainnet

New RPC URL: [https://bsc-dataseed1.binance.org/](https://bsc-dataseed.binance.org/) or [https://bsc-dataseed2.binance.org](https://bsc-dataseed2.binance.org/)/

ChainID: 56, or 0x38 if 56 doesn’t work

Symbol: BNB

Block Explorer URL: <https://bscscan.com/>
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Step 6: Select the newly added BSC Mainnet network and you’re now connected to the BSC network.

![](https://3755319146-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MUlgXBGC-NDMpZil-k_%2F-MYKWd6gA6WLYIQGLyI_%2F-MYKff-1pdwlkhk0B648%2Fmeta4.png?alt=media\&token=fadae4fd-b0d1-4312-973d-3f9545a6b47d)

Step 7: From here you can now add addresses of your coins to metamask

Congratulations.