MetaMask’s DeFi Revolution: In-Wallet Perpetuals, $30M Rewards Program & Token Teasers Rock Crypto World
MetaMask’s latest update turns the popular wallet into a leveraged trading hub. On October 8, MetaMask confirmed that perpetual futures are now live inside its mobile app, powered by decentralized exchange Hyperliquid bitcoininsider.org. Users can access a new “Perps” tab to open long or short positions with up to 40× leverage on over 150 cryptocurrencies – all without leaving the MetaMask interface bitcoininsider.org bitcoininsider.org. This integration effectively brings features usually found on crypto exchanges into a self-custodial wallet. Traders can fund their perpetuals account with any token from any Ethereum Virtual Machine chain in one click, then take positions on assets ranging from major coins to altcoins bitcoininsider.org. “With MetaMask Perps, you can trade with up to 40x leverage, and easily fund a perps account with any EVM token. Go long or short on 150+ tokens... in just a few seconds. Open your position, confirm, done,” the official MetaMask announcement explained bitcoininsider.org. There are no swap fees for these in-wallet trades, and transactions settle within seconds thanks to Hyperliquid’s high-performance design.