# MetaMask

By [Untitled](https://paragraph.com/@0xec430ef044d649df55da32aada3a7238cad3b8ca) · 2024-02-08

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**MetaMask** is a [software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software) [cryptocurrency wallet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency_wallet) used to interact with the [Ethereum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethereum) [blockchain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockchain). It allows users to access their Ethereum wallet through a [browser extension](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_extension) or [mobile app](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_app), which can then be used to interact with [decentralized applications](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decentralized_application).[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetaMask#cite_note-1)[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetaMask#cite_note-:0-2) MetaMask is developed by [ConsenSys Software Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ConsenSys), a blockchain [software company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_company) focusing on [Ethereum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethereum)\-based tools and infrastructure.

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