MetaMask Marks 10 Years as the Wallet That Made Self-Custody Mainstream, Now Building the Open Money Platform
MetaMask, the world's leading self-custodial crypto wallet, developed by Consensys, today marks its tenth anniversary. Founded in 2016 by Kumavis and Dan Finlay, MetaMask began as one of the first self-custodial Ethereum browser wallets and later expanded to support Bitcoin, Solana, and hundreds of blockchain networks.
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In the decade since, it has grown into one of the world's largest consumer platforms for onchain finance, with more than 100 million downloads and trillions of dollars in cumulative transaction volume. Global by default, it is available in approximately 190 countries. That scale and reach now form the foundation for its next phase of growth, expanding beyond the wallet to bring more of users' financial lives onchain.
MetaMask's evolution from wallet to financial platform reflects a broader shift underway across global finance. Stablecoins, the connective tissue for how everyday value moves across public blockchains, have more than doubled in supply over the past three years, surpassing $300 billion in 2026. Money itself now lives onchain. MetaMask calls this next phase Open Money: its vision for a financial system that works the way the internet does, money that people hold and control directly, that moves across borders as easily as information, and that earns for its owners. The company is building the single consumer platform where that happens, bringing payments, savings, investing and digital assets together in one seamless experience.
