FIO Handle Resolution is now supported by Metamask

[PRESS RELEASE – Houma, LA, US, November 27th, 2024]

FIO Protocol, the blockchain usability layer, has teamed up with MetaMask, the self-custodial digital wallet and Web3 gateway developed by Consensys, by integrating FIO Handle Resolution. This powerful new functionality makes sending and receiving crypto simpler and more secure by replacing complex public addresses with easy-to-remember human-readable FIO Handles.

MetaMask users can now send any digital asset from their MetaMask wallet by simply typing a FIO Handle, rather than having to copy and paste long, complex public wallet address, FIO Handles replace cumbersome wallet addresses with recognizable names like “bob@wallet”, providing a much simpler and secure method to interact across any and all blockchain networks. To use this feature, MetaMask users must install the latest version of the FIO Wallet Snap within MetaMask. Once installed, the Snap allows MetaMask users to claim their Web3 names, link all of their wallet addresses to their own personalized Handle.

Integration Features:

• Ability to register FIO Handles for Metamask users
• Users can send and receive all types of wallet supported crypto and FIO Handles
• Crypto transactions on Metamask are now as simple as sending an email

Wayne Marcel, Head of Growth, FIO: “This integration marks a major milestone in our mission to make crypto easier for everyone. FIO Handle resolution simplifies the user experience making sending any digital asset from Metamask simple, secure, and stress-free. Focusing on the user experience is a major key to mass user adoption.”

Christian Montoya, Snaps Product Lead, MetaMask: “Enabling MetaMask users to use FIO handles to simplify blockchain transactions is aligned with our vision to make the blockchain easier to understand and access for all. We are excited to see our users benefit from this improvement which has been made possible through the Snap platform. “

The MetaMask digital wallet supports a number of leading blockchains and is viewed as being the main gateway for the broader public to engage with it. The wallet provides its users with a key vault, login, and token wallet for managing assets for the decentralized web. The integration of the FIO protocol will transform the current user experience and ensure more people can have as easy an experience as they would with the Web2 online service providers. The partnership with FIO forms part of its commitment to bringing easier, more secure cryptocurrency transactions for MetaMask users looking to navigate the Web3 economy.

About FIO

FIO, the Foundation for Interwallet Operability, is a decentralized consortium that supports the ongoing development, integration, and promotion of the FIO Protocol. The protocol, built on the FIO Chain, a dPoS blockchain, serves as an open-source, decentralized usability layer solution that works across all blockchains. FIO Protocol uses human-readable Handles to replace the complexity, risk, and inconvenience associated with blockchain-based transactions. Fueling the ecosystem utilization is the FIO Token ($FIO), which powers transactions and incentivizes network participants.

Demo Video: FIO Handle Resolution on Metamask

About Consensys

Consensys is the leading blockchain and web3 software company. Since 2014, Consensys has been at the forefront of innovation, pioneering technological developments within the web3 ecosystem. Through our product suite, including the MetaMask platform, Infura, Linea, Diligence, and NFT toolkit Phosphor, we have become the trusted collaborator for users, creators, and developers on their path to build and belong in the world they want to see. Whether building a dapp, an NFT collection, a portfolio, or a better future, the instinct to build is universal. Consensys inspires and champions the builder instinct in everyone by making web3 universally easy to use and develop on. To explore our products and solutions, users can visit https://consensys.io/.

Media Contact: pr@consensys.io