Exploring MetaMask Snaps: Innovation in Crypto Wallets

MetaMask just released MetaMask Snaps at Permissionless II. Why is this such a big deal? Is this crypto’s “Chrome extension” moment? Is this how we onboard crypto’s next billion users? We welcome creator and Co-Founder of MetaMask, Dan Finlay on the show to help us explore all of these questions and much more. 

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----- TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro 5:05 MetaMask Snaps Explained  7:55 Extensions  10:50 MetaMask Snap Demo 22:40 Sci-Fi Snaps 26:23 Mobile  27:10 Chrome Extensions  28:45 Permissionless Snaps?  32:34 Snaps Multi-Year Journey  38:28 Are Snaps Secure?  42:55 What Info Should Snaps Have?  46:30 Smart Contract Wallets  48:25 Account Abstraction Wallet  50:24 Safe UX  52:50 What Devs Need to Know  54:50 Closing & Disclaimers 

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Dan FinIay https://twitter.com/danfinlay 

MetaMask Snaps https://metamask.io/snaps/  

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