Use MetaMask with Ethereum Classic
This post is for ETC users interested in using the MetaMask browser extension and some Ethereum dApps enabled by MetaMask with the Ethereum Classic blockchain. It is available for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.
“MetaMask is a bridge that allows you to visit the distributed web of tomorrow in your browser today. It allows you to run Ethereum dApps right in your browser without running a full Ethereum node.” — Metamask.io
To use it with Ethereum Classic.
1.) You will need to download the extension by visiting this link.
2.) Right-Click on the appropriate Zip File corresponding with your browser.
3.) Unzip into a folder with the same name.
4A.) With Google Chrome, Go to Settings > Extensions > Load Unpacked Extension > Choose Unzipped Folder.
4B.) With Mozilla Firefox, Open the Add-ons Manger > Click on the gear icon (Tools for all add-ons) > Install Add-on From File > Choose Unzipped File.
Remember to back up your seed. This is like your private key. You have now downloaded MetaMask and can use it with Ethereum, Ropsten, and now Ethereum Classic.
5.) In the top left hand corner of MetaMask, click on Ethereum Main Net and change it to Ethereum Classic.
Now you are using MetaMask with the Ethereum Classic network. What’s really cool about this is there are some dApps that you can now use with ETC automatically.
Shout out to MetaMask developers for creating MetaMask in the first place and making it easy for ETC Dev “Sorpaas” and “EtherNinja” to do the development work of adding ETC.
*We’re distributing this experimental extension via an unofficial channel until MetaMask officially supports ETC. Use at your own risk*
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Подключение MetaMask к Ethereum Classic
Часто возникает у подписчиков вопрос, как добавить сеть Ethereum Classic в MetaMask. В этой статье будет ответ на этот вопрос.
Настройка Ethereum Classic в Metamask
Обязательно нужно будет установить расширение для браузера Metamask для этого загрузите MetaMask на свой Chrome браузер по этой ссылке https://metamask.io
1. Нажмите кнопку ниже области：
2. Щелкните Custom RPC:
Using MetaMask with ETC
You can also find this link at the bottom of every page on this website.
can be used as a wallet to manage your ETC and Tokens, as well as interact with applications that support it. This post explains how to start using MetaMask with the Ethereum Classic (ETC) network.
You may also consider Nifty Wallet
, a fork of MetaMask that supports ETC out of the box.
Step 1: Log Into MetaMask
The first step is to log in to unlock your MetaMask.
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Step 2: View Initial Screen
You will see your normal initial screen. In this case the default network is Ethereum (ETH) and your account will be shown as usual. As you use other networks, they will show as the default when you unlock your MetaMask if they were the last ones used.
In my case, it shows Ethereum as the initial network, and I have a zero balance in my ETH account 0x48c1. EfF3 .
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Step 3: Open the Networks Dropdown Menu
The next step is to open the networks dropdown menu. You can do this by clicking on the bar where you see the default network.
As it may be seen above, the default list of networks is the Ethereum mainnet and its most popular testnets.
The “Local Host 8545” would be a connection to an Ethereum node if you were running one in your machine.
“Custom RPC” is the option to add custom networks, in this case ETC.
“RPC” stands for “remote procedure call”, which is the term for the protocol machines use for programs to call other programs in remote machines.
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Step 4: Select Custom RPC
So, the next step is to click on “Custom RPC”.
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Step 5: View the New Network Form
After selecting “Custom RPC” you will see the form to add a network. It has a security message at the top and five options with empty fields to enter the new network you want to use:
- Network Name: The name of the network you want to add.
- New RPC URL: A URL for the network RPC you want to add.
- Chain ID: The ID to send and direct transactions to the network you want to add.
- Currency Symbol (optional): The currency symbol of the network you want to add. For example, “ETH” is the symbol for Ethereum, and “ETC” is the symbol for Ethereum Classic.
- Block Explorer URL (optional): MetaMask has links to blockchain explorers per network to check account history, new transactions sent, and balances on them, so here you would add a block explorer for the network you want to add.
Step 6: Enter the Ethereum Classic Network Information
The next step, is to add Ethereum Classic’s specific information. Below is the network data I used:
- Network Name: Ethereum Classic
- New RPC URL: https://etc.rivet.link
- Chain ID: 61
- Currency Symbol (optional): ETC
- Block Explorer URL (optional): https://blockscout.com/etc/mainnet/
For the “RPC URL” I used the endpoint provided for this purpose by a firm called Rivet
for this purpose. You can find more RPC Endpoints in the network section.
The “Chain ID” must be “61” because that is the specific ID of the Ethereum Classic network for sending ETC transactions by wallets and nodes to the operating blockchain.
Although the “symbol” and “block explorer URL” are optional, I recommend using “ETC” as the symbol because that is the widely known market symbol of the network, and BlockScout as the blockchain explorer because that is the one I usually use (but you can add your preferred one!).
Click “save” to add ETC to MetaMask.
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Step 7: View Ethereum Classic in the Networks Dropdown Menu
Once ETC is added, you will see in the networks dropdown menu that it is added to the list of networks.
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Step 8: You May View Your Same Account but on ETC
If you go to your account, you will notice that it is the same as your ETH account. In my case, it is the same 0x48c1. EfF3 account.
This is because both ETH and ETC use the same account format, so accounts on Ethereum may also be used in Ethereum Classic.
In fact, you may remember that I had a zero balance in my ETH account, but now a balance of 1 ETC may be seen in the same account, but on Ethereum Classic. This is because I sent 1 ETC to this account in the Ethereum Classic network for this demonstration.
Note also that the ETC network is now the one showing in the networks bar, and the “ETC” symbol is now used to show the balance.
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Step 9: You May Move Back to Ethereum With the Same Account
So, as both networks use the same account format you may move back to the Ethereum mainnet and you will be able to see your ETH account with the same number again.
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Step 10: You May Move Back to Ethereum Classic With the Same Account
To use the ETC network, simply select Ethereum Classic again in the networks dropdown menu where you will see your ETC balances again.
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