MetaMask expands institutional offering by integrating new crypto custodians

MetaMask expands institutional offering by integrating new crypto custodians

MetaMask has formed a new strategic partnership with four major crypto custodians: Gnosis Safe, Hex Trust, GK8, and Parfin. Decentralized finance (DeFi) wallet and browser extension MetaMask formed a new strategic partnership with three major crypto custodians; Gnosis Safe, Hex Trust, GK8, and Parfin.MetaMask Institutional (MMI), the institutional version of the popular Ethereum wallet MetaMask, announced on Wednesday that the new integration will provide decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) with key management tools to participate in DeFi activities.DAOs are organizations....


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