# MetaMask Makes Stellar a Default Network, Giving Every Account a Stellar Address

> MetaMask made Stellar a default network in its Mobile and Extension, giving every account a Stellar address for XLM and Soroban tokens alongside other assets.

- Published: 2026-10-29T00:07:34+00:00
- Section: Product Launches
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-29/metamask-stellar-default-network
- Source: [Metamask](https://metamask.io/news/metamask-makes-stellar-a-default-network-bringing-global-payments-into-the-open-money-platform)

## Key takeaways

- Stellar is now a default network in MetaMask Mobile and Extension, live as of the announcement at Meridian in Lisbon.
- Every MetaMask account now includes a Stellar address derived from the recovery phrase users already hold.
- Stellar processed $55.6 billion in payment volume in 2025, up 52% year over year, according to the Stellar Development Foundation.

[MetaMask](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000b7f/metamask) said on October 29, 2026 that Stellar is now a default network in MetaMask Mobile and Extension, live the same day. The wallet maker announced the integration with the Stellar Development Foundation at its Meridian conference in Lisbon, according to [MetaMask](https://metamask.io/news/metamask-makes-stellar-a-default-network-bringing-global-payments-into-the-open-money-platform).

## How the Stellar Default Works in MetaMask

Every MetaMask account now includes a Stellar address derived from the recovery phrase users already have, and existing Stellar users can import their secret recovery phrase from other wallets. Users can hold and manage XLM, trustline assets and Soroban tokens alongside assets on other networks, send and receive them, and swap between Stellar and other supported networks. MetaMask described itself as the first major self-custodial platform to make Stellar a default network; until now, users who wanted to transact on Stellar needed a separate wallet.

Stellar has operated as a public payments network since 2014, settling transactions in roughly five seconds for network fees of a fraction of a cent. It processed $55.6 billion in payment volume in 2025, up 52% year over year, according to the Stellar Development Foundation, spanning remittances, commerce and public-sector rails. The World Bank puts the global average cost of sending $200 across borders at 6.36%, more than double the UN Sustainable Development Goal target of 3%.

"For most of the world, where you're born still decides what money you can hold, where you can send it, and what it costs to move," said Gal Eldar, Chief Product Officer at MetaMask. "We're building toward Open Money, where the same rails work for everyone regardless of where you start, and Stellar has spent more than a decade proving that at scale."

Denelle Dixon, CEO and Executive Director of the Stellar Development Foundation, said: "Every MetaMask user now has access to a network that already moves billions of dollars in real-world payments, from remittances to commerce to government programs."

## MetaMask's Scale Behind the Stellar Integration

According to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), MetaMask reports powering more than 5 billion transactions since 2021 and leads the crypto wallet market with over 100 million users globally. The same records describe a multichain wallet, a Mastercard-powered debit card, swaps, perps, prediction markets, tokenized real-world assets, a native mUSD stablecoin and developer SDKs. MetaMask was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, USA.

## Earlier MetaMask Product Launches

MetaMask added Pro Mode to its mobile perpetuals feature on October 27, 2026, combining charts, a live order book and an order-entry panel, with market, limit and stop orders plus take-profit and stop-loss settings, TradingView reported. On October 26, 2026, MetaMask launched pre-IPO perpetual contracts for Anthropic on Hyperliquid, allowing trading without holding equity, Crypto Briefing reported. Aave Labs launched its Model Context Protocol server on September 8, 2026, enabling AI agents to connect to MetaMask Agent Wallet for DeFi actions, Crypto Briefing reported on October 9, 2026.

## Where to Get Stellar in MetaMask

Stellar is live today as a default network in MetaMask Mobile and Extension. Existing users will find a Stellar address in their multichain account, and new users can download [MetaMask](https://metamask.io) to begin sending and swapping on Stellar.

## Companies in this story

- [MetaMask company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000b7f/metamask) · website: https://metamask.io

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