Review on MetaMask by Neil Patel

Name: MetaMask
Item: MetaMask
Rating: 5

December 25, 2019

MetaMask - Your portal to Ethereum World right from Browser's extension

After various hacking/phishing attempts on MyEtherWallet, it became standard to not use private keys on MEW or double-check URL before accessing account. Many people already lost faith in MEW and it really became difficult to access Ethereum address.
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Then came MetaMask and solved whole problem. It works as browser-extension thus solved the problem of phishing attack all together. Secondly, seed-generation and input take place at client-side (not server-side). Thus user's seed is not saved anywhere except user's own browser.
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Using MetaMask is simple as 1-2-3. User first have to generate seed which he can write and save somewhere safe. Next he has to choose password for the account and that's it. With seed, user can access his wallet on any device.
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Metamask is one-stop portal to all Ethereum networks. Deploying Smart Contracts made easy with MetaMask. MetaMask payment window automatically pops-up when paying for deploying smart contract on tools like Remix.
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In short, MetaMask is best wallet-provider to access Ethereum addresses.
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Pros

Simple Interface. Easy to use. User can easily register by generating 12-words seed/mnemonic code. Second time access only requires password input.
User can connect to various Ethereum networks (Main, Rinkeby, Kovan, Ropsten, or even localnetwork) with a simple click.
User can view all ERC-20 tokens/assets held on address in Metamask interface.
Easy process to send/receive funds from address. Custom option to choose gas and wei.
Can easily shift between different addresses associated with same seed.

Cons