First steps to enter Web3

The first step to enter Web3 is the opening of a wallet. Currently one of the community’s default options is the MetaMask wallet, as this has been the key to access most Web3 applications.

This wallet not only gives the possibility to trade cryptocurrencies directly from its platform, but also makes it easy to connect to decentralized applications in a complete way.

Opening a wallet is the first step in Web3

MetaMask works as a chrome extension, once we have it installed in our browser, we will see the face of a fox at the top right on the extensions site, click on the fox face, and we can start configuring our MetaMask wallet.

From here, you will be presented with a step-by-step tutorial on how to set up your MetaMask wallet. The most important thing during your creation process is to always keep in mind and save your password along with the seed phrase.

dApps

Once you finish the MetaMask configuration, you have the login key to enter the decentralized applications.

For example, if we log into OpenSea, which operates on the Ethereum network, we must make sure that our wallet is connected to the primary Ethereum network.

Some exchanges or metaverses will automatically offer you to connect to their network, but for some of them we will have to connect manually, that is why if you need it, MetaMask itself has a section where they help you with this process.

Buy crypto in MetaMask

To start trading cryptocurrencies, we can do it directly from MetaMask without the need to go through a centralized exchange, such as Coinbase or Binance.

However, if you have cryptocurrencies on some of these exchanges, you can easily transfer them to MetaMask by copying the address of the wallet that appears in the main part.

The process of trading cryptocurrencies through MetaMask is simple. Once the process has been carried out, in just a few minutes the bitcoins or ethers we have purchased should appear in our MetaMask.

This space is important because lately the cryptocurrency exchanges are having a bad reputation for things like what happened to FTX, which is why many people choose not to have their cryptocurrencies there despite the facilities they can give us and have them only in wallets like MetaMask or Cold wallets.