Of course that is a misinformation, Metamask is a wallet that is only compatible with EVM, so there is no way they can support the native bitcoin network. Quoted from Datawallet, "MetaMask does not support the Bitcoin network directly due to compatibility issues with its Ethereum-based infrastructure." ^[1]

[1] https://www.datawallet.com/crypto/add-bitcoin-to-metamask#:~:text=Summary%3A%20MetaMask%20does%20not%20support,%2C%20and%20BRC%2D20%20tokens.

I do not think that the article is talking about the native Bitcoin but rather wrapped Bitcoin.  This is somehow misleading because wrapped Bitcoin is different from the network of native Bitcoin.  Probably the article just use the name of Bitcoin to cater readers' attention.  After all the main feature of the article is about Visa accepting "Bitcoin" (WBTC) directly from metamask.


@OP this is just some twisted information to click bait readers.

If it is supporting Bitcoin what big difference it can make in the already competitive Bitcoin wallet market? Looking at the present condition, a Bitcoin user would like a wallet that provides privacy for transactions made through it. I do not think Metamask can come up with such kind of solution as that which is cheap. As for getting into a Bitcoin wallet is a good sign as WBTC, like tokens won't be considered as a first option for Bitcoin. Now users would be more interested in getting Bitcoin than wrapped tokens which are nothing but ERC20 tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. The same analogy would go for tokens that are on the Binance blockchain but are not original Bitcoin. I feel this is good for Bitcoin as these Bitcoin replicas will now enter a phase when they will die and diminish.

hmm, dear, I was not aware of this buying feature because I only open my metamask when needed otherwise I don't open on the other hand I do not read such kind of news anywhere well thanks for sharing I will check this buying feature when I have free time. I knew one thing like swapping feature like we can swap our one token to another well buying feature can be a good feature. On the other hand, I also have not faced withdrawing or buying Bitcoin from a visa card I will also have a look at this feature by doing some research Thanks OP for sharing.

The context of the news is the Visa x Transak collaboration (on/off ramp payment widget) which in fact can be implemented into several crypto wallets that support real BTC like Ledger, Trustwallet, CB wallet, and many moer. So, the news writer just didn't choose the right sentence to give an example of a crypto and a wallet where the two aren't related.

It is a bit of mixture of misinformation and misunderstanding both. You did not understand the article properly. it is talking about a Visa and a Third party dapp called Transak.
That dapp will enable users to sell BTC directly for fiat via Visa card. they'll probably use Wrapped BTC for metamask. but transak itself works with multiple other wallets so it's likely to be possible to sell actual BTC too via Visa Master Card.

As long as they didn't lose traffics, why they need it? as you can see there are many stupid people (see there are more thumbs up than thumbs down), the journalist need to publish articles using a keyword to increase their SEO, that's why they choose Bitcoin over Wrapped Bitcoin, Metamask over Transak.

The solution is stop to read cointelegraph, but I doubt we or users in this forum will give significant effect to them.

To be accurate, no. MetaMask doesn't support Bitcoin. All the responses above explain why. But, to be fair, many platforms who say they now "support" Bitcoin, don't do so directly.

Many merchants "supporting" Bitcoin actually only accept Bitcoin through a 3rd party (you send this party Bitcoin and they settle your payment with the merchant) or don't even actually deal in Bitcoin. PayPal famously supported Bitcoin buys for US people some time back, but you really were just paying them to display a Bitcoin balance on their account. Couldn't withdraw it to a Bitcoin wallet. I could simply say I support Japanese yen and allow people to pay Yen at my site, via a 3rd party settler, but doesn't need me to actually network with any Japanese currency channels.

So we don't forget. Wrapped Bitcoin, renBTC, tBTC, sBTC and all their ilk on Ethereum or EVM chains? These are NOT Bitcoin.

It could be that with rapid developments like the present time it is very possible sir. I also have not confirmed it from what is happening at this time, but seeing the current technological developments I believe that it is possible, because Metamask is also definitely trying hard to make it easier for its users to transact with it. So basically they as providers strive to make it easier for their users to be comfortable, safe, easy, and things related to their users' wishes. And of course it will also be very profitable for related provider companies.