
Why MetaMask Snaps is a Big Deal with Co-Founder, Dan FinIay
About this episode
MetaMask just released MetaMask Snaps at Permissionless II. Why is this such a big deal? Is this crypto’s “Chrome extension” moment? Is this how we onboard crypto’s next billion users? We welcome creator and Co-Founder of MetaMask, Dan Finlay on the show to help us explore all of these questions and much more.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
5:05 MetaMask Snaps Explained
7:55 Extensions
10:50 MetaMask Snap Demo
22:40 Sci-Fi Snaps
26:23 Mobile
27:10 Chrome Extensions
28:45 Permissionless Snaps?
32:34 Snaps Multi-Year Journey
38:28 Are Snaps Secure?
42:55 What Info Should Snaps Have?
46:30 Smart Contract Wallets
48:25 Account Abstraction Wallet
50:24 Safe UX
52:50 What Devs Need to Know
54:50 Closing & Disclaimers
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RESOURCES
Dan FinIay
https://twitter.com/danfinlay
MetaMask Snaps
https://metamask.io/snaps/
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