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MMetaMask Smart Transactions
Built-in MEV protection for the biggest wallet — no custom RPC, just a toggle.
Wallet featureBy ConsensysSince 2024
- Type
- Wallet feature
- How it works
- Submits your tx to a private “virtual mempool” and auctions it to trusted builders who are financially penalized if they don’t execute at the quoted price. It stays private until confirmed.
- Protects against
- Frontrunning + failed transactions (99.9% success rate)
- Rebates
- No direct rebate — back-run value funds the free service
- Chains
- Ethereum, Linea, Base, Arbitrum, BNB Chain
- Setup
- Toggle on in MetaMask settings
- Adoption*
- Rolled out to MetaMask’s tens of millions of users
- By
- Consensys
* Dated snapshot (provider docs & public reports, 2026), not a live figure.
Best for
MetaMask users who want zero setup.
Strengths
- Zero setup — built into MetaMask
- 99.9% tx success rate + pre-simulation
- Multichain (ETH + 4 chains)
- Private until confirmed
Trade-offs
- Only inside MetaMask
- No direct rebate to you
- Relies on a trusted-builder set
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