You may need to safely deposit the Ether (ETH) purchased into the MetaMask wallet or you might want to send/ transfer your ETH into MetaMask in order to buy Ethereum-based NFTs in the marketplace. That’s why you are here.
Whether you are going to deposit or transfer your ETH to the MetaMask in order to buy NFTs, this article will be a good guide for you.
In case you didn’t set up the MetaMask wallet, read our article How to Create/ Set up a MetaMask Wallet: A Step by Step Guide.
Depositing/ transferring Ethereum into MetaMask is pretty straightforward. All you need is your MetaMask wallet address and any amount of Ethereum to Transfer. That’s it.
- Steps to Deposit/ Transfer ETH From Coinbase website into MetaMask
- Steps to Deposit/ Transfer ETH From Coinbase mobile application into MetaMask
Steps to Deposit/ Transfer ETH From Coinbase website into MetaMask
- Go to Coinbase website
- Select Assets/ Portfolio
- Find ETH
- Click Send
- Enter the amount
- Paste your MetaMask wallet address
- Click Continue
- Click Send Now
- Check your MetaMask wallet
1. Go to Coinbase website
Go to the Coinbase website.
You must already have an account. Just type your email address and password and click Sign In.
2. Select Assets/ Portfolio
Immediately after your sign-in, Coinbase will take you to your dashboard.
On the left side of the screen, you could see a few sections.
There you could see Assets. Click on it.
3. Find ETH
In the Assets section, navigate and find the Ethereum currency that you’ve bought.
4. Click Send
Once you find your Ethereum click on it.
You could see Send and Receive tabs appear.
Click on Send.
5. Enter the amount
After clicking Send, you could see the amount, To, Note, and Pay with fields.
Leave the ‘Note’ field, which is optional and the ‘Pay with’ field, which is a default one.
In the Amount field, enter the amount of Ethereum you want to send.
6. Paste your MetaMask wallet address
To copy the address,
- Go to Metamask extension
- Enter the password to Unlock the wallet
- Copy your wallet address by clicking just above your ETH balance (see the pic below)
Now, in the ‘To’ field, you need to paste your MetaMask wallet address.
7. Click Continue
After pasting your wallet address, you can click Continue.
Remember, for every transaction, there must be a gas fee for sure.
Remember if you send cryptocurrency to the wrong wallet address, you will not be able to get it back. Hence, always be vigilant and ensure to copy your wallet address.
8. Click Send Now
After clicking Continue, there will be a confirmation pop-up.
There you can see all details of your transaction including the gas fee. Just go through the details once and click Send Now.
If you’ve enabled the 2-step verification process, upon clicking Send Now, it will ask you to type the verification code; type it and click Confirm.
9. Check your MetaMask wallet
After sending, you could see a Sent notification pop-up in Coinbase.
Now, head back to your MetaMask wallet extension and see your wallet balance on the front preview itself.
Steps to Deposit/ Transfer ETH From Coinbase mobile application into MetaMask
- Go to Coinbase mobile application
- Select Portfolio/ Assets
- Find ETH
- Enter the amount
- Paste your MetaMask wallet address
- Tap Confirm/ Preview
- Check your MetaMask wallet
1. Go to Coinbase mobile application
Go to the Coinbase application on your mobile phone.
In case if you haven’t downloaded it yet, you can by clicking this link for Android; click this link for iOS.
After downloading the application, you need to type your email address and password to sign in.
2. Select Portfolio/ Assets
Immediately after your sign-in, the Coinbase application will take you to your dashboard.
There you could see Portfolio. Tap on it.
Or
You can even tap 
icon.
3. Find ETH
After tapping Portfolio, your assets list will be visible. Choose Ethereum.
In case if you’ve tapped this icon,
- You can see Convert, Send, and Receive.
- Tap on Send
- Then, tap the Ethereum
4. Enter the amount
After tapping the Ethereum asset, you will see an amount field.
Type the amount of Ethereum you would like to send and tap Continue. You can use toggle if want to see the amount in terms of cryptocurrency.
5. Paste your MetaMask wallet address
To copy your wallet address,
- Go to Metamask extension
- Enter the password to Unlock the wallet
- Copy your wallet address by clicking just above your ETH balance (see the pic below)
Now, you need to paste your MetaMask wallet address in the respected field.
6. Tap Confirm/ Preview
Leave the note field which is optional.
After pasting your wallet address, tap confirm/ preview.
Now, Coinbase will send you a verification code. Enter that code in the given field to proceed further.
Just follow the remaining prompts.
7. Check your MetaMask wallet
After sending, you could see a Sent notification pop-up in your Coinbase mobile application.
The transfer will take a few seconds to a few minutes to reflect.
Now, head back to your MetaMask wallet extension to see your wallet balance, which is on the front preview itself.
FAQs
1. What can we do with the MetaMask wallet?
MetaMask is a multi-purpose crypto wallet that:
- Is a gateway to access blockchain applications
- Can be used to buy, store, swap, and send Ethereum (ERC-20) & Ethereum-based tokens (ERC-721, ERC-777, & ERC-1155)
- Can be used to store NFTs (ERC-721)
2. Is MetaMask only for Ethereum?
MetaMask is for Ethereum and Ethereum-based tokens only. Users can store, buy, swap Ethereum and Ethereum-based tokens (ERC-20) in MetaMask wallet.
For example, users can store Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) in MetaMask; because WBTC is an ERC-20 token.
