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> And your wallet isn't "centralized" at all. Just because MetaMask happens to be implememented using a server doesn't mean you can't export your seed phrase an

> And your wallet isn't "centralized" at all. Just because MetaMask happens to be implememented using a server doesn't mean you can't export your seed phrase and import it into (eg) TrustWallet and use that instead or as well. It's not even that. Metamask defaults to using a particular server, but you can set it to anything you want to in Settings. The original post is just wrong. Aside from the default set for convenience, Metamask isagnostic to whether you want to plug it into a centralized or decentralized API service. If you choose to run a local Ethereum node, Metamask even has a default already set in the Networks dropdown list. This feels like yet another article trying to paint broad ideological strokes about Web3 without grasping any nuance.

nl 5y ago
> The original post is just wrong. Aside from the default set for convenience, Metamask isagnostic to whether you want to plug it into a centralized or decentralized API service. This is all true! But I think Metamask only uses the OpenSea API for displaying NFTs (at least I haven't been able to find a setting for it). That was raised in the Moxie piece, which explained a lot more about the design decisions that went into this: "What I found most interesting, though, is that after OpenSea removed my NFT, it also no longer appeared in any crypto wallet on my device.... MetaMask accomplishes this by making API calls... what other option do they have?" I think this is a valid criticism because it is balanced and nuanced. But you are right that the linked article missed all this.