MetaMask appears to be preparing a major update to its mobile wallet that could allow users to trade perpetual futures directly inside the app.
Evidence from the project’s public GitHub repositories shows that developers have been building and testing an integration withHyperliquid, a decentralized exchange famous for its derivatives products.
MetaMask Repo Shows Updates to Perpetual Trading Feature
Notably, the activity dates back to July 2025 and has intensified in recent weeks.
This indicates that the feature is heading toward release.
Nonetheless, as of this press, there has been no official confirmation.
The first indicationemergedin July when MetaMask merged code that introduced perpetual trading functions into the mobile application.
Developers created a dedicated section for perpetual contracts and tied it to Hyperliquid’s trading infrastructure.
Interestingly, one of the updatesaddeda deposit system thatletusers fund a trading account with USDC.This had features such as minimum thresholds, a token selector, and real-time gas fee estimates.
Meanwhile, another update enabled order creation, allowing traders to set up market and limit positions.
By the end of that month, the team had merged a new navigation tab specifically for perpetuals, which organized positions, balances, and market lists into a single interface.
Testing Began in August
After those featuresappeared inthe codebase, the first round of practical testingbeganin August.Specifically, testers flagged problems with the deposit function, noting that transactions failed regardless of which token they used.
This was the beginning of a wave of bug reports, the natural phase that follows major feature development.
By early September, testers werestress-testingthe new trading experiencein greater detail.Reports highlighted delays in loading token lists, miscalculated profit-and-loss displays,inaccuratetransaction time displays, and occasional glitches when opening and closing positions.
Importantly, these issues revealed that MetaMask had already moved the integration into a stage where real trading flows were being tested within the mobile app environment.
The most intense activitycamerecently, in mid-September, as the development team labeled severalof thebuilds as release candidates.A flood of bug reportscame up, coveringproblemssuch as duplicate entries for trades.
An Imminent Launch?
For the averageMetaMaskuser, this developmentindicatesa potential expansion ofwhatthe walletcan do.Today, trading perpetual futures typically requires visiting an exchange platform, connecting a wallet, and moving through separate interfaces.
If MetaMask finalizes this update, userscoulddeposit stablecoins and open leveraged positionswithout leavingthe app.While this convenience may attract advanced traders, some market participants havecalledattention to potential risks from slow loading times.
The integration is not yet live for all users, but the pace of testing suggests a broader rollout could arrive soon.
Notably, the updates come amidtherecentconfirmationfrom Consensys CEO Joseph Lubin that MetaMaskcouldbe looking to launch its token MASK.Recall that the walletannouncedits proprietary stablecoin MetaMask USD (mUSD) just last month.
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