How to secure a Metamask wallet using a Trezor
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This video shows the ONLY way to correctly secure your Metamask wallet using a Trezor hardware wallet WITHOUT entering or revealing your seed phrase anywhere online!
Your Metamask should only act as a gateway to your Trezor hardware wallet. You should not restore your Metamask wallet onto your Trezor (not secure), or restore your Trezor onto your Metamask (reveals seed phrase online, liable to hack).
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Sorry guys (and gals) I should have clarified on the video: if you already have a Metamask wallet you don't need to make a new one. You can just keep your current Metamask wallet and connect your Trezor, then transfer all your crypto out of the Metamask into your Trezor wallet. The Metamask wallet will then just be a dummy wallet that you don't use. I just did the demo as if someone doesn't have a Metamask wallet at all. It also doesn't matter if you have exposed this dummy Metamask wallet's seed phrase to the internet because we won't be using it after we have connected our Trezor, and it won't contain any of our crypto as we are transferring it all into our Trezor as soon as we connect them 😉. Hopefully that's clear but any Q's let me know 🙂
If metamask has been compromised, does that protect my funds after I migrated meta address into trezor?
@@cryptomomsh466 So sorry I didn't get notified of this reply.
No sorry you are NOT protected if you migrate your Meta into your Trezor. This is what I see people advising to do on other RUclips videos and it is WRONG!!
If your Metamask has been compromised the chances are they now have your seed phrase, so even if you protect this wallet with your Trezor the seed phrase is like a skeleton key that just opens the back door into your wallet so it is able to bypass ALL security measures.
This is why it is so important to NEVER expose your seed phrase to anyone (even your granny). Never type it in anywhere, never take a pic of it anywhere (even if it is just stored on your own personal pc or phone), never type it in notes, type it in to restore your wallet (unless it is an emergency) or tell anyone etc because you are basically just giving them your crypto.
If your Metamask has been compromised you need to connect your Trezor to it (as I have shown in the video, DO NOT restore it or type your seed phrase in though, you just click connect and select the Trezor wallet and that's it, no typing seed phrases in at any point as this can compromise your seed phrase), then transfer any remaining crypto from Meta into Trezor, NOW your crypto is protected, I hope that helps?
Can you share a link about getting metamask on to Trezor? keeping in mind your comment above?
If keep your current Metamask wallet and connect it to Trezor as you described, which address is used for people sending you crypto? Does someone send crypto to you via the metamask address or the Trezor address?
@@B4winning Hi thanks for the Q, they can transfer straight into your Trezor wallet now, you don't need to use your Metamask wallet at all anymore, and you should avoid using it at all.
Treat it as a hacked account now. It is fine to be connected to it because they still can't access your Trezor wallet but just don't use it for any transfer in and out it is just a dummy account.
By the way THANK YOU so MUCH!!!! Great presentation!!! I learned a lot.
thank you for making this video!! you opened my eyes to security issues I was not aware of. subscribed and looking forward to your new videos.
Ah thank you very much for the kind feedback ❤️, the more people we can share this message with, the less crypto criminals will be able to steal from innocent investors 😊.
Quality video and opsec dude. Thanks 🙏
thanks bro, really works. Very good!
Fantastic tutorial - much appreciated, especially the insights about the keyphrase
Thank you for the nice feedback Andy, glad we could help 🙂
@@LifeOptimise Important stuff for those trying to take control of their own destiny but find it challenging to navigate a rapidly evolving landscape. Cheers to you!
This is 100% very good advice.
An excellent tutorial. Thanks.
Thanks for the nice comment Mark 😊 glad we could help.
Love it mate. I need to learn more about all of this!
Thanks Dom 😊, are you dollar cost averaging into crypto yet or still just into stocks? Prices are really good at the moment as we’ve had a bit of a dip 🤩😋
@@LifeOptimise That's exactly what I'm doing. I'm getting to the stage where I think I'm ready to up my amounts each month actually 😁 Would be keen to hear your thoughts on how you evaluate crypto and decide which coins to invest in.
@@DomandMeg Haha so the answer I would like to give is: by following lots of expert's advice, spending hours reading white papers, websites, evaluating business models, making sure they have enough followers and hype to reach a good size market cap and then comparing their current market cap to a similar, larger successful project and setting my initial take profit amount at a conservative level in relation to that . . . . .
But the honest answer is I just follow lots of crypto investors online that I have some degree of trust in, do a bit of research into some of their recommendations that I think have potential and place a small enough amount that if it goes to zero I'm not too fussed, but big enough that it will make a good profit if it does a few x and ALWAYS try to take initial capital off the table as soon as 2 or 3x is hit, then let the rest run. And what I haven't been doing (mostly due to stupidity and greed) is then taking regular profits along the way, which I do plan to overcome now, as I just watch all these 10x gains crumble back into average 2-3x gains 👀😓😂.
That is definitely not advice I would tell anyone else to follow though haha, but has been working pretty well for me. There are thousands of projects now, it's so hard wading through all the noise to find the good ones early enough. Some shit projects will pump just due to having enough influencers and hype behind them and some amazing projects will fail because they don't get enough hype so even if you follow the recommended first paragraph above and do mountains of research there is still an element of luck involved. So it's mainly about risk vs reward, correct asset allocation and removing risk AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE (which I know you know all about buddy 😉).
Also try not to invest into 20+ projects because you can't invest enough into each project to make any difference to your portfolio, the gains just get watered down. I have friends that message me saying "I've just put £10 into this project" and while yes that is great that they are investing in crypto and learning, developing the correct mindset . . . . even if that investment explodes and does 10x what will they make? . . . . £100. It's not going to change their life anytime soon. And when you then take into account they have probably also invested £10 into 19 OTHER projects too they then need to make profit across most of the investments to actually see any profit but what is more likely to happen is 10 of them will go to zero (-£100), 3 or 4 won't do anything, 2 or 3 will do 3x (£90) and 2 or 3 will do 10x (£300) so yes the 3 that 10x make them £300 but as they've got a lot of losers and a few smaller wins their account is: initial £200 - £100 + £90 + £300 = +£490. Whereas if they had spent a bit more time researching just 2 or 3 projects, really understanding the project, how they are going to serve the world and the crypto community etc and taking a slightly larger position in just a few projects they could then maybe put £70 into 3 projects, 1 goes to zero -£70, 1 does nothing and 1 does 10x = £700, with a lot less hassle and stress.
Obviously diversification and spreading risk has its advantages but I think a lot of people are OVER diversified in crypto. Investing in just 3 projects is a bit extreme but I definitely wouldn't be in more than 10. When you have 20 - 30 in your portfolio you are definitely hindering your results and chasing too many shiny objects haha.
Thanks for the guide!
You're very welcome :)
Thank you very much for your help!
Ah thank you for the nice feedback Andre ❤️
Thanx bro.
Hi. This was brilliant, and I would imagine not many know about this. Just wanted to say thanks, and to let you know that the Keystone air-gapped wallet can now be integrated with metamask as well, making things even more secure ... supposedly. I don't like the fact that it's made in China, or that you have to download updates to a micro sd card. But it's air-gapped, and has all kinds of extra security features you can use if you want ... biometrics, multi-sig etc. Still deciding on which one I want. Anyway, I'm happy to have come across your video. It was greatly appreciated.
Thanks for the kind words William it does sound good but yes I’m always wary of new devices that haven’t stood the test of time wherever they are built (most electronics are built in China including our phones and WiFi network hubs so I don’t think that in itself is much cause for concern)?
Hi friend, thankyou very much for this. I am now in the process of doing just this :)
Aw great, thanks for the nice feedback.
awesome video thank you
Ah thank you for the nice comment 😊
Yeah thx 🙏 👍🏼💪
Thanks for the video, I'm using MM extension but I have 2 accounts all using many networks eth, smartchain, avax etc. I'm guessing I need to add both accounts individually but once the accounts are added will that include all the networks or do they have to be added seperately?
Thanks. Should the contents of the metamask trezor wallet appear in the trezor suite? I set up and mine don't appear.
I'm really sorry if any of your comments have been removed. I reply to as many as I can as quickly as I can but some that I get notified about RUclips is removing as spam before I even get a chance to reply to them and I know a lot of them are not spam but there is nothing I can do about this I'm afraid.
I've turned the 'hold for review' settings completely off now so I'll see if that helps things, but feel free to comment again if I haven't responded or if your comment has disappeared.
To be honest, this is by far the best video on how to use your Trezor with MM. Can't believe that its not viewed more. Thanks for this!
Any chance you are able to share how to use Yoroi / Adalite with Trezor? I can't seem to find much information on this.
Also, I believe (please correct me if I am mistaken) that the Trezor does not support Luna or Solana coins/tokens and it seems like the other best alternative hardware wallet is the Ledger Nano X. Have you used it before? If yes, may I know what your thoughts are on it?
Thank you for the kind comment :), this video is quite new in relation to all the other incorrect videos on RUclips so hopefully we can spread this message to more people and warn them of the risks as if they have done this wrong it could be devastating for them!
I'm sorry I don't know anything about Yoroi/Adalite so I can't help you with that.
And yes unfortunately Luna or SOL is not available on Trezor via Metamask without some form of wrapping/bridging etc first which is a shame. I do have both ledger models as I was planning on doing an honest comparison review on them . . . . but they are both still in the wrappers haha. A few of the groups I'm in people started complaining and having problems with the software and connecting them to Metamask and I just never got around to it. I will try and get a review done in the next couple of weeks and let you know what I think, but to be completely honest it will be difficult to give an honest review when I don't really use it (so I'm going to struggle understanding all the Apps etc that you need to upload), and I love my simple Trezor so much 😍.
Dude…. Awesome instructional video!! I followed you to the letter and I was able to set up my Trezor with MM. i tried all morning to do the same with a Ledger and must’ve tried 30 different times and nothing!!! I’m subscribed and you have a fan my friend!
Ah thank you for the positive feedback, it's always great to hear when we have helped someone 😃, glad we could help you and thank you for subscribing.
Yes we don't recommend Ledger at all as we've heard so many people having problems, the software just isn't as dependable as our trusty Trezor 😋.
@@LifeOptimise no prob man. I appreciate great advice. My next issue is that I have my original Metamask accounts that handle 2 accounts connected to Drip Network. How do I move them into my newly created Chrome Metamask and then connect them to my Trezor? I want to be careful and not expose my seed code to Metamask.
@@Renerator Actually I have that as well....... I think you cant, BUT he just said that you can connect Trezor to existing wallets ( e.g) holding your Drip. Lets see what he says about this.
@@user-im2tk1jq6d Ok. I wish I knew how to handle this. I created a whole new Chrome profile and was able to connect my Trezor to it. I'm very concerned about my Drip accounts. I set those up through MM. Totally vulnerable.
@@Renerator Yes you should never move a Metamask account as the only way to do that will expose the seed phrase.
I'm sorry I'm not familiar with Drip how does it work? Have you staked this coin within your Metamask account and now you can't move it? If that is the case there isn't anything you can do I'm afraid.
If you can un-stake them, move them into the newly connected Trezor account then re-stake that is the only way to secure them.
All you can do is move all your other crypto into the newly connected Trezor account and just have to leave the DRIP where they are knowing they are vulnerable but hopefully they don't get hacked (if there is no way for you to move them a hacker won't be able to either 😉). If they pay out rewards just claim them, then move them out into the Trezor as soon as you can.
Thanks for your video, quick question, If I have my exchanged tokens already in an unsecure metamask wallet will I be able to (have to) transfer that to my trezor wallet address? this is the part that gets me confused...thanks !!
Hi yes you just send them (like you send to any other wallet) to your new Trezor linked Metamask wallet. You will sadly have to pay fees but it is better to have them secured.
Hi Life, long time no speak... hope u are ok.,
I am trying to connect a trezor 1 to the new laptop. in MM, it open a page where I am supposed to connect the trezor and pair devices ? ( I dont see this any of the videos)..... then when you click pair devices, opens another window and you click on trezor there and connect.... but nothing happens, now it says trezor is paired, but still get the screen for pairing devices?
I am using a cable an not doing it through wifi, so dont understand this !? any ideas ? Thanks
Bro this saved my ass tysm
😎 Glad we could help you friend
Which Trevor model do you recommend and do any connect to a phone via Bluetooth so we can do metamask transactions that way? Or do you not recommend trading on a phone at all?
Also, does this work with bsc and defi?
The Trezor Model T connects via bluetooth but I haven't used it myself so I'm not too sure how it works with a phone, and no I don't trade any crypto on my phone. Using bluetooth just adds another vulnerability that someone could exploit in my eyes, and also phones aren't very secure and have been known to download malware and key logging software too so I don't personally use them, That's not to say they're not safe but I can see lots of potential weak spots that I wasn't happy with. We also carry phones around with us everywhere that we could lose or get stolen.
I have a Trezor One that I use with Metamask and as a cold storage that I love and have never needed the upgraded model T for anything. When you use Trezor one with Metamask I don't know of any crypto on Metamask that you can't also access on your Trezor.
And yes you can add the BSC to your Trezor Metamask wallet here: academy.binance.com/en/articles/connecting-metamask-to-binance-smart-chain
And yes any app you can connect a Metamask to is now connectable via the Trezor wallet too because they work together 😃.
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Great video! Due to FTX going down I moved some assets from the exchange that I couldn’t put in trezor into a metamask wallet. I had no idea you could pair them for extra security. Should I pair my trezor to the wallet I already have that has my coins or start from scratch and make a new metamask wallet. Then move my coins after I’ve paired. Thank you 🙏🏽
Hi great question and glad you managed to get some funds out.
Yes you should connect your Trezor to Metamask now (as long as the Trezor is secure and the seed phrase has never been exposed) and then transfer them from the Metamask account into the Trezor account for maximum security 😎.
This will incur some transaction fees but it is necessary for the added security.
@@LifeOptimise thank you so much for replying! You were very helpful and your video was great! I’m gonna watch it again while I pair them together! You got a subscriber here bud!
@@offthegrid2567 Ah thank you for the positive feedback and glad we could help🙂
Hi, thank you for this video. When I connect Trezor to Metamask would it connect automatically for each of those accounts? say i have 3 accounts, do I have to do anything differently or just connect it once? Many thanks in advance!
Hi you would need to tick the accounts when you connect the Trezor. So if you only click account 1 it will only connect to 1 of your accounts, to select more just re-connect it then tick the others you would like to connect.
HI
Do we have to make a new metamask account with new seedphrase or can we add another account on the current account with the same seed phrase?
Hi sorry I’m struggling to understand what you mean? You have 1 seed phrase to protect your Trezor and you can link that to Metamask and create as many wallets as you like? But you can only have 1 seed phrase per Trezor
Thankyou for the great info. I'm in the process of moving assets into my trezor wallet. I am using my MM to stake my AVAX on AAVE. So to be clear, I need to unstake my coins. Move them to my Trezor wallet, then connect my MM the way you explain and restake the coins. Is this the correct order?
Thank you for your comment Jeremy.
You can connect your Trezor to your Metamask first, then yes unstake then you can just click send and ‘transfer between your accounts’ to move the tokens into your Trezor wallet then yes re-stake and earn those gas fees back for the transfer 😊👌.
Thanks for the great video! I see how you can connect a Trezor, send assets from MM to that Trezor wallet. Then just use MM as a gateway to that Trezor wallet. However I'm wondering how this works with different networks - FTM, AVAX, Harmony One, etc. Also what about assets I have deposited in defi protocols? For example an autocompounder or LP. Thank you!
Hi Jacob,
Thanks for the kind words ❤️. Once your Trezor is connected it works exactly the same as a normal Metamask so you can add AVAX etc networks the same as usual. Are you aware how to do this? And the same with regards to staking platforms etc, if you are able to connect to these platforms via Metamask then you can still connect to them via the new Trezor wallet too in exactly the same process 😊👌 I hope this helps mate.
@@LifeOptimise thank you for your work Sir. Do we are just doing exactly what is in tutorial and then setting the avax network?
@@podkoszulekHOT Yes exactly, just follow the steps then once your Trezor is connected you can add the AVAX network to your new Trezor wallet by following this tutorial: support.avax.network/en/articles/4626956-how-do-i-set-up-metamask-on-avalanche
Thanks for the video
You mentioned that not to connect through any usb hub while using your Trezor, but I have a macbook air which only has 2 usb type c ports.
Just want to check if you meant connecting through a usb 2 to usb type-c adaptor can also be risky?
Thanks
Hi, thanks for the Q.
This is mainly to avoid cheap adapters off Ebay and Amazon from foreign countries that we don't know or trust. Trezor have a USB c to USB c adapter here for a model T: shop.trezor.io/product/usb-c-usb-c-cable
or if you buy from a trusted source like Apple this would be preferred, but I wouldn't be connecting my Trezor to any cheap random devices bought off Ebay. 😬
@@LifeOptimise Thanks for clarifying.
Do they have a a usb-c adapter for model-one?
@@hardcoreplayerone I couldn't see one unfortunately 🤔, it might be worth sending them an email as it seems strange they don't yet have one.
Hi. Will help this secure my coins if ever I placed them in a liquidity pool or staking pool? I mean, if a hack happens to that AMM, will it keep my coins?
Hi there, that is a very good Q and it would completely depend on the protocol and coin/token. In most cases you would hand over your private keys to the crypto to that liquidity pool so that your crypto can be used for transactions etc and if there was a bug or it was exploited somehow or a rug pull etc you would still lose your crypto yes because you no longer own the keys (not your keys, not your crypto).
In non-custodial staking the private keys SHOULD stay with you, which would mean yes they are safe and would need your Ledger or Trezor to transfer them out.
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Great vid thanks! One question. I've been using MM for ages and have some eth and other ERC20 tokens already on there but never used a hardware wallet. I now understand the need to boost security. When I connect my Trezor for the first time, do you suggest not connecting to the account I already have with my tokens, but instead opening a different MM account for the Trezor and then shifting the tokens over from the MM account I've always used to the newly created Trezor account? Many thanks in advance!
Actually I think you have just answered my question in your pinned message. You suggest it's best to transfer the tokens. The eth gas fees will hurt for each transfer though! One other question. I've got some of the tokens locked up in staking contracts. I guess I need to wait for the lockup period to expire and then also move those tokens to the new Trezor account right? In this case, do you think it may in fact be worthwhile connecting the Trezor to the MM account I am already using?
@@rufakhri7164 Hi Ru, thanks for the kind words, and sorry for the confusion . . . . . after I uploaded the video and watched it back I realised the fact I set up a new Metamask wallet on the video without fully explaining that this step isn't necessary if you already have one might confuse some people.
No you don't need to set up a brand new Metamask wallet, it is absolutely fine to connect straight to the Metamask wallet you are currently using because once you transfer all the crypto out of this into the Trezor even if they have the seed phrase for the Metamask wallet they still can't access anything in your Trezor so it will be completely secure. And although you 'connect' your Trezor to the Metamask, is is only actually connected on your laptop and not externally so if anyone was to restore the seed phrase for your Metamask onto their own laptop your Trezor account won't even show up on their laptop (I tried it to be sure haha), so even if someone has completely hacked your Metamask, restores it to their laptop and wipes the whole account, it still wouldn't matter if we connected the Trezor to this as long as we don't transfer any crypto into it they can't get it. I hope that clears that up and gives you a bit of confidence.
And yes what you said is exactly right, there isn't a lot you can do with your locked up crypto at the moment, just move everything else out (and pay the horrible gas fees), then as soon as you can unstake the locked up ones you can then transfer them into the new Trezor wallet to be fully secure too 🙂.
Actually Lex Luther on Twitter has a great video on how to secure your wallet with a Trezor if you’re staking/ noding etc. it only works if u are sure your seed hasn’t already been compromised
At 7:35. Are all those potential trezor addresses? I ask because only the first one shows up on Trezor suite.
Hi yes they are all accounts you can use. I know only the first one shows up in Trezor Suite which is very confusing, I have spoke to Trezor about this and they said you can create a new account in Trezor Suite if you wanted to be sure it is a legit account that belongs to you.
Very instructional video! Does this work with holding NFT's as well??
Hi Connor yes they do, you can read the full blog post from Trezor right here: blog.trezor.io/how-to-use-nfts-with-a-hardware-wallet-9b4308397ea7
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One question. If i add a BSC network on my metamask and connect my trezor. Will it work as well or just work for ethereum network?
Hi sorry for the late reply, you would need to connect your Trezor first and then add the BSC network to your newly linked Trezor accont, if you have already added BSC to your Metamask this would not be linked to the new Trezor account.
Great video man! Will share it with many friends.. One question do any of the Trezor Models support EIP-712? I seen a few other people saying they don’t and some people saying they do. Maybe you can clear this up.. Thank you
Hi Pimp (great name haha), and thanks so much for the support.
*UPDATED COMMENT*
YES Both Trezor models now support EIP-712!
Please see this article for the latest firmware update info: blog.trezor.io/trezor-suite-and-trezor-model-one-firmware-updates-january-2022-4a77e4a07a5a
@@LifeOptimise Trezor Suite now supports EIP-712
@@mattosedna Woohooo thanks for this!
Are you Wolverines brother? :)
Nice vid thnx
🤩😂😂😂 I’ve never been called that before, but thank you I can’t take that any other way than a massive compliment ❤️
cant thank you enough for this video dude, yet I have some doubts
1-I already own a trezor, setup on trezor suite. also own an unsafe metamask wallet. when I click "conect hardware wallet", the new wallet seed phares is the same as my old metamask wallet? (in case I change my computer and need to setup my metamask again)
2-my btc stored on the trezor suite. is it possible to see/manage it from the metamask I just set up with my trezor?
4-any fantom network wallet suported by trezor?
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3-can I use this process to other wallets using the same trezor? (ronin, etc...)
Hi Lucas, no problem, I'm glad you got value from it 😀.
1- If you already have a Metamask wallet and you click 'connect hardware wallet' you won't need to set up a new one or get a new seed phrase. You will just keep the same 2 separate wallets. The Metamask just allows you to view and use your Trezor hardware wallet. So you will already have 1 seed phrase for your current Metamask wallet, and one for your Trezor wallet so yes both of these seed phrases will still be the same. I just show on the demo how someone can open a completely new Metamask wallet if they don't have one but if you already have them both, yes just connect them and keep the same seed phrases 👌(hope that makes sense?).
2- No you can't unfortunately manage your BTC from Metamask. The BTC network isn't supported.
3- I haven't personally used Ronin but I can't see why you wouldn't be able to use the same Trezor as long as these wallets are only acting like a gateway to view and manage what is stored on your Trezor the same as how the Metamask works, but the honest answer is I don't know for sure as I haven't done it so I don't want to give you incorrect info 🤐.
Thanks for the guide. I have already a metamask wallet with money in it. should i transfer it to my trezor wallet after i have connected it to metamask?
Great Q and thank you for your comment. Yes you should definitely transfer this crypto to your Trezor account once connected otherwise it would still be vulnerable 😊👌. You can just transfer it between your Metamask accounts rather than having to send it to the wallet on the ETH network which is much quicker and cheaper.
@@LifeOptimise So a question I want to send all token from my metamask to my trezor/metamask wallet so just go and click import?
@@Strafingx44 Great Q.
Have you already linked the 2 wallets as I showed in the video?
Once you have linked the 2 wallets you click on each crypto in order, then click the 'send' middle button and instead of typing in a crypto wallet address you can just click on 'transfer between my accounts' then select the Trezor wallet of your choice and the amount you want to send then click next, confirm you are happy to pay the dreaded expensive ETH gas fees (if you are on the ETH network) and click confirm and job done 😃.
You will need to do that with each crypto, I'm not aware of a way to send the whole portfolio at once unfortunately.
How about you connect your trezor, which already has assets on it, with metamask? Is this 100% safe or do you have to create and transfer those again within a new address?
Yes this is absolutely fine to do as long as you connect it exactly as I show in this video and you don't click on 'I already have a seed phrase' as this prompts you to then enter in your seed phrase which is NOT secure. So you just set up a brand new Metamask wallet (that you are NOT going to use) and then just connect the Trezor wallet as I show so that you never enter in the seed phrase 🙂, this then becomes your everyday secure wallet that you just use connected to Metamask.
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So u can get access to dapp through that way? What about other chains?
Hi which chain are you looking for access to? You can access a few different ones yes ETH, BSC, AVAX etc, it's the same as using Metamask alone.
what if you use, avalanch chain in metamask (not supported native in trezor). You´ve send usdt through avalanch, and you metamask now display that usdt. When you open trezor suite it will not show that usdt avalanch right? you will always need to connect to metamask to see that balance right? If so...what happens in metamask dissapears? Big thanks man !!
Hi there, this is a great Q and yes I believe you are 100% correct. Anything on the AVAX network will not show up in Trezor suite so if Metamask was to disappear you might be able to access these funds through another 3rd party wallet like brave wallet (because I'm pretty sure it is the exact same code as MM) or trust wallet or something like that? But to be honest I am not 100% sure about this I would need to do a bit more research but definitely something to think about. As Metamask is open source though I find it hard to believe they will not be around, and if something was to happen as the code is open source I'm sure another one would pop up pretty shortly after, and as I say I'm pretty sure Brave wallet already uses the exact same code so maybe give it a go? I will try to when I get some time, I've been meaning to move over to Brave browser I just haven't had time to dig into it all yet.
Hey ser, I'm getting ready to import my MM hot wallet into a brand new trezor on a brand new computer. Up until this point I've only been using my MM wallet on android mobile. Could you explain to me how I go about getting set up?
Hi please just follow this video exactly. It sounds like you are thinking of importing the Metamask into Trezor this is the wrong way around, you need to connect your Trezor to Metamask and then only use the Trezor wallet and seed phrase. If you restore the Metamask into Trezor you need to type in the Metamask seed phrase which opens it up to the internet and as Metamasks are so easy to hack you don't know if someone has already hacked your seed phrase or will do in the future.
is this method compatible for defi staking where a metamask connection is required? Thanks
Hi yes absolutely you can connect the Trezor linked Metamask wallet to anywhere that accepts a Metamask wallet 🙂
Is it safe to make trades with the trezor using metamask?
Or is it better to transfer what ever you need to metamask itself and trade?
Yes it is completely safe to trade straight from your Trezor using Metamask, as you still need to confirm everything on your Trezor so no need to transfer to Metamask.
Could you please make a video how to connect Trezor T to MetaMask mobile app for iPhones! Please
hi bro is it safe and possible to use the trezor like an f2a for metamask to confirm all movments ?
Hi Santiago great Q and yes this is kind of how you use it once you connect it to Metamask. The only way to use it securely is how I show in the video, then once you move all crypto into it you pretty much use it like a 2FA to confirm all transactions.
Hello, thank you for the video, what if metamask is down and I can no longer access it, do I still have my crypto available through trezor? Because in the suite app none of the tokens are showing up, only eth or 13 other coins are shown.
Hi, all your crypto is still stored on the Trezor, if you click on the 'other coins' in your ETH wallet in Trezor Suite you should still see them but to send them or do anything with them you will need to connect it to Metamask again I think.
What do you mean when you say Metamask is down? You can re-install it again or use a different laptop etc then once you connect your Trezor just import the tokens in again if they don't show up and you should be good?
@@LifeOptimise Thank you for the reply, I mean if i no longer can access it, because metamask now bans some countries, for example (IRAN), and what if i will try to access my tokens through other wallet like Trust Wallet for example
@@ASimpleVerity Oh right I understand, wow have Metamask banned countries? I thought it was open source and available for everyone!?
Here is a list of available third party App wallets available for Trezor you could try:
wiki.trezor.io/Apps
Once the crypto is in the Trezor you should be able to access it from any third party wallet but I haven't tried any of them specifically I'm afraid.
great stuff mate. Once we have a guest account open & our crypto is viewing on MM....can we permanently disconnect trezor , lock that trazor account on MM and only reconnect if we want to send crypto correct? MM knows this guest account is linked to our private keys/ trezor right? or advisable to open a new 'guest' profile each time? :-)
Yes that is absolutely right. Once you unplug your Trezor you can continue to view your balances via that guest account (as long as you leave it open on your computer) but nobody can send your crypto anywhere until it is plugged back in.
@@LifeOptimise thankyou! 🙂
Hello great job man I really like the simplicity. I guess I have a beginners question. When u have a Trezor are u moving Crypto in and out of it or only your keys? If you are moving the crypto, do the coins u have still gain and lose value if they are in ur trezor? Maybe I don't make sense but comment back I can maybe clarify
Thankyou
Hi Anthony it's a great Q and one a lot of people don't think about or mention, so the crypto stays on the blockchain and technically doesn't get moved into our device no, it is our private keys that are contained within our Trezor device these are what prove the crypto on the block chain actually belongs to us, so without the keys (or if anyone else manages to get hold of these keys) we then lose the ability to prove that crypto is ours. But for ease of explaining this most people just say we store the crypto on our device when as you've pointed out this isn't necessarily true.
And yes the crypto will always move up and down with the price wherever the private keys are held - as long as you have bought a genuine coin from a reputable exchange and not been cold called into setting up some random account on a dodgy exchange (I've had a few phone calls asking me to sign up to some BTC Code website that I know is fraudulent so stay vigilant and only buy from Binance, Coinbase, Kraken and Gemini).
@@LifeOptimise very awesome. Ok great. That's kinda what I was thinking and that's why I just received my Trezor and getting a little more Knowlege b4 I full fill the process. I am getting gready for the PULSECHAIN launch and this info helped me so much. I will be vigilant I will be safe. I will sub and Like and I thankyou once again for the value provided. I hope to be able to ask even more questions in the future...
May I ask 1 more;) what happens if u lose ur trezor ?? But u still have ur keys or words somewhere... are u able to recover all crypto and make transactions still??? Sorry I thinking a lot now
@@anthonysavedra9390 Yes that is exactly true mate. That is why keeping your seed phrase secure is SO important, because if you lose your Trezor (or it gets stolen or anything) that is your ONLY way to get back in.
I use a Cryptosteel Cassette:
shop.trezor.io/product/cryptosteel?offer_id=23&aff_id=6033
To keep mine secure and I will be adding a video this week on how to use it (but it's pretty easy). If you don't use this just keep it safe on a piece of paper and hide it somewhere where nobody knows about it, don't take a picture of it or have it saved digitally on your pc, Dropbox, Google drive, notes etc as this is how people regularly get hacked. But if that piece of paper gets damaged from a leak, or fire etc it is lost so Crypto Steel really is the most secure way of storing it if you plan to invest a large amount of funds 🙂.
@@LifeOptimise great. Dang this info is going to help so much. Yes my seeds are somewhere only I know ; ) and on something so durable can withstand 🔥 fire! Thankyou once again for sharing the trezor link and value. I cannot wait to feel the peace of mind and power of 100% Safety.. the questions that others asked was helping me also in the comment section. Thankyou
Is it necessary to use a guest profile. When you say MM is getting tracked what do you mean by that? If I am signed in is my wallet not as secure? Great video, appreciate the help!
Hi there thanks for your comment.
it's more about what information is already linked to your signed in profile and what you use your signed in profile for? If you have other Chrome extensions attached to your signed in profile these can all see and connect to your Metamask wallet, and if you are using this signed in profile to use Google as a search engine every website and link you click on can also view and connect to your Metamask. So we want to use a separate profile with no identifying information and no Google searching etc so that websites don't even see we have a Metamask.
A separate issue is It can also reveal your wallet is attached to you as a person which is called doxing. So if I am signed in as John Smith and an App or website views my Metamask wallet address and also sees I am signed in as John Smith it can then link that wallet and the balance, and every transaction to me as John Smith which isn't great as then if they see a large account balance you become target number 1 and they will send you more phishing emails, pop ups etc to try and catch you out. Because the block chain is so transparent it has its down sides because its like if someone finds out your bank details they can then look up your current account balance and see every transaction you have ever made and also then follow that account and see every transaction it makes in the future so we want to have as much distance and barriers between us and our crypto addresses as possible.
I hope that helps? 🙂
@@LifeOptimise thank you for taking the time to respond, that helps a lot. I appreciate it!!
Thanks for the video! I just want to clarify something: If all that is happening here is that one is viewing their Trezor wallet through the MetaMask interface, then what is the point of using MetaMask at all rather than just using the Trezor app on your laptop?
Hi great Q, there are a lot of coins and tokens you can't access using Trezor Suite alone. And some projects only connect to Metamask so it is a good way to improve your security while still being able to access many projects and tokens.
Why did u press number 2 that isn’t your MetaMask. What is the different accounts there I’m stuck at this way
Can I click on any accout even thought it’s bot my MetaMask address?
@@JimmyBritishBeats I'm currently talking to Trezor about this to make sure. All these 10 addresses are created when you first create the Trezor seed phrase, so you should be able to use any of them yes but the problem is these often do not show up in Trezor Suite so it's hard to be sure.
Great video! I just want to be certain that you only connect one Metamask account to your Trezor hardware wallet and not both. Using your examples, "Account1" does not get connected to Trezor but, "Trezor 2" does . Also, again using your examples, which account do you fund, Account1, and then transfer any crypto purchases to "Trezor 2"?
Hi Edna, thanks for the nice feedback 🥰.
I think you have got a bit confused here and reading your comment I became confused myself too haha!
We are not connecting a Metamask wallet to our Trezor, we are connecting our secure Trezor hardware wallet to the Metamask extension. So now Metamask just acts as a gateway into the Trezor, then we don't use any Metamask wallet at all (that's why I renamed it DO NOT USE).
So it doesn't matter if we had account 1, 2 and 3 in Metamask before connecting our Trezor, once we connect our Trezor wallets (we can connect as many Trezor wallets as we want to) these are all we now use so move all funds out of the Metamask wallets into the Trezor ones and rename them all so you don't get confused.
And no we now fund straight into our Trezor wallet. Imagine 'account 1' or 'DO NOT USE' as I have now called it is a piranha infested lake, if we dip even one toe into here (or $1) it gets ripped to shreds by a shoal of piranhas (or $$$ gets stolen by hackers), what we have now done with our Trezor is built a nice safe bridge to cross over the piranha lake into a beautiful crystal clear blue lake with boats, jet skis, windsurfers etc for us to play on without any risk of piranhas haha.
I hope this helps, and my analogy cleared things up a bit? 😝😂.
@@LifeOptimise Wow! That was some analogy...especially the toe-shredding part!😨😰
@@carlynesaintroc4709 😂 Hopefully that analogy stays in your head if you ever think about transferring funds into the Metamask wallet.
My trezor is on the way. I have an existing MM wallet with few coins in ethereum mainnet. Once I set up my trezor, how would I able to safely transfer my whole etheruem mainnet to trezor. Do I have to install ethereum mainnet in the trezor first? Thank you and really appreciate your help and support..
Hi thanks for your Q and nice feedback 😊
Once you connect the Trezor to your Metamask like in the video above (no need to create a new Metamask, just create a new Trezor wallet within Trezor suite then connect the Trezor to Metamask), the Trezor wallet will then be on the Etherium Mainnet by default (this is the default network when Trezor is connected to Metamask) so all you need to do then is click the ‘send’ button and you will see an option to ‘transfer to one of your accounts’ you can then just transfer the crypto straight into your new Trezor wallet. You will need to pay a gas fee but it’s not too much if I remember correctly. Then that’s it your crypto is now safely stored in your new Trezor wallet 😊👌
@@LifeOptimise Thank you very much for your swift response.
How can I speak with you. Loved your video. I'm 72 and tech challenged. Want to properly use my Trezor T with my MM. Please help.
Hi Jim, if you send us an email: admin@lifeoptimise.com we would be happy to help.
We are a bit busy at the moment but will get back to you as soon as we can 🙂.
Hi, thanks for this info. I recently heard that Metamask (or Infura) recently (accidentally?!) blocked access to wallets in Venezuela, and lots of people didn't realise this was possible. I think that using Trezor and MM in the way you've explained here would eliminate that possibility?
Currently researching hardware wallets and leaning towards a Trezor. Nano X also looks good but it's closed source and therefore Trezor seems more trustworthy
Hi, wow that isn't good I just looked it up!
Yes this would be a great work around because you are just using Metamask as a gateway into the Trezor where your crypto private keys are actually stored so if Metamask blocked you, you could simply find another 3rd party gateway to connect your Trezor to.
Here is my affiliate link for Trezor 😊: shop.trezor.io/?offer_id=10&aff_id=6033, I honestly wouldn't recommend any other device. I have heard of lots of people having issues with the software in Ledger and being able to connect to Metamask. I bought one to test but haven't even got it out of the box yet haha. They also had their email list hacked which is pretty worrying, would you trust a company to secure your crypto that can't even secure their customer's personal info??? 😬
Thank you so much for that information
@@LifeOptimise And SafePal wallet??
How to connect your trezor if not with a usb cable? In the video you say "don't use a usb device"? I don't get it, how to connect otherwise?
Hi yes sorry I didn't make this very clear, I meant don't use a cheap £5 USB multi dock off Amazon or Ebay as you don't know where these have come from and what chips are installed inside. It wouldn't be hard to have a device like this that monitors the USB data or something like that. So try to just use a genuine Trezor device with the standard official Trezor USB lead that comes with the device and buy from the Trezor shop directly too which you can access here using our affiliate link 🤩: shop.trezor.io/?offer_id=10&aff_id=6033
Hello. I just badly need an answer about these thoughts between metamask and trezor.
1. Can i use 1 trezor wallet to 2 different metamask(with different seedphrase)?
2. Can i disconnect trezor to the metamask that i've attach it?
Thank you very much.
Hi Mark, sure no problem.
1. Yes I can't see why you wouldn't be able to connect 1 Trezor to 2 Metamask accounts if you wanted to. Do you mean 2 different Metamask seed phrases or 2 Trezor seed phrases? Because you can only have 1 seed phrase on your Trezor, so as long as you mean 2 Metamask seed phrases then yes I believe this is possible.
2, Yes you can disconnect, just click the 3 dots in the top right corner and 'remove account'.
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Great video, I’ve got a question. Once I connect my MM to Trezor and move my crypto to my Trezor wallet, what do I do if I want to swap/sell some of those coins on a DEX? Move those coins back into the dummy wallet and connect that account to swap? Or just connect my MM to a DEX and select which account I’ll be trading from? Will I have an option to use my Trezor account on a DEX? Thank you.
Hi great Q, you can connect the new Trezor account straight to the DEX just the same as you did with MM so no need to transfer funds back out again this works just the same as a normal MM account once connected 🙂
@@LifeOptimise does blind signing need to be enabled on Trezor? I click confirm transaction in Metamask then nothing is prompted on my Trezor?
@@user-kx1lz8xz1m And the transaction is still going through, or the transaction is not happening? Is your Trezor at the latest firmware? If it is, try opening a new separate Chrome tab (that isn't incognito) and try it that way. It doesn't work on incognito because pop ups and cookies are blocked which stops the Trezor actioning.
@@LifeOptimise the transactions are going through now. Thank you. I seems like I needed to restart everything after setting it all up, then it worked normally
@@user-kx1lz8xz1m That's great to hear 🙂
What about project access linked to MM? I have projects that I just compound. Not much in wallet except small amounts for gas fees. I use MM to access. I want to get new MM wallet via your directions and a Trezor. How to I move access to Drip or Elephant Money to the Trezor via the new MM wallet? My first MM wallet address is what allows access. Don't I need to always keep that address? Excellent vid. 21k views great work!
Hi thanks for the nice comment, this Q gets asked a lot and it totally depends on the project.
I take it from your comment you can't move these funds to a different wallet? They are long term staked or a node or something similar? In which case you can set up the new Trezor wallet and just leave these in your old MM wallet that you will still have access to. You can move funds out of the old insecure wallet into the new secure wallet as they become available or become unstaked/air dropped etc.
There is another method which I don't really recommend which you can read about here: ruclips.net/video/x5RBk3thpY4/видео.html
Please read the full description first, it involves exposing your seed phrase and importing a possibly compromised Metamask wallet into a brand new secure Trezor hardware wallet so I would only do this if there were a lot of funds in this account that I was worried could become compromised in the future. But if there are only a small amount of funds I would just go ahead and set up a brand new secure Trezor account within Trezor with no risk of exposing the seed phrase.
@@LifeOptimise That sounds right. I don't see any other way to do it now. Appreciate the help. Go Spurs!
Question what if the metamask is BSC can I also use trezor?>
Hi, yes if you have added the BSC network, this will work on the Trezor too 😊👌. You might have to add the network to the Trezor wallet too if I remember but yes it is definitely compatible 😊👌.
@@LifeOptimise thanks I tried and it works thank you :)
As this Mm wallet is only a guest account, If for any reason you had to reinstall chrome would you still be able to access this wallet? Would you have to save and use the seed phrases?
So what I do is just save the Metamask dummy account seed phrases and reuse that if I have to reinstall Chrome but NOT the Trezor metamask that you link to the dummy account. You obviously never use the Trezor seed phrase unless it is an emergency and you can’t access your crypto. It just saves setting up a new dummy account every time but you can just set up a new Metamask dummy account each time if you want and then connect the Trezor account to that new one.
@@DJkarlmoody Ok thanks for your reply. So basically if I had to and didnt have or want to use the sead phrase for MM I could still access what is on it if I set up a new MM as it is stored on the trezor. Is that correct or have I missunderstood?
@@johnbell1325 yes exactly, your crypto private keys are stored on the Trezor and not in the Metamask wallet.
OK thanks for explaining 👍🏻
Thank you so much can you pls show how to use that Metamask as a gateway? for ex , if i want to send coins to Trezor do we need mm address or trezor?
Hi great Q, once you connect the Trezor to Metamask you no longer use the Metamask wallet at all, you only use the Trezor address then, you can send crypto straight into and out of your Trezor wallet. You just use Metamask as the software to be able to do this. Trezor doesn't support a lot of the coins we can access via Metamask so this is why we access it this way.
@@LifeOptimise Thank you, i was able to do so, another question, how do i disconnect? do i need to click on remove account ? or i can keep it as it is?
@@LifeOptimise Thank you,
@@tecchn Great question, you can just leave it connected as it is. Your Trezor doesn't need to be connected to view balances etc but to do do any transfers out of your Trezor you need to plug it in and enter your pin so even if somebody accesses your laptop in person or remotely with the wallet still connected there is absolutely nothing they can do other than view your balances 🤑
what if you have a digital asset which temporarily cannot be transferred in a wallet that you want to burn? what would you do in that situation?
Hi thanks for the Q,
So in this instance if you can't move it I would just move everything else out of it into a new safe wallet and only keep that one asset in there and don't use the wallet for anything else. There isn't really a lot else you can do.
So you say you can connect as many Trezor devices ("wallets") as you want to the same Metamask "front"? The hardware wallet I use with my MM front is a Trezor, but I tried attaching a second Trezor to that Metamask wallet once and I could not get it to work. I think I got an error message or something. It would only recognize the original Trezor I connected to the MM.
Also, what if you have more than one "compartment" of an existing Trezor wallet by way of passphrases (or one wallet on that trezor has a passphrase and one wallet on the same trezor does not or is "standard")? Can these both work with the same Metmask wallet?
Hi there,
You can't connect multiple devices to a single Metamask on one laptop/pc but you can tick multiple accounts within the same device when you are connecting the device to your laptop/pc.
One way around this would be to use another device but on a different laptop (I'm pretty sure this would work but haven't checked it), So I could have the same Metamask account on 2 different laptops. On laptop 1 I have Trezor 1 connected to Metamask 1, on laptop 2 I have Trezor 2 connected to Metamask 1, I'm pretty sure this would work because the Trezor connection is only a local connection on your computer, if you load up your Metamask account on a different computer the Trezor account doesn't show up.
I am not sure about the different compartments, it would be worth checking this or asking Trezor support.
Hey, I’m about to follow these instructions and finally secure my current MM accounts. I do have a few questions maybe you can help me with. 1. How do I know if my tokens are compatible with Trezor before I send them t to the new Trezor address? I’m worried I might lose them if they are not supported by Trezor. 2. What about future airdrops to my current MM wallet that I will be securing with Trezor? I am guessing they will be sent to my current MM wallet then I will have to send them to the Trezor wallet addresses after the airdrop, is that correct? 3. I can only use a USB to connect my Trezor to my desktop as the Trezor has a female connection piece on it, what do you suggest? 4. I have 2 MM wallets, both have the same token and I don’t want to dca the two tokens together when sending them to my Trezor, any thoughts? Lastly, will my Trezor wallet show up in MM just like a second or third MM wallet? How do I find the Trezor wallet within MM when I’m connecting to a DEX? Thank you so much for your help and the video. Cheers, and happy holidays.
Hi there, sorry for the late reply, this is a long one and I haven't had the time to reply . . ok let's see:
1, Everything that is supported on Metamask is still supported on a Trezor linked to Metamask even if it is not supported on Trezor Suite directly if that makes sense as you are using Metamask as the wallet but using Trezor hardware as the security.
2, Yes that is correct, airdrops will still be sent to your old Metamask address then you will need to send to your new Trezor address and pay gas fees etc unfortunately.
3, Using the USB cable that came with the Trezor is fine, is this what you mean? I meant you shouldn't use cheap usb converters or multi docks etc bought off Ebay or Amazon from random sellers as you have no idea what they are reading or sending etc.
4, Sorry I'm not sure what you mean by this point? Dollar Cost Average them together?
5, Yes it just shows up like a second or third account in your Metamask. You just make sure your Trezor Account is selected and open when you connect to the DEX and it should select this one as the account.
I hope that clears most points up? Any more just let me know 😆
Would this help with hacked metamask accounts. I.e start using this instead of the crypto going to your MM account and being stored on there
Hi yes this would definitely be what you want to do for a hacked account. Just connect your Trezor then transfer all remaining crypto from your Metamask into the connected Trezor account 😊.
is it possible to secure two separate mm wallet's with one trezor if we setup more than one wallet on the trezor?
Yes you can set up multiple wallets on 1 Trezor and access them all via Metamask 😊
@@LifeOptimise sorry just to clarify .. I know I can have more than one wallet on the trezor.. but can I associate each of those wallets with "seperate" mm accounts?
@@philcollins3458yes you can.
I downloaded the metamask extension to my chrome browser several times, but do not see it in the extensions. I read that I should pin it for access, but I can't even find it. When I hit the puzzle piece, it does not show up. When I click on extensions it does not show up. Do I have to create a new metamask wallet first?
Once you have downloaded it, you should see it. Do you have loads of extensions? Try opening a whole new Chrome profile as I show in the video and see if that works. It won't work on incognitio either if you are trying to do it that way?
Hi sir, i want to know how to import or recover metamask wallet which is connected to trezor wallet, how we can import those Wallets
Hi, just so that I am sure what you are asking, are you locked out of an account? I.e you have forgot a password or log in details? Or you just want to connect a Trezor to your Metamask like I show in this video?
Why do you choose account 2? How do I know which one to connect to? I have a metamask and will connect my Trezor hardware wallet, but don't know what account to choose? Thanks for the great video.
Hi thanks for the nice feedback.
I just used Account 2 as I had some funds in account 1 and didn’t want to reveal any details of my holdings.
You can use any account and I use lots of separate accounts for different things.
If you already have some crypto in account 1 through Trezor suite you might want to connect this account to Metamask to be able to send or stake this crypto somewhere. Or maybe you have a lot of crypto in this account and maybe you don’t want to connect this to anything and keep it as secure as possible offline.
If I am staking on a brand new platform that hasn’t been running for very long like some of the brand new DAOs and I don’t really trust it I would connect to a fresh wallet address like account 3 or 4 and only use this wallet to connect to some dodgy sites so I don’t risk losing my whole portfolio.
Then I might use another account to hold most of my long term hodl portfolio, and another one to use for every day trades etc it’s a much safer way to structure your portfolio so you are not risking losing your whole portfolio to one bad investment.
Just be aware ALL of these different wallets are all linked to the SAME Trezor seed phrase though so always ensure this is hidden and NOBODY knows where or what it is (even our trustworthy granny) 😊👌 otherwise it doesn’t matter how you structure all the different wallets they can still access everything anyway.
I hope this helps 😊👌
@@LifeOptimise Thank you so much for the answer and the advices! Really appreciate it.
It is so strange that I don't recognize any of the suggested account that lists?? :-/ So Im afraid to connect to one thats not mine?
@@multibaggerbuffet6867 hi again no problem.
Have you double checked these wallet addresses in your Trezor Suite? Trezor automatically creates you lots of different wallet addresses when you create a Trezor account in Trezor Suite.
So if you connect to Trezor Suite then plug your Trezor in you will be able to view all these wallet addresses within Trezor Suite and you can verify they are all yours then 😊👌.
@@LifeOptimise Thanks again! But Im not able to see any wallet adresses in the Trezor Suite? Have no idea where to look :-(
MultiBaggerBuffet email us admin@lifeoptimise.com and we will send you some pics of what you should be looking for 😊.
What happens if you lose the usb device or it gets stolen or lost
That is why it is SO important we keep our seed phrase secure, because this is the ONLY way we can get back into our crypto if we ever lose our Trezor device or it gets damaged or stolen.
But this also opens up a vulnerability because it doesn't just let us in, it lets ANYONE who finds it in too. So if someone finds your seed phrase they can just type it into Metamask, restore your wallet onto their computer and transfer all your crypto to one of their wallets.
So don't tell ANYONE your seed phrase or where it is stored, and keep it safe and secure from fire and water damage too.
I use a Cryptosteel Casette to secure mine and I will be doing a video on how to use it very soon 🙂: shop.trezor.io/?offer_id=10&aff_id=6033
So when I transfer my tokens to Trezor and I want to access my tokens on let’s say a new computer, I will need to connect and type in my MetaMask seed phrases as well as my Trezor seed phrases to access my coins?
Hi Mookie,
NOOOOOOOOO you should never type in your Trezor seed phrase unless it is an emergency like you have lost your Trezor, forgot your password or can’t access it any other way.
You could type in your Metamask seed phrase if you are using it just as an empty dummy wallet as it really doesn’t matter if anybody finds out this seed phrase and then just connect your Trezor wallet to it (like I show towards the end of the demo). There is no need to type your Trezor seed phrase in to connect it to Metamask, and you should only do it if you have been locked out of your account and have no other way to access your crypto, as once you type your seed phrase in you should then transfer all your crypto out of it into a new safe wallet as this seed phrase has now been compromised and a hacker could now know it if you have a virus, spyware or key logging software etc installed on your laptop which are scarily more common than you would think.
Okay I understand. Now your guide is showing how to use the Trezor wallet with a dummy MetaMask wallet which is super helpful. I’m currently stuck where I have a metamask wallet with coins staked and locked in Defi protocols, from here do I transfer the tokens to a new MetaMask wallet or am I transferring them to my Trezor wallet even though Trezor does not officially support my coin? From there I just follow your guide again?
@@mookie3383 I just put a comment on the video you linked to. Yes the method I demo above is much more secure than the video you linked to as they have restored a potentially compromised wallet into their Ledger.
When you say locked up do you mean these can’t be moved?
And when you say unsupported, is it an ERC20 token? Because all ERC20 tokens are supported by Trezor, and I’m 90% sure all Metamask tokens are now supported with a Trezor when used connected to a Metamask as I have demonstrated in this video. I know NFTs etc weren’t supported originally but they are now.
If you can move these coins, I would connect a Trezor as I show in the video then yes transfer these all out of your Metamask to the newly connected Trezor wallet.
but to interact with the trezor wallet can I use any metamask or do we need the same metamask with which I created the trezor wallet?
You can use any Metamask, but you will just have to connect it up again as I showed in the video because it won't show up automatically on a new Metamask until you connect it.
@@LifeOptimise 👌 Thank you
Hi, when I connect my trezor I dont see the corresponding account numbers/letters on the 'Select Account option' - all I see is different account numbers and letters. Any idea why this could be and how to fix?
Hi there, do you mean they are not the same as the account numbers in your Trezor Suite? Account number 1 should align with the same account number you have in Trezor Suite?
@@LifeOptimise ah yes, thanks I thought they would align with the the Metamask accounts. what about if the tokens are in farms, as I cannot see them in the MM accounts. what would be the easiest way to secure them with trezor?
@@ttempo5440 Sorry for the delayed response I've been on holiday. Did you not link to the farm via your Trezor? What wallet did you use?
How do you find the private key for the trezor on MM ?
I can't seem to find it anywhere
TIA
You mean the seed phrase? You shouldn't be able to view this via Metamask you would need to view it through Trezor Suite for security. If you go into settings it will be on there.
@@LifeOptimise Yeah ican but it's saying it's the bitcoin private key not for the trezor. When I insert this key into metamask it's un recognisable
@@jedmorgan4266 Sorry I'm not sure what you mean. Metamask isn't compatable with BTC, but I am not sure what private key you have accessed there? Are you looking for your seed phrase?
Thank you for providing this process - but reading your comment below - I am now confused as well. Please provide an updated video from a point that we already have a Metamask wallet.
Hi Jay, sorry for the confusion. If you follow along from 5 mins 38 seconds the process is then the same if you already have a Metamask set up, but it is much more secure to only use Metamask on its own separate Chrome profile and not with all your other internet browsing.
@@LifeOptimise I have tried to follow your instructions to the end - however I am still confused about linking my current Metamask account to the Trezor. As upon the completion of this process I am still showing the new Metamask with the accounts not reflecting in the "Select an Account" window.
@@jayelliott7769 Hm sorry I don't know what you mean here, if you send some screenshots or a video of what you have done, or what you are seeing to: admin@lifeoptimise.com we can try to take a look for you.
Hi there,
I followed the instructions and send
NFTs and ETH to the trezor account under MM - all fine but MM stops working after approval code when I try to send out funds or NFTS.
Do you have any idea what the reason could be? Thank you 🙏
Sorry for the delay in replying, we've been really busy.
Have you updated your Trezor device to the latest firmware? This can happen if Trezor isn't fully up to date.
@@LifeOptimise thank you bro it works now after update and I am very happy with the Trezor T because the display is better than the one from my ledger! Thank you for you clear videos - keep going 👌
@@nicobalschuweit1407 Ah great to hear you have sorted it Nico and thank you for the kind feedback 😀
Good explain Sir!
One question: Some of my tokens are staked for a longer period of time in vaults, for 6 months, some even for 12 months!
So I can't transfer them to my Hardware wallet right?? Because they are locked on that specific MM wallet.... what do I need to do??
Hi yes that is correct, you can't normally move them if they are staked to that wallet so I would just move everything else and wait until you can unstake and then move them over down the line.
This video has just been brought to my attention that is an option if you really want or need to move them: ruclips.net/video/x5RBk3thpY4/видео.html
There are lots of things about this I don't like though:
1, Like the fact your seed phrase could already have been compromised so you are then moving a compromised wallet into your secure Trezor (which means it is no longer secure).
2, You also need to expose your seed phrase to then move it into your Trezor which could mean you getting hacked at that point.
3, If you are using a Trezor model one you would need to actually type in your seed phrase onto your computer which means if you had key logging software on your computer you could then be handing over your seed phrase. Trezor does do some clever tactics to avoid this like it asks you to type in your seed phrase in a random order which protects you and if you have a 12 word seed phrase and use 'advanced recovery' it asks you to type in random phrases in between your real ones to confuse hackers even further so there is a level or protection in place but I would still avoid doing this whole process unless absolutely necessary. The Trezor model T is much more secure as you physically type the seed phrase on the device and not on the computer which means even key logging software would not compromise the seed phrase.
@@LifeOptimise Man... Amigo!! Thanks for your detailed information!!
One more question... The SafePal hardware wallet.... is it compatible with MM like the TREZOR?
@@defidutch402 I'm sorry I've not used SafePal. The only 2 hardware wallets I would trust with my crypto are Trezor and at a push Ledger but I've not heard great things about Ledger recently so why go for any other than the best to secure your funds? Is there a reason you are looking into SafePal that I've overlooked?
@@LifeOptimise SafePal is in my opinion the best Hardware wallet for the DeFi space... because they support almost all tokens in the DeFi and GameFi space... including the high potential low marketcap tokens! btw... I found a way to skip MM completely and create a Airgap connection with the SafePal wallet directly to DEX - pools etc.
Do you have Tw!ttur ??
I opened a new profile, MM and Trezor. Now on my old profile page my old MM won’t connect with Dapps. The funds are still there. Any suggestions? I’ve contacted MM support. Thanks!!!
Hi David hm that sounds strange, no I'm not sure. That is just since you opened up the new MM? Did you have your Trezor connected to the old one of just the new one?
@@LifeOptimise just the new one
Life, on a seperate note, do u know how secure metamask is, as a company I mean? i am guessing they cant access the crypto there because of trezor, but how secure is the platform ? Thanks
Hi Sunny, sorry for the delay in getting back to you.
All of Metamask's code is open source which gives us a good level of confidence (not that I can read any of the code or understand any of it haha but I'm sure other coders have).
It is also encrypted in your browser, and I've read Metamask don't store any of our wallet info on their own servers or have any access to it (which should hopefully be confirmed via the open source code). So it all sounds pretty secure to me, and with Trezor connected adds a lot more security too.
I've not heard of any large scale hacks happening via Metamask either which many exchanges have now been subject to over the last few years which again adds more confidence.
I always like to spread my portfolio across multiple wallets, exchanges and accounts though just as an extra level of security so I would never hold my whole portfolio in just one wallet, exchange or account. Losing 50 or 25% of a portfolio is much less catastrophic than 100%.
@@LifeOptimise yes, I like to diversify as well...... so makes 100% sense.. thanks
Hello Sir, please a ?. I have Metamask with coins and token in them and some DeFi apps also linked to these MM addresses. How do I transfer all these present MM addresses into Trezor and link to my DeFi apps with any problem. I am assuming I cannot use the same erc20 MM addresses in trezor, therefore how to I get my DeFi apps to work if I want to move to Trezor. If you can elaborate how to go about this, I will appreciate your help a lot. Thanks in advance
Hi thanks for your Q you simply connect the Trezor hardware wallet as I have shown in this video then on your old Metmask wallet click 'send' and 'transfer between my accounts' you can then just transfer each coin and token into your new Trezor account. Then you just connect your new Trezor wallet to all the defi Apps in the same way as before. The Trezor connected wallet works exactly the same as the Metamask wallet 😊.
Trezor wallet will no longer be supported as of January 31, if we switch to Trezor Suite can we use our trezor wallet with metamask as usual??? Or need to buy Leger wallet?
Sorry where have you seen that Trezor won’t be supported?
@@LifeOptimise receive email about that. Email was in the tab promotions, few days ago.
It sounds like a phishing/scam email. Have you checked the sender? I have not heard anything about Trezor not being supported and don’t understand why they would no longer support the most trusted, secure hardware wallet? It wouldn’t make any sense.
But what if your old wallet has stakes that will mature in the coming years?
There isn't much we can do about this except transfer everything else into the Trezor and just leave what we have to keep staked in this wallet knowing that it isn't very secure and it could get hacked somebody but limiting that risk to only the small amount that we have staked.
If it is a large amount you have staked you might want to consider unstaking some of it and moving it to the more secure Trezor so you only leave some of it exposed to the risk of being hacked but that is a personal choice you need to weigh up.
Do I need to keep the initial Metamask seed after doing this? What happens if I lose the Metamask seed? Can I just create a new one, new password and re-link? This process looks like the Trezor account is inside the Metamask one... What am I missing here?
Hi there, yes if you lose the original Metamask seed phrase it is no problem at all just create a new one exactly as I do in this video and simply re-link to your Trezor again. The crypto private keys are still stored only in your Trezor you just access them through Metamask.
There is a bit of confusion about what is actually happening when you connect your Trezor, it isn't like a hard cloud connection or anything it is just a local connection on your computer so if you were to restore that Metamsk account to a different laptop your Trezor hardware wallet wouldn't show up on the new computer, you would have to connect it again. Think of it just like plugged a USB drive into your computer, it isn't linking it to your Metamask account you are just accessing it through your Metamask on your own computer.
I have 2 questions
1 - if i have lets say 20 or 30 wallets on ledger with one seed phrase, and i want to migrate to trezor , would it support all 30 wallets for instacne ? or it has restrictions on number of erc20 wallets you can create with 1 seed phrase?
2- When interacting with metamask , you need to allow metamask to be able to use trezor as you show in video! But if you hit > DO NOT ASK AGAIN < would it need to be applied each time you let's say restart your computer , or close and open the browser chrome ? or that will be remembered in the chrome ? And would i need to allow it for each website i use metamask+trezor or that is an general thing that you can disable permanently?
THanks
Hi thanks for the Q.
I am not sure there is any limit on wallets within one seed phrase I have not read or seen anything about that but probably best to double check with Trezor support directly just to be sure.
And if I am understanding your Q right once you add Trezor to your Metamask it would show up every time you open up that Google chrome browser yes you wouldn’t need to keep re-adding it. It acts just like any other Chrome extension and every website can see and interact with this Chrome extension so for that reason it is better to create a completely separate Chrome extension that you only use for crypto related activities so that websites can’t see your Metamask wallets.
@@LifeOptimise gotya sir! Thank you for such elaborated response
may i ask some questions at a time. to make sure on my mind
1. after I added the trezor address on MM. When I want to replace a new laptop. How to bring up the Trezor address of previously owned assets? do I just use the same method?
2. if my trezor is broken, the way i return my assets (at the trezor address on MM), is to simply use my trezor seed phrase to my new trezor? (to bring up my asset)
3. if i use Trezor address on MM, can I use polygon network and others. or just ethereum network? and how about Defi, can i use Defi with Trezor address?
Thanks for ur attention Brother
Does it match what I think. That address used from Trezor, and the Seed Phrase on Trezor are still offline. Then MM is useful for connecting the Trezor address to be able to use Defi on the existing Blockchain
Hi thanks for the Q,
1, Yes if you get a new laptop you would access your Trezor exactly the same way as I show in this video (not using the seed phrase)
2, And yes exactly if you break or lose your Trezor you would then need to recover your assets using your seed phrase but this would then expose your seed phrase to a hacker so you would quickly then need to transfer it to another secure cold wallet like another Trezor.
3, Yes you can use Polygon on your Trezor connected to Metamask and all other networks that Metamask can connect to. It depends which Defi you are talking about but you can access most yes? You can access all Defi and networks on the Trezor connected to Metamask as you can via just Metamask.
www.coingecko.com/learn/how-to-add-polygon-network-to-metamask
Hope this helps 😀
Yes Trezor is a cold storage for your crypto so nobody can access your private key (or hack you) without your Trezor being connected to the internet and you inputting your password (even when using Trezor through Metamask) . . . . UNLESS the hacker gets hold of your seed phrase. If someone gets your seed phrase they instantly unlock your Trezor it doesn't matter how secure it is and what other security measures you have in place, you lose it all instantly so please protect your seed phrase and don't store it online or digitally ANYWHERE!@@bani3966
Thank u so much for the information brother. Thats great
Hey Life, thanks for this video. I watched several other videos and they weren't as clear and concise as yours. I do have a question. I successfully followed your instructions in this video then purchased & transferred some Eth off the exchange to the MM Trezor account. I could see the newly transferred balance in MM Trezor accout but the Trezor was never actually plugged in to my computer. My question: Is the Eth secured the way I did it or does the Trezor hard wallet need to be plugged in prior to transferring the Eth from the exchange to MM Trezor account. I hope I'm making sense and this not a silly question. Please let me know, and thanks for all your effort and assistance.
Hi Carlyne, ah thank you for the kind words 🥰.
Firstly there is never a silly Q in crypto so never be afraid of asking 😊, in fact many people trip up on the basics that they take for granted and then end up losing money.
No don't worry the way you have done it is absolutely fine. You only need to have your Trezor plugged in to send crypto anywhere (which is how it secures your account because now a hacker would need to have your Trezor device to be able to confirm any transactions).
So you can view your balances and receive crypto into your Trezor wallet without plugging it in, it is only to send that we need to plug it in and confirm the transactions on our device and Metamask will prompt you if you forget to plug it in 😊.
@@LifeOptimise Thanks for the quick reply Life, you're the best! One more thing, I'll be transferring USDC to Metamask, will I need to go through the process of connecting to the Trezor hard wallet in order to designate a 2nd address/account in the Trezor to house the USDC crypto in? ( I'm thinking I should NOT be sending the USDC to the same address/account already holding the Eth.)
@@carlynesaintroc4709 Yes if you wanted to add another Trezor wallet you just go through the same connection steps as before and click the next Trezor wallet you want to connect.
It would also be fine to send it to your current wallet holding the ETH if you wanted to?
@@LifeOptimise I'd be using the same Trezor hard wallet as I only have one. For some reason I had the impression that if you're going to store multiple coins in the same hard wallet each coin needs to be stored its own separate individual addresse. For example, eth is stored in its own address, usdc in its own address, and cardano in its own address. So they're all in the same hard wallet but in separate addresses or "soft" sub-wallet, if you will. Or is it that all 3 coins can be assigned to same address in the same hard wallet but they're separated into separate accounts? No more questions after this, I promise!
@@carlynesaintroc4709 Ah you might be thinking because they are on different networks?
No different coins on the same network can definitely be stored in the same wallet, even coins on different networks can be stored in the same wallet because Trezor can operate all the different networks (as long as they are supported) within the same wallet address. You just need to add the network to your Trezor wallet. So I have the standard ETH, but also BSC and AVAX networks on my Trezor all using the same wallet address :).
There are pros and cons to using one wallet address though such as if you got hacked somehow by maybe connecting to a dodgy site or something then having everything in one wallet address would mean they could hack everything, so I do split my portfolio up into a HODL (long hold) wallet that I don't connect to ANY sites to stake or anything, then another wallet I connect to Apps and sites I trust to get some returns then another wallet to connect to brand new sites I don't know or trust so that if they do end up rogue and wipe my account I've only lost a small amount, that is the only reason I would suggest using different wallets is to split up your portfolio into different tiers or risk levels to add a level of safety :).
If they had your seed phrase to the trezor, they could Restore it to a multi-chain wallet and quickly move the funds. I'm assuming you can Restore your Trezor if you lose the hardware.
Yes that is correct, if somebody finds it out they can then restore your wallet and steal all your crypto so it's very important to keep it safe and don't store it digitally anywhere (even your own phone or laptop).
Hi mate, great video and now `im subscribed. One question that has the answer hinted at but I just want to clarify. As you say if you already have a MM extension it could be compromised , especially if you have recovered it at some time like I have. I have I connected my Trezor to my MM (using the MM GUI connect a hard wallet) I can now see the Trezor account on MM. Now I transfer all my ERC20 coins to my Trezor account. Q1 When I now use the connected Trezor account via the MM extension is that Trezor now using the MM seed phrase or am i now interacting with my trezor seed phrase ? Q2 Will I be required to interact with my Trezor to sign transactions ? Cheers
Hi thanks for subscribing and the great Q. I’m just going to double check this in a couple of hours to be 1000% sure as I was actually thinking this myself yesterday. I’m 95% certain you will then be interacting with your Trezor seed phrase at that point. So even if your MM wallet has been compromised it won’t matter as long as you have transferred all crypto out and are now using it only as dummy wallet, but as I say within the next few hours I will be able to tell you with 100% certainty.
And Q2 is a definite yes! Once your Trezor is connected you can view your account balances without plugging the Trezor in but to do any transactions you will then need to plug in your Trezor and type in the password before you can transfer any crypto which is how this becomes so powerful so even if you become hacked they can’t transfer your crypto anywhere 🤩😎.
I’ll get back to you in the next hour or 2 with a 100% answer to Q1 😊👍.
Hi again,
Ok I just wanted to double check that fact 1000% to be sure I wasn’t giving you terrible information and what I have done to check is restored the dummy Metamask wallet (that had a Trezor hardware wallet connected to it) to another computer to see if it also brought across the Trezor wallet or just the dummy Metamask wallet and the good news is it only brought across the dummy Metamask wallet so that tells me 100% that if this Metamask wallet seed phrase is compromised nobody would be able to restore your Trezor hardware wallet using the Metamask seed phrase which is what I suspected and I’m sure I have done this before too but always good to confirm.
So just to round up, once you connect the Trezor hardware wallet this will still have its own separate seed phrase completely separate from Metamask so the Metamask wallet just becomes a dummy wallet that basically has nothing to do with your Trezor wallet it just allows the gateway or interface connection between your Trezor wallet and the Metamask extension without you needing to expose your Trezor seed phrase 😊👍.
So once connected, transfer all crypto out of the Metamask and you are completely safe, and even if the Metamask seed phrase gets into the wrong hands you can be sure nobody has access to your Trezor 😎.
Hope this helps, and thanks again for your great Q 👌.
@@LifeOptimise hi need help. I tried migrating my compromised MM address into trezor. So did that okay. Now to test, i put in funds in the mm address, which is now visible in both mm and trezor. But, scammer was still able to move out my funds without asking for trezor confirmation. What did I do wrong?
@@cryptomomsh466 Hi ah no sorry to hear this. So once your Metamask wallet has been compromised we need to make a completely new wallet. The chances are they now have your seed phrase so it doesn’t matter what you do with this address now the seed phrase overrules any Trazor or other security device it’s the secret key that unlocks EVERY other security device.
What I suggest you do is exactly what I show in this video. You need to start by setting up a brand new Metamask wallet, then set up a brand new Trezor wallet and connect the Trezor wallet to the new Metamask. You should never type the Trezor seed phrase in so be careful to connect the Trezor exactly how I show in this video then you will be fully secure. Then you don’t use the new or old Metamask wallet at all, you ONLY use the Trezor wallet that is now connected to the Metamask wallet. Then if you have any funds in the compromised Metamask wallet (it doesn’t sound like you do) you can transfer these into the new Trezor wallet.
I hope this helps? What you have described above is the exact reason I made this video. There are some large channels on YT actually telling people to set up their Trezor as you have done and this is WRONG 😩😪, and lots of people will get hacked because they are restoring compromised Metamask wallets into their Trezor thinking they are secure but sadly it isn’t. Once they have your seed phrase no Trezor/ledger or any other device will secure it. They have the secret master key and you just need to burn the address.
Hi, Thanks for the video.... As I try to click on Trezor tab ( in MM) and click connect, it opens a new tab with trezor, but after a couple of seconds, that tab is shut and it is looking for my trezor ( and doesnt find it)..... I noticed that when I then go to my trezor suite, top left where it says standard wallet, instead of the green ( connected ) button, I have a yellow refresh type button ?? Any ideas ? Thanks
Just as an update, I installed MM in MS Edge and it connected to Trezor straight away !? I went through Trezor support and there were all sort of suggestions to get chrome working, BUT none worked ??
Hi no sorry I am not sure what you are experiencing here. Have you updated the Trezor to the latest firmware? Mine started doing strange things when the firmware went out of date.
Other than that it is best to contact Trezor + Metamask support and send them some screen shots of what you are experiencing.
@@LifeOptimise yes, I updated firm ware and also have contacted Trezor guys. Played around for about 4 hours last night without any joy. Until I saw someone saying that they had similar problems, until they switched to MS edge, which is not supported. Anyway, so far everything seems fine on Ms edge..... Thanks anyway
@@LifeOptimise I have finally managed to get a 2nd trezor in a different profile of chrome. BUT it looks like I should have done this when I first created metamask ? Since I already had a MM account which is connected to a couple of dapps, and it is this account that I wanted to connect to trezor ( looks like it cant be done). I will see if I can change the wallet address on them !
@@user-im2tk1jq6d Hi Sunny, I'm sorry but I'm a bit confused what is going on here? You can connect the Trezor to an existing Metmask, have you connected it to the wrong Metamask? If so you should be able to just disconnect it from the one you don't want and re-connect it to the one you do want.
Hi mate. Thanks for the video. I found it useful for furthering my understanding of how these hardware works. One thing I can't seem to get clarity on..
I understand that with Trezor One + metamask as the online gateway + Trezer Suite as the undering wallet I can secure native BTC, ETH, erc-20 tokens, and a few others (e.g. LTC).
What I don't quite understand is how to secure my EVM coins (Avax, fantom, harmony) using a Trezor one + Metamask. People seem to be able to do this from the RUclips vids I've seen, but given what you've said about metamask exposing the seed phrase when signing transactions but a little confused about how to go about securing EVM L1s using Trezor one. Can you help pls?
Hi there great Q.
To set up AVAX coins on Metamask you first need to set up the AVAX network onto your Metamask/Trezor by following this guide: support.avax.network/en/articles/4626956-how-do-i-set-up-metamask-on-avalanche
I haven't actually set up FTM on my MM so please do some research before doing this but it seems like you can also add that network too by following this guide: docs.fantom.foundation/tutorials/set-up-metamask
And the same goes for ONE I haven't done this myself so please do your own research before installing: docs.harmony.one/home/general/wallets/browser-extensions-wallets/metamask-wallet/adding-harmony
Perfect thanks. I actually worked this out from the other comments AFTER I'd posted the question but it makes sense now. You can add EVM chains the same way as normal to your Trezor secured Erc-20 address. Thanks and keep up the good work!
So I did this, I notice that whenever i tranfer my crypto to the hardware account, it says on the metamask extension “disconnected” even wen it is plugged in. I also thought that whatever i saw on my metamask i should see on my trezor suite wallet, but they dnt match up. I feel as if i did it incorrectly
Thanks for the Q Kevin.
Have you tried disconnecting the Trezor account from Metamask and then re-connecting it again? Are you running the latest firmware on the Trezor and the latest browser on your computer etc? If you are still having issues maybe contact Metamask?
In regards to Trezor suite I've just gone on mine and yes it doesn't display the other coins and balances automatically. I had to go into the 'crypto' tab and turn on ETH, then (it still doesn't show it fully) but when I go into my ETH account it shows I have ETH + other tokens then on the right hand side I can then click the 'Tokens' tab which then displays all of my other tokens and balances (but the main ETH account balance still strangely only shows my actual ETH balance not the full balance including all tokens), I hope that helps and I've explained it clear enough?
This is copied straight from the Trezor Suite 'Crypto' heading: 'Trezor Suite supports the cryptocurrencies below. The coins that are enabled determine which networks the app connects to. Please note that the 1500+ supported ERC20 Tokens on ETH network are discovered automatically upon enabling ETH. Custom tokens can be added manually directly in Accounts › ETH › Tokens.'
@@LifeOptimise I did try diconnecting and reconnecting my trezor. I believe that i am running latest firmware on my computer. I’ve already went to my suite and added my crypto coin on the ETH tab, for that specific token and my balance shows that it’s at zero. Even though it shows my balance on my metamask-hardwallet account, it doesnt show it on my hardwallet suite. Thank you for the response.
@@kevinoman2173 Hm sorry to hear that mate, that definitely doesn't sound right. I would contact both Metamask and Trezor and show them some screenshots and see what they say. Obviously neither of them should ask for your seed phrase so don't give that out to ANYONE. Contacting bogus support teams is how I hear a lot of people getting hacked so just be careful! 👌
@@LifeOptimise thank you. Hopefully i can figure everything out.
Great stuff mate...much appreciated. I used this to grab some PulseX via my trezor. does this mean that i need to repeat this process after i shut down that browser. eg. open new chrome browser (dont sign in) and then open new metamask account again (no recovery phrase etc)? it doesnt matter wot account i have/ start with eh....as metamask is just allowing access to my trezor. my account is on trezor ......? ta :-)
Yes I just leave the tab open on a separate profile with just my Metamask on there and lock the Metamask when not in use. As long as your Trezor is unplugged and the Metamask is locked nobody can do anything with it.
If you close the browser or go on a different computer etc you can either make a new Metamask wallet or just restore the dummy Metamask wallet using the seed phrase (not the Trezor wallet). It doesn’t matter if you restore the Metamask wallet using the seed phrase because that is not where our crypto is contained, our crypto is within the Trezor wallet that we then connect to the Metamask so even if someone hacks our Metamask wallet or has the seed phrase it really doesn’t matter because we don’t use that wallet or seed phrase at all. Hope this makes sense? 😊
@@LifeOptimise thanks! perfect. good man! :-)
hello! just me again. thanks for your help. um - so I can lock MM and then remove my trezor right? to access it again..plug trezor back in & unlock correct? i hear some folks click on extensions (on RHS of browser window) and then click on the 3 dots next to MM and then click MM to 'off'. thoughts on that? cheers. ro :-)
p.s - I see that.....even with the trezor unplugged...and I unlock my MM....the assets are displayed still?
@@MrRoFella if you have a separate Chrome/Firefox browser profile just for Metamask and you don't do any other browsing in this browser it is fine to just lock Metamask and unplug yes. If you are using Metamask on your normal everyday browser searching on Google and using social media etc (which I would not advise) turning the extension off in the settings would protect you a bit more but websites might still be able to see you have Metamask so using a separate browser is much more secure.
And yes this is normal and absolutely fine for your Trezor to still show up when unplugged, you can only view balances. To do any transfers, connect to apps or import tokens etc you would need to plug your Trezor back in and confirm so it is still secure 🙂.
after i have connected MM to trezor and has transferred the coins to trezor, does it mean i am safe even if the MM account is hacked? since there are no longer any coins in MM but the coins are already in trezor ?
Yes that is exactly right 😊👌. Even if your Metamask wallet gets hacked now you are completely safe AS LONG as your Trezor seed phrase is completely secure.
Remember the seed phrase is like a secret back door that allows anyone in and opens up your crypto safe to them. So if you have taken a picture of your Trezor seed phrase or saved it online or have it stored on your laptop somewhere somebody can access this and steal your crypto so as long as you wrote this down and hid it safely away where nobody has seen it or knows where it is then you are 99.999% secure my friend 😊👌.
@@LifeOptimise hi about that seed phrase of trezor , what if you already use it when setup metamask wallet?
@@dejviddejvich573 Ah now it makes sense why you can't use account 1, your Metamask has already been set up using account 1 when you first created the account using your seed phrase? So Metamask is now using your Trezor seed phrase, this isn't secure at all and how I said in my video not to do it.
A seed phrase is only to be used in an emergency, as soon as you type in your seed phrase you should always then move the funds out of that wallet into another secure wallet because just typing your seed phrase in could have revealed it to someone, or malware, key logging software or a hacker etc.
I would either buy a new Trezor and set it up again without typing your seed phrase in and then connect it to Metamask as I show in this video (without typing in the seed phrase) or if you don't have much funds in there or don't want to buy a new Trezor you can move the funds into another holding wallet temporarily, wipe the Trezor clean then start it again with the restored Trezor but this is a bit risky as if your wallet has been targeted it could get hacked in the time it takes to do the transfers and Trezor restore. It depends how much funds you have and how much risk you are happy with?
@@LifeOptimise i figured it out thx, i set up a new wallet as in the video,so i don't think that i am attacked beacuse i had my funds on mm over a year and its all there
I followed this step by step watching your vid, I cant transfer my crypto out! It says no key string or key rings. Any ideas?
No key string? I'm not sure what this means no sorry. Is your Trezor hardware fully updated? It sounds like the key phrase, maybe you haven't set up your Trezor properly out of the box? Check out my other video here on how to do this: ruclips.net/video/aJ31wOIGO0A/видео.html
@LifeOptimise thanks for the reply. I got it sorted. Microsoft Edge doesn't support the bridge that runs in the background. Loaded Firefox installed trezor, and it worked fine. Thanks again.
@@GTE465 Ah great stuff glad you got it sorted, and thanks for letting us know what solved it.