#keychain

The Multichain Update is Here for Keychain Extension

Hive Keychain redesign (32).png

v4.1 is now live on Chromium extensions, coming with MULTICHAIN and a bunch of new features we hope you will enjoy! The Firefox version will follow shortly.

This new update is bringing EVM networks, assets, and dApp support directly into Keychain Extension. Alongside it, we're launching the new Keychain Aggregator and a redesigned Hive tutorial to help new users discover the ecosystem.

This new version of Keychain requires additional permissions. After updating, you will need to accept these new permissions. It should show in the top-right corner. If not, navigate to your extension page and enable it.

These permissions are necessary for dApps to communicate with Keychain.

Multichain is now live

Hive Keychain redesign (33).png

Keychain now lets you manage your Hive and EVM accounts from the same wallet. You can interact with dApps, manage tokens and NFTs, view transaction history, and use supported networks including Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, and Avalanche. You can also import an existing EVM wallet using your Secret Recovery Phrase or private key, allowing you to use Keychain without moving your assets to a new wallet. If you don't have one, you can create one too right from the extension.

We are really excited to see you all using this update and showing us in which new dApps did you signed in using Keychain. Don't hesitate to tag us on Hive or X so we can see it!

The Keychain Aggregator is here

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Multichain gives you access to more assets, so we also wanted to make sure you had a way to use them from the beginning.

The new Keychain Aggregator brings Buy, Sell, Swap, and Bridge directly from your Portfolio. It connects multiple providers and routes, giving you more options when moving between supported assets and networks.

You can access the Aggregator directly from your Portfolio and manage your swaps without leaving Keychain.

We are not charging any fee with Keychain on EVM swaps and ramps features for the time being. HAVE FUN!

A new way to discover Hive

With Multichain, we expect users from other ecosystems to discover Hive through Keychain. To make that first experience easier, we've completely reworked our Hive tutorial.

The new tutorial introduces what Hive is, explains the basics of the ecosystem, and shows newcomers where they can start exploring Hive's dApps and communities.

You don't need to already understand Hive to get started. The tutorial is designed to give new users the context they need before they start exploring.

One wallet. Multiple ecosystems.

Multichain expands what you can do with Hive Keychain while keeping Hive at the center of the experience.

More networks, more assets, a new Aggregator, and an easier introduction to Hive. And this is only the beginning.

Welcome to Multichain. 🚀

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The download links for our mobile Apps and extensions are available on our landing page

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Team

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Comments · 25

@donlens(66)· 8h
This is what I’ve been waiting for. Swapping Hive to other cryptocurrencies is finally easy now. Please, when will this multichain swap feature be available on the Hive Keychain mobile app?
@erikah(83)· 15h

With Multichain, we expect users from other ecosystems to discover Hive through Keychain.

Hats off @stoodkev and team for this as it's a much needed step to connect the chain to the rest of the world. I'm going to explore it a bit later.

One question, when do you estimate the Firefox version could be out as well?
@artemisnorth.com(60)· 19h
Well, hot damn! LOL! 😂

I've been a huge fan of Keychain for ages. It's one of those tools that actually makes my life easier instead of requiring three cups of coffee, a YouTube tutorial, and a few choice swear words just to figure out how to use it!

The multichain capabilities are pretty exciting, but I'm particularly happy to see the attention being given to helping newcomers discover Hive. Anything that makes getting started a little less intimidating is a win in my books.

I love seeing the Keychain team continue to build and improve something that's already such a valuable part of the Hive ecosystem.

And thanks to @thekittygirl for bringing this one to PYPT!
@vikisecrets(80)· 1d
Bug report: In the new version I cannot sign and upload images any more with Keychain to hive.blog, there is a new artificial size limit in the new version:

Uploading an image above 100 kb now results in "Request size limit exceeded" returned by Keychain instead of signing the message.

MAX_REQUEST_BYTES got too small in the new Keychain update,

There is now an arbitrary limit what keychain can sign, the limit is too small to sign larger files like images:
```
const MAX_REQUEST_BYTES = 256 * 1024;

const getRequestPayloadSize = (value: unknown) => {
  const byteSize = getJsonByteSize(value);
  return {
    byteSize,
    isValid: byteSize !== null && byteSize <= MAX_REQUEST_BYTES,
  };
};
```
in src/utils/request-payload.utils.ts
@bhattg(81)· 1d
hello @keychain , @stoodkev After updating , all my old Hive accounts got logged out. Is this normal or is something wrong with the update? I didn't see anything about this in the announcement. Just wanted to check. Thanks
@hive3(55)· 1d
Congratulations on reaching this milestone!

The little feature I’ve appreciated the most so far is the side-panel view, which allows for a fixed display of the keychain — I “hated” the pop-up!

A while back, I landed on a browser page that showed me a summary of all the accounts registered in the wallet, but I can’t find it anymore: has it been removed, or — if it’s still there — what’s the URL?

Thanks!
@bossdebz(66)· 1d
Hello Guys, my hive extension goes like this, IDK how to fix it.
@bigtakosensei(68)· 2d
Nice update, looking forward to seeing new people on hive. Shoutout to you guys for making it easier for them…

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@thedd(55)· 2d
This is great! Did you solve the HTML class pollution problem too?
@lowededrider(50)· 2d
I really wish you'd make a Safari extension. I hate having to use a Chromium browser.
@mybbangladesh(58)· 2d
Great update! Adding multichain support makes things a lot easier and more convenient. Thanks for sharing!
@hivebuzz(74)· 2d
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@efisher(65)· 2d
having the aggregator built right into the portfolio is going to save so much jumping around between tabs
@lacking(69)· 2d
I would appreciate it if you could explain why Hive Keychain is requesting permission to Read and change all my data on all websites.
@gwajnberg(77)· 2d
I believe because of the minimums of the swap you guys are using changelly or another swap like swap zone or swap space correct?
@papilloncharity(83)· 3d
@stoodkev I sent a friend request in discord, as I wanted to know if the popup on my PC is genuine. It reads "Hive Keychain is turned off" With a little block below that states "Accept Permissions". Should I click on it?
@dobro2020(69)· 3d
for me keychain is one of the best tools in hive and with this even more :D

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@beautyme(61)· 3d
Right step in the right direction,i love this.
@latinowinner(58)· 3d
good development
@caspermoeller89(69)· 3d
It sounds good, let's hope it works as intended and bring new people in and have then stay 😆

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@zusi78(73)· 3d
I have been waiting for this 🤗
@worthmind(54)· 3d
Managing Hive and EVM in one wallet is the part I liked most. No fee on the swaps sounds good too. Does the aggregator pick the route itself, or do I choose it?
@kryptik.tigrrr3d(63)· 3d
This is great! I quickly generated a new EVM wallet with it and copied my seed phrase so I can also put it in my other EVM wallets. Will do some testing someday. Thanks for this new feature to our beloved wallet!
@intishar(77)· 3d
Do I need to reinstall the extension for updated feature or my keychain feature will be updated automatically?