What is Metal Blockchain? How It Works & Where to Use It

Overview

Metal Blockchain at a glance.

Metal Blockchain is a Layer 1 network built as a fork of Avalanche and oriented toward banks and financial technology firms, with compliance and identity features layered on top. Here is how it works and what it is used for, not the price.

Total value locked (DeFi)

n/a

Value locked in DeFi protocols on Metal Blockchain. Updated Jun 8, 2026. Source: DefiLlama.

Native token

METAL

Used for fees and securing the network. See the live METAL price.

How it works

How Metal Blockchain works.

Metal Blockchain uses the Avalanche consensus family, combining the Avalanche protocol for parallel processing with Snowman for ordered chains. Validators bond METAL to take part, and transactions reach final, irreversible acceptance in a few seconds. The network mirrors Avalanche's multi-chain layout and adds a fourth chain, the A-Chain, based on Antelope.

Consensus: Avalanche Proof of Stake

Metal Blockchain uses the Avalanche consensus family, combining the Avalanche protocol for parallel processing with Snowman for ordered chains. Validators bond METAL to take part, and transactions reach final, irreversible acceptance in a few seconds. The network mirrors Avalanche's multi-chain layout and adds a fourth chain, the A-Chain, based on Antelope.

Avalanche fork

Metal Blockchain is built from the Avalanche codebase, so it inherits Avalanche's consensus, subnet model, and fast finality while adding its own features.

Four-chain layout

Alongside the C-Chain for smart contracts, X-Chain for assets, and P-Chain for staking and subnets, Metal adds an A-Chain based on the Antelope framework.

Subnets

The network supports subnets, which let institutions run their own application-specific chains with custom rules under the same validator framework.

Compliance focus

Metal Blockchain is marketed toward financial institutions, with identity and regulatory features built around banking use.

Ecosystem & usage

What Metal Blockchain is used for.

Metal Blockchain targets banks, fintech firms, and regulated financial applications.

Institutional settlement

Moving and settling assets between financial parties with fast, final confirmation.

Application subnets

Running purpose-built chains for specific institutions or products under a shared validator set.

Tokenized assets

Issuing and managing digital representations of financial assets on-chain.

In Zypto App

Hold, swap and spend METAL.

Metal Blockchain is integrated in Zypto App. Hold METAL in self-custody, swap it to any supported asset, and use it across Zypto’s features.

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FAQ

Common questions.

What is Metal Blockchain?

Metal Blockchain is a Layer 1 network forked from Avalanche and aimed at financial institutions, using the Avalanche consensus family with METAL as its native token.

What consensus does Metal Blockchain use?

It uses the Avalanche consensus family, combining the Avalanche protocol and Snowman, with validators staking METAL and transactions finalizing in a few seconds.

How is Metal Blockchain related to Avalanche?

Metal Blockchain is a fork of Avalanche, so it shares Avalanche's consensus and subnet model, and it adds a fourth chain called the A-Chain.

When did Metal Blockchain launch?

The Metal Blockchain mainnet went live in December 2022, following its whitepaper earlier that year.

Can I hold METAL in Zypto App?

Not yet. METAL isn't in Zypto App at the moment. You can hold it in any self-custodial wallet, and you can ask us to add Metal Blockchain using the "Request Metal Blockchain" button above.

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