MetaMask is an extension for accessing Harmony enabled distributed applications, or "dapps", from your browser. The extension injects the Harmony web3 API into every website's javascript context, so that Web3 applications can read from the blockchain.
In this section, we walk through the process of installing MetaMask, configuring it on the Harmony network, and importing an existing account using a previously generated private key.
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