diff --git a/@shared/api/helpers/__tests__/fetchCollectibles.test.ts b/@shared/api/helpers/__tests__/fetchCollectibles.test.ts
index 28e11f196c..c61997741a 100644
--- a/@shared/api/helpers/__tests__/fetchCollectibles.test.ts
+++ b/@shared/api/helpers/__tests__/fetchCollectibles.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-import { fetchCollectibles } from "../fetchCollectibles";
+import {
+  fetchCollectibleMetadata,
+  fetchCollectibles,
+} from "../fetchCollectibles";
 import { fetchMetadataJson } from "../fetchMetadataJson";
 import { TESTNET_NETWORK_DETAILS } from "@shared/constants/stellar";
 import { SERVICE_TYPES } from "@shared/constants/services";
@@ -15,6 +18,65 @@ jest.mock("../extensionMessaging", () => ({
 const mockedFetchMetadataJson = fetchMetadataJson as jest.Mock;
 const mockedSendMessageToBackground = sendMessageToBackground as jest.Mock;
 
+describe("fetchCollectibleMetadata", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("should read metadata embedded in a data URI without fetching", async () => {
+    const inlineMetadata = {
+      name: "Stroopies 0",
+      image: "data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'/>",
+      attributes: [{ trait_type: "role", value: 3 }],
+    };
+
+    const metadata = await fetchCollectibleMetadata(
+      `data:application/json,${JSON.stringify(inlineMetadata)}`,
+    );
+
+    expect(mockedFetchMetadataJson).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(metadata).toEqual({
+      name: "Stroopies 0",
+      description: undefined,
+      image: "data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'/>",
+      externalUrl: undefined,
+      attributes: [{ traitType: "role", value: 3 }],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should return null for a data URI that cannot be parsed", async () => {
+    const metadata = await fetchCollectibleMetadata("data:text/html,<p>hi</p>");
+
+    expect(mockedFetchMetadataJson).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(metadata).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("should keep traits with a value of 0 and drop traits with no value", async () => {
+    mockedFetchMetadataJson.mockResolvedValue({
+      name: "Collectible Name",
+      attributes: [
+        { trait_type: "arms", value: 0 },
+        { trait_type: "hat", value: 8 },
+        { trait_type: "color", value: "blue" },
+        { trait_type: "empty", value: "" },
+        { trait_type: "missing" },
+        { trait_type: "nullish", value: null },
+        { value: "no trait type" },
+      ],
+    });
+
+    const metadata = await fetchCollectibleMetadata(
+      "https://nftcalendar.io/token/1",
+    );
+
+    expect(metadata?.attributes).toEqual([
+      { traitType: "arms", value: 0 },
+      { traitType: "hat", value: 8 },
+      { traitType: "color", value: "blue" },
+    ]);
+  });
+});
+
 describe("fetchCollectibles", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     jest.clearAllMocks();
diff --git a/@shared/api/helpers/__tests__/parseMetadataDataUri.test.ts b/@shared/api/helpers/__tests__/parseMetadataDataUri.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86cc04f99f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/@shared/api/helpers/__tests__/parseMetadataDataUri.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+import { MAX_METADATA_BYTES } from "../fetchMetadataJson";
+import {
+  isMetadataDataUri,
+  parseMetadataDataUri,
+} from "../parseMetadataDataUri";
+
+const metadata = {
+  name: "Stroopies 0",
+  image:
+    "data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 64 64'><rect width='64' height='64' fill='rgb(47,47,50)'/></svg>",
+  attributes: [
+    { trait_type: "role", value: 3 },
+    { trait_type: "arms", value: 0 },
+  ],
+};
+
+const toBase64 = (s: string) => Buffer.from(s, "utf-8").toString("base64");
+
+describe("isMetadataDataUri", () => {
+  it("matches data URIs regardless of scheme casing", () => {
+    expect(isMetadataDataUri("data:application/json,{}")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isMetadataDataUri("DATA:application/json,{}")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("does not match remote or empty URIs", () => {
+    expect(isMetadataDataUri("https://example.com/metadata.json")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isMetadataDataUri("ipfs://bafy")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isMetadataDataUri("")).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("parseMetadataDataUri", () => {
+  it("parses a raw (unencoded) JSON payload with an inline SVG image", () => {
+    const uri = `data:application/json,${JSON.stringify(metadata)}`;
+
+    expect(parseMetadataDataUri(uri)).toEqual(metadata);
+  });
+
+  it("parses a percent-encoded JSON payload", () => {
+    const uri = `data:application/json,${encodeURIComponent(
+      JSON.stringify(metadata),
+    )}`;
+
+    expect(parseMetadataDataUri(uri)).toEqual(metadata);
+  });
+
+  it("parses a base64 JSON payload, including non-ASCII text", () => {
+    const doc = { name: "Café ☕" };
+    const uri = `data:application/json;base64,${toBase64(JSON.stringify(doc))}`;
+
+    expect(parseMetadataDataUri(uri)).toEqual(doc);
+  });
+
+  it("parses a base64 payload whose characters are percent-encoded", () => {
+    const doc = { name: "AB" };
+    const encoded = encodeURIComponent(toBase64(JSON.stringify(doc)));
+    expect(encoded).toContain("%3D");
+
+    expect(
+      parseMetadataDataUri(`data:application/json;base64,${encoded}`),
+    ).toEqual(doc);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps percent escapes inside a raw JSON payload as written", () => {
+    const doc = {
+      name: "X",
+      image: `data:image/svg+xml,${encodeURIComponent(
+        `<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"></svg>`,
+      )}`,
+    };
+    const uri = `data:application/json,${JSON.stringify(doc)}`;
+
+    expect(parseMetadataDataUri(uri)).toEqual(doc);
+  });
+
+  it("accepts media type parameters and mixed casing", () => {
+    const uri = `data:Application/JSON;charset=utf-8;base64,${toBase64(
+      JSON.stringify(metadata),
+    )}`;
+
+    expect(parseMetadataDataUri(uri)).toEqual(metadata);
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the raw payload when it is not valid percent-encoding", () => {
+    const doc = {
+      image: "data:image/svg+xml,<svg width='100%' height='100%'/>",
+    };
+    const uri = `data:application/json,${JSON.stringify(doc)}`;
+
+    expect(parseMetadataDataUri(uri)).toEqual(doc);
+  });
+
+  it("rejects anything that is not a data:application/json URI", () => {
+    [
+      "https://example.com/metadata.json",
+      "data:text/html,<p>hi</p>",
+      'data:,{"name":"x"}',
+      "data:application/json",
+    ].forEach((uri) => {
+      expect(() => parseMetadataDataUri(uri)).toThrow(
+        "not a data:application/json URI",
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("rejects malformed JSON", () => {
+    expect(() => parseMetadataDataUri("data:application/json,{nope")).toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it("rejects malformed base64", () => {
+    expect(() =>
+      parseMetadataDataUri("data:application/json;base64,***"),
+    ).toThrow();
+  });
+
+  it("rejects JSON that is not an object", () => {
+    expect(() => parseMetadataDataUri("data:application/json,[1,2]")).toThrow(
+      "not a JSON object",
+    );
+    expect(() => parseMetadataDataUri("data:application/json,null")).toThrow(
+      "not a JSON object",
+    );
+    expect(() => parseMetadataDataUri('data:application/json,"text"')).toThrow(
+      "not a JSON object",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("rejects a URI larger than MAX_METADATA_BYTES", () => {
+    const uri = `data:application/json,${JSON.stringify({
+      name: "x".repeat(MAX_METADATA_BYTES),
+    })}`;
+
+    expect(() => parseMetadataDataUri(uri)).toThrow("uri too large");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/@shared/api/helpers/fetchCollectibles.ts b/@shared/api/helpers/fetchCollectibles.ts
index 69f419c977..ab61551681 100644
--- a/@shared/api/helpers/fetchCollectibles.ts
+++ b/@shared/api/helpers/fetchCollectibles.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ import {
 } from "../types";
 import { NetworkDetails } from "@shared/constants/stellar";
 import { fetchMetadataJson } from "./fetchMetadataJson";
+import {
+  isMetadataDataUri,
+  parseMetadataDataUri,
+} from "./parseMetadataDataUri";
 import { fetchBackendV2 } from "./fetchBackendV2";
 import { redactErrorBody } from "./redactErrorBody";
 
@@ -15,7 +19,7 @@ import { redactErrorBody } from "./redactErrorBody";
  * The metadata follows the NFT metadata standard and includes name, description,
  * image, external URL, and attributes.
  *
- * @param {string} tokenUri - The URI where the collectible metadata is hosted
+ * @param {string} tokenUri - The URI where the collectible metadata is hosted (https), or a `data:application/json` URI that embeds it
  * @returns {Promise<CollectibleMetadata | null>} The collectible metadata object, or null if the fetch fails or the response is invalid
  */
 export const fetchCollectibleMetadata = async (tokenUri: string) => {
@@ -28,7 +32,11 @@ export const fetchCollectibleMetadata = async (tokenUri: string) => {
   };
 
   try {
-    const data = await fetchMetadataJson<CollectibleMetadataResponse>(tokenUri);
+    // Some contracts return the metadata document itself as a `data:` URI
+    // instead of a link to it; read those inline rather than fetching.
+    const data = isMetadataDataUri(tokenUri)
+      ? parseMetadataDataUri<CollectibleMetadataResponse>(tokenUri)
+      : await fetchMetadataJson<CollectibleMetadataResponse>(tokenUri);
 
     if (!data) {
       return null;
@@ -39,7 +47,10 @@ export const fetchCollectibleMetadata = async (tokenUri: string) => {
     metadata.externalUrl = data.external_url;
     metadata.attributes = (data.attributes || [])
       .map((attr) => {
-        if (attr.trait_type && attr.value) {
+        // 0 is a real trait value, so only skip values that are missing
+        const hasValue =
+          attr.value !== undefined && attr.value !== null && attr.value !== "";
+        if (attr.trait_type && hasValue) {
           return {
             traitType: attr.trait_type,
             value: attr.value,
diff --git a/@shared/api/helpers/parseMetadataDataUri.ts b/@shared/api/helpers/parseMetadataDataUri.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad1f6b5e94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/@shared/api/helpers/parseMetadataDataUri.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { MAX_METADATA_BYTES } from "./fetchMetadataJson";
+
+// `data:application/json[;param...],` — group 1 holds the parameters. The
+// payload may itself contain commas, so only the first one ends the header.
+const JSON_DATA_URI_HEADER = /^data:application\/json((?:;[^;,]*)*),/i;
+
+/**
+ * Whether a token URI carries its metadata inline as a `data:` URI rather
+ * than pointing at a remote document.
+ */
+export const isMetadataDataUri = (uri: string) => /^data:/i.test(uri);
+
+// Payloads are not always valid percent-encoding, so fall back to the payload
+// as written when decoding fails.
+const decodePercentEncoded = (payload: string) => {
+  try {
+    return decodeURIComponent(payload);
+  } catch {
+    return payload;
+  }
+};
+
+// Percent-decode before base64-decoding, as browsers do.
+const decodeBase64 = (payload: string) => {
+  const binary = atob(decodePercentEncoded(payload).trim());
+  const bytes = Uint8Array.from(binary, (char) => char.charCodeAt(0));
+  return new TextDecoder("utf-8").decode(bytes);
+};
+
+// Raw JSON can contain percent escapes that decoding would corrupt, so parse
+// the payload as written first and only decode it if that fails.
+const parseJson = (text: string): unknown => {
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(text);
+  } catch {
+    return JSON.parse(decodePercentEncoded(text));
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Parses a JSON metadata document embedded in a `data:` URI, e.g.
+ * `data:application/json,{"name":"..."}` or
+ * `data:application/json;base64,eyJuYW1lIjoi...`.
+ *
+ * The inline counterpart of fetchMetadataJson: no network call is made, only
+ * the `application/json` media type is accepted, the URI is capped at
+ * MAX_METADATA_BYTES, and the document must be a JSON object. Throws on any
+ * violation so callers can treat it like a failed fetch.
+ */
+export const parseMetadataDataUri = <T>(uri: string): T => {
+  if (uri.length > MAX_METADATA_BYTES) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `parseMetadataDataUri: uri too large (max ${MAX_METADATA_BYTES} bytes)`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  const header = JSON_DATA_URI_HEADER.exec(uri);
+  if (!header) {
+    throw new Error(
+      "parseMetadataDataUri: uri is not a data:application/json URI",
+    );
+  }
+
+  const payload = uri.slice(header[0].length);
+  const parsed = parseJson(
+    /;base64$/i.test(header[1]) ? decodeBase64(payload) : payload,
+  );
+  if (parsed === null || typeof parsed !== "object" || Array.isArray(parsed)) {
+    throw new Error("parseMetadataDataUri: document is not a JSON object");
+  }
+
+  return parsed as T;
+};