

By becoming the first major browser to open up to Web 3.0, we would like to contribute to making the internet of the future more accessible. Once the feature is released for public use, users will no more have to download some separate extension for sending, receiving, or paying the currency or for opening a website, they will be able to do all of this straight through a toggle on their Opera browser on Mobile.Ĭommenting on the new feature, Charles Hamel, the Product Lead of Opera Crypto said, “We believe the web of today will be the interface to the decentralized web of tomorrow.

The Opera crypto wallet supports Ethereum Web3 API, which is a collection of various libraries which allow the blockchain developers to connect with the remote or local Ethereum nodes. While in the present day, the number of websites taking crypto payments for subscriptions and payment are very few, the rate at which the technology is getting accepted is giving a hint at how mainstream crypto payments are going to be in the coming time. This new feature addition is Opera’s effort to prepare its interface for the future. To keep the cryptocurrency safe, Opera will be using your device’s passcode or biometric security. Soon the browser will allow the users to store their ERC20 and crypto tokens in the browser itself along with allowing you to send and get crypto on the go through its newly added feature that it has coined as ‘Crypto Wallet’. Opera Browser for Android is now testing a cryptocurrency wallet feature in the browser itself. Opera believes Web3 has to be easy to use in order to reach its full potential and a mass adoption.Remember Opera? The Browser? Well, it just went techno. The Opera Crypto Browser Project was built to simplify the Web3 user experience that has often been bewildering for mainstream users. Jorgen Arnesen, EVP Mobile at Opera, said: "The interest in Web3 is continuing to grow. The browser also features a news and data aggregator named "Crypto Corner," a bespoke start page focused on live crypto information and updates, crypto asset prices and gas fees, as well as crypto events, airdrops, and even podcasts. Opera's focus for the Crypto Browser Project is a simplified user experience across decentralized apps (dapps), games, and metaverse platforms. In 2019, Opera also released a gaming-oriented version of the browser called " Opera GX" and in 2021 Opera released a mobile version of Opera GX iOS and Android. Norway-based Opera originally launched the first web browser with an integrated cryptocurrency wallet and basic Web3 support back in 2018.
