A web browser for Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems developed by Opera Software AS is launching new browser software that has a built-in cryptocurrency wallet.
According to the browser maker, the new version of the Opera browser for Android comes with easy-to-use crypto wallet functionality with support for the Ethereum Web3 API.” The browser is currently in private beta, which the company is now inviting new users to join.
This means users no longer have to open a new web browser or download a separate extension to send, receive and pay in cryptocurrency – now they can do so directly from a toggle on their browsers on mobile Android devices.
Charles Hamel, the product lead on Opera Crypto, explained in a statement that “We believe the web of today will be the interface to the decentralized web of tomorrow…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.”
That “Web 3.0” refers to the vision of a decentralized Internet built on top of the ethereum blockchain that connects users to various apps and peer-to-peer networks.