Opera now supports eight new blockchains, including the Bitcoin network, Polygon and Solana.
The Crypto Browser Project
Opera, a popular web browser, announced today that it is adding support for as many as eight new blockchain networks. It adds these networks to facilitate access to decentralized apps (dApps) and services. These are well-known projects such as Bitcoin, Polygon and Solana, StarkEx, Ronin, Celo, Nervos and the Cosmos-based IXO. Polygon dApps are now available in the company’s new Web3 native browser on desktop PCs and on Android.
Earlier this year, Opera launched the public beta of its new Crypto Browser Project† This version is available for both mobile and desktop devices. The Crypto Browser Project is a standalone browser with built-in dApp support and a non-custodial crypto wallet. It also consists of Crypto Corner, an entry point to the latest crypto news, prices, gas prices and market sentiment, upcoming airdrops, educational content and a calendar of events.
Solana, StarkEx, Deversifi, IXO, Ronin, Nervos, Bitcoin and Celo are currently only available on Opera for Android. They are expected to be supported in the Crypto Browser Project in the coming months.
“The average web user may still be hesitant to join Web3, but with the integration of Solana, Polygon and others into our mobile browser, we now have access to these technologies. The internet users can use Web3 safely and reliably via the browser”
Said Jorgen Arnesen, EVP Mobile at Opera.
Opera is one of the oldest web browsers online since 1995. Company launched in July 2018 its first web browser with an integrated Ethereum wallet and some basic Web3 support. This provided access to a number of ERC-20 coins that power dApps, as well as ERC-721 coins, which are commonly used for minting digital collectibles (NFTs).
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multi chain
The Oslo-based company said it sees layer 2 ecosystems as a key strategy in its mission to remain skeptical about chains. It aims to bring millions of users on board. The term “layer-2” refers to blockchain networks built on a larger mainnet, such as Ethereum. Moving activity from a mainnet allows these types of networks to scale much faster.
Polygon, Ronin, and StarkEx are all examples of layer-2 crypto networks. Ronin is the power behind the popular “play-to-earn” crypto game called Axie InfinityAxie Infinity.
According to Opera, Solana is also a viable player in the blockchain sector, as it offers not only high scalability and extremely low transaction costs, but also an energy-efficient consensus model.
Solana is more energy efficient because it has a proof-of-stake (PoS). Solana uses validators instead of miners to validate transactions on the network. Instead of big machines running 24/7, validators are incentivized to behave honorably by staking crypto in the network. If they act unethically, they will be penalized and lose some of the staked crypto.