Web browser has added support for () and TRC-standard to its built-in , according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on May 15.
Last year, Opera first crypto and Web 3.0 capabilities for its browser, the product in December 2018 with support for ether () and interactions with decentralized applications ().
“Web 3” is a term that was initially to refer to efforts to develop a semantic internet, and is increasingly used to refer to the evolution of a more intelligent, open and distributed web, which could integrate the use of , decentralized computing and .
According to today’s press release, support for another major will enable an ostensible of Opera users to play -powered games and access DApps within an integrated userface, without requiring third-party extensions or applications.
In a statement, Krystian Kolondra — EVP at Opera, Head of Browsers — said that by interacting with multiple blockchains, the firm aims to accelerate the mainstream of Web 3.
As previously reported, Opera’s evolving crypto and Web 3-powered browsers include a version as well as an early access program dubbed Opera Touch for .
In February, Opera a new service that allowed users in , and to purchase ether via the Android version of the browser.
In parallel, the firm has continued to explore the of future applications within its products and ecosystem, notably via a partnership with advisory and financial services firm Ledger Capital.
The same month as Opera launched its native crypto for Android last year, electronics supplier Sirin Labs its first -based smartphone, offering a cold-storage crypto and support for encrypted communications.
This week, consumer electronics giant HTC also in- for users of its -powered Exodus 1 .
Earlier this week, ’s co-founder and chief technical officer left his role, the project has become excessively centralized and strayed from its founding principles.
To press time, () is the 11th largest by market cap, and is at $0.028, up 10% on the day.
Published at Thu, 16 May 2019 08:22:07 +0000