Opera’s Crypto Browser to Integrate Elrond Blockchain
- The more than 300 million users of the Opera web browser will soon have direct access to Elrond’s rich ecosystem of dApps and popular web3 services.
- While Opera’s crypto-focused browser was released back in January, it has already added support for multiple blockchains, including Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, Polygon, and more.
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Web browser Opera has partnered with the Elrond blockchain, and will soon allow its users to directly access access a number of decentralized applications (dApps) on the network, the company said in a press release on 22 September.
According to the announcement, the scalable blockchain will soon be integrated into Opera’s web3-focused crypto browser, enabling its more than 300 million users to directly access the network’s dApps and services. Users will also be able to interact with the blockchain’s native EGLD token, its unique issuance standard — the Elrond Standard Digital Token (ESDT) — and the tokens created from it. Opera’s crypto ecosystem lead, Susie Batt, said in a statement:
“The seamless integration of Elrond further expands the wide array of crypto-centric services available to Opera Crypto Browser users. Such interoperability is increasingly important for any project aiming to embrace Web3, and we are excited to have another blockchain partner join us on our mission to accelerate the evolution of the internet.”
The Opera web browser has been exploring the crypto space since 2018, and back in January released a beta version of its “Crypto Browser Project” that was designed to improve user experience by offering direct access to web3 services. While it maintained the security features of the original Opera browser, the new crypto-focused version came with a built-in non-custodial crypto wallet. The browser also came with a built-in fiat-to-crypto on-ramp, crypto-to-crypto swap feature, and an NFT gallery.
The integration of the Elrond network — which is one of the first European carbon-negative blockchains — will make Opera’s crypto-focused browser an excellent web3 entry point for millions of users. The platform was developed with the goal of becoming a multi-chain browser, and currently supports multiple major blockchains such as Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, Polygon, BNB Chain, and more.
- The crypto exchange confirmed on Tuesday that it has started the process of integrating the technology, and that it is already running Lightning Network nodes.
- Crypto exchanges Kraken, OKX, and Bitfinex have already integrated the technology into their platforms, while Coinbase said it will do so in the future.
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- Neon Labs’ Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) solution will be launched on 12 December, giving Ethereum-based dapps access to Solana’s scalability and liquidity.
- Neon EVM adopts the developer tools and compute layer present on Ethereum, making it easier for developers looking to expand to Solana.
- Blockchain developer Elrond is switching its focus to the metaverse, and in order to reflect that has now rebranded itself as MultiversX.
- The company has also introduced three new metaverse products, which include a metaverse portal, digital assets holder, and a deployable blockchain module.