Crypto Browser Opera Adds Support For Solana, Polygon, Bitcoin

A popular web browser, Opera announced its plan to add support for eight new blockchain networks to ease access to decentralized apps (dApps) and services.

It will include projects like Bitcoin, Polygon, and Solana, as well as StarkEx, Ronin, Celo, Nervos, and the Cosmos-based IXO. Currently, Opera’s desktop Crypto browser has enabled access to Polygon and will “soon” plug into the rest.

There is also another browser Brave which is a Crypto-oriented browser betting on an explosion in Web 3 users. Brave also launched a built-in Crypto wallet, and it will support more blockchains in the future. It will allow users to interact with different decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystems, including layer 2 chains.

 Crypto Ecosystem Lead Susie Batt said, “Providing environmentally-conscious solutions for our users is a key mission for Opera and moving activity on to layer 2 goes a long way to minimizing users' carbon footprint. We see this as the potential missing block from the mass adoption of Web 3.”

Since 2018, Opera, one of the original web browsers, has been building Crypto products for its about 350 million users. Earlier, it had released a beta version of its specialist “Crypto Browser Project.” 

 “To attract mainstream audiences, Web3 needs a Web 2 makeover – both in terms of user interface and user experience. That’s where Opera excels,” said Batt.

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