Opera integrates Bitcoin, Solana, Polygon and five other blockchains

Opera, 1 of the large crypto-friendly net browsers, announced the integration of 8 blockchains successful a continued effort to present Web3 to much than 380 cardinal mobile and desktop users worldwide.

In Jan. 2022, Opera launched the Crypto Browser project, a Web3-focused initiative for facilitating navigation crossed decentralized applications (DApp), games and metaverse platforms. As portion of this initiative, the browser institution added enactment for 8 large blockchain ecosystems, including Bitcoin (BTC), Solana (SOL), Polygon (MATIC), StarkEx, Ronin, Celo, Nervos DAO and IXO.

Opera said successful the announcement that its users present person entree to the Polygon and Solana DApp ecosystems, arsenic good as "the benefits of Layer 2 DeFi via StarkWare-powered DiversiFi."

The latest integrations alteration Opera users to entree Polygon proof-of-stake (POS) blockchain and Ethereum L2 ecosystem via StarkEx.

Opera's Crypto Browser project. Source: Opera

According to the company, the volition down integrating aggregate blockchains was to guarantee concatenation agnosticism and Web3 engagement successful an environment-friendly manner. Jorgen Arnesen, EVP Mobile astatine Opera stated:

“Ultimately, Web3 is connected its mode to becoming a mainstream web exertion and users won’t request to cognize they’re interacting with it. They request to get a superior idiosyncratic acquisition and a existent benefit.”

The announcement further highlighted the request for carbon-neutral solutions with debased state fees, which stands arsenic 1 of the main reasons for choosing Polygon implicit the Ethereum blockchain.

Related: Brave to integrate with Solana blockchain connected its privacy-enabled browser

Back successful Nov. 2021, Opera rival Brave browser integrated Solana blockchain to fortify its DApps capability.

We've partnered with @solana to integrate it into the browser and marque it the default for DApp support. We volition soon bring best-in-class wallet features for the Solana blockchain into our desktop & mobile browsers. #BreakpointLisbon https://t.co/tTB7NXKWjI

— Brave Software (@brave) November 8, 2021

Citing the partnership, Brendan Eich, CEO and co-founder of Brave said that:

“With much and much users and creators requiring tools for accelerated and affordable entree to the decentralized Web, this integration volition seamlessly pave the mode for the adjacent cardinal crypto users to harness applications and tokens.”

Brave is yet to denote the summation of multi-chain enactment to rival its increasing competition.