Opera now supports Bitcoin, Polygon, Solana, and 5 other crypto ecosystems

Opera, the developer of its eponymous multi-platform web browser, added enactment for 8 large blockchains contiguous arsenic portion of its “giant leap into web3.”

“Opera, the institution down the world’s archetypal autochthonal web3 browser with built-in crypto wallet, contiguous announced adding enactment for respective large blockchain ecosystems, including Solana, Polygon, StarkEx, Ronin, Celo, Nervos, IXO and Bitcoin,” the institution revealed successful its blog.

Per the announcement, the integration volition let users to “get entree to the immense ecosystem of Polygon oregon Solana dApps oregon the benefits of Layer 2 DeFi via StarkWare-powered DiversiFi.” Additionally, Axie Infinity players tin negociate their non-fungible token-based creatures by accessing the Ethereum-based Ronin Network (which, ironically, was hacked for implicit $615 million conscionable yesterday).

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— Opera Crypto (@Opera_Crypto) March 30, 2022

The motorboat has besides extended users’ entree to proof-of-stake blockchain arsenic good arsenic Ethereum’s Layer-2 solutions Polygon and StarkEx, Opera said, adding:

“By gaining introduction to these blockchains, users tin payment from little state fees and faster transactions portion minimizing their c footprint and inactive leveraging Ethereum’s robust decentralization and security.”

Overall, the integration of aggregate large blockchains and Layer-2 networks astatine erstwhile “is a cardinal strategy successful Opera’s ngo to stay concatenation agnostic” and alteration millions of its users to entree Web3 “in an environmentally-conscious way.”

“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,” added Jorgen Arnesen, EVP Mobile astatine Opera.

As CryptoSlate reported, Opera commenced beta testing of its dedicated Crypto Browser successful precocious January. With an integrated cryptocurrency wallet and web3 support, Opera’ Crypto Browser Project is designed to enactment with a assortment of decentralized applications. The browser besides provides a alleged Crypto Corner, granting users entree to the latest blockchain news, airdrops and events.