Opera – a web browser supporting Web 3.0 – recently announced browser integration with Polygon. It will offer Opera users in-browser access to over 3000 dApps on the network.
Polygon Dapps on Opera
Opera revealed its most recent partnership in a press release on its site earlier today. The browser – which features a built-crypto wallet that uses Ethereum’s web 3.0 API – allows users to transact in Polygon’s native currency MATIC. It also eliminates passwords, helping remove barriers to entry for crypto newcomers.
Polygon was created as a Layer 2 scaling solution for the Ethereum network, which is currently plagued by fees that are too high. Vitalik Buterin admitted that such solutions are necessary to evolve the functionality of the network, in particular around NFTs. Polygon hosts a large number of NFT applications and games to help you.
“Our cooperation with Polygon will allow us to remove the biggest challenge that crypto-enthusiasts are now facing: high gas fees and slow transaction speeds.,” said Jørgen Arnesen, Opera EVP Mobile.
Opera users will be able to access dApps including Sushiswap, Curve, Aave, Balancer and Kyber, as well as blockchain-based NFT games / platforms like Decentraland, Opensea, Sandbox, Somnium Space and Decentral Games.
Polygon will start by being integrated into Opera’s Android browser, relying on Android’s system lock to securely sign transactions. The integration is planned for Q1 of next year.
The extension of the opera
Opera announced a similar partnership with Solana earlier this month, with which browser users will also have access to Solana dApps. Its non-custodial wallet also supports several other cryptos, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron, and Celo.
The web 3.0 platform is proving a fierce competitor to Brave, the reigning king of crypto browsers. Unlike Brave, Opera has opted not to develop its own cryptocurrency (BAT), nor its own blockchain.
The principle behind these browsers is to provide a decentralized blockchain-based layer for interacting on the web. The internet today is ruled by powerful websites that serve as a single point of failure and have the full power to censor content that other users post on their platform. Web 3 projects aim to solve this problem.
Not all are convinced of this concept, however. Jack Dorsey recently argued that Web 3.0 is a farce, which is ultimately centralized and controlled by VCs and liquidity providers.
