Opera to Launch Built-In Cryptocurrency Wallet for Browser

Opera is launching its desktop web browser with built-in crypto wallet functionality.

Using a connected mobile-desktop system means that the wallet can implement the phone’s secure system lock to enable users to sign transactions using their fingerprints, rather than entering passwords into their browsers, which the press release notes is not only more efficient but potentially more secure. The existing Android crypto wallet is ‘user-controlled,’ meaning that keys are stored on the phone rather than on a centralized server.

As with the mobile app, the desktop client will support tokens as well as digital collectibles, with product lead of Opera Crypto Charles Hamel commenting that browser integration represents a further step in making cryptocurrencies and Web 3.0. mainstream.

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