These include apps ranging from decentralized exchanges (DEXs) like Solend and Raydium NFT marketplaces, as well as music streaming apps. Opera's users will now be able to access all the Solana ecosystem, including decentralized applications (dApps) currently hosted on the blockchain. Its low transaction fees, high scalability, and energy-efficient consensus model have made it a viable player in the blockchain sector. Solana became a top 10 cryptocurrency project by market cap moving into 2022. However, Opera's inclusion of Solana beats out major competitors in the sector. Since then, many have integrated varying levels of blockchain functionality.
Major web browsers began working towards including native blockchain features during the DeFi explosion of 2020. Opera's integration of Polygon builds on the browser's aim to onboard millions of users to the Web3 space in an environmentally-conscious manner. Opera's support for Polygon exposes users to a popular Ethereum ecosystem with over 7,000 dApps to choose from, including popular gaming apps Sandbox, Decentraland, and Aavegotchi.
For example, minting a single NFT on Polygon produces roughly the same amount of CO2 as driving 0.26 kilometers.įrom metaverse platforms, such as Sandbox, Decentraland, Minecraft-compatible NFT Worlds, Cryptovoxels and Somnium Space through to the most popular gaming dApps in the Polygon ecosystem, including projects from Polygon Studios, and games such as Aavegotchi, My Crypto Heroes, Atlantis World, Decentral Games, and many others. Polygon consumes just 0.00079 terawatts (TWh) of electricity per annum, making it more than 90% less energy-intensive than Ethereum layer-1. With Ethereum gas fees surging to unsustainable levels, the browser developer has moved quickly to integrate the project and allow a direct and efficient way for users to interact with Polygon.īy contrast, once assets are sent to Polygon's Proof-of-Stake (PoS) chain, the carbon impact becomes virtually negligible for asset minting and transferring. Polygon's fast, scalable, and ultra-low fee environment has made it one of the most popular Ethereum scaling solutions among users and developers alike. Integration with Polygon is a key strategy in Opera's mission to seamlessly onboard millions of users to Web3 and to do so in an environmentally-conscious way. Although Opera originally launched the first web browser with an integrated cryptocurrency wallet and basic Web3 support back in 2018, the Crypto Browser Project which includes a built-in dapp support, a non-custodial crypto wallet, as well as Crypto Corner, marked the beginning of a new journey towards a dedicated Web3 browsing experience with the aim of accelerating the evolution of the next generation of the Web. The Crypto Browser Project provides the ultimate, all-in-one, fully-dedicated Web3 browsing experience. In mid January 2022, Opera shipped the first public beta version of its new Crypto Browser Project on mobile and desktop.
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