Plaid, the fintech open banking and API firm, has launched Wallet Onboard. It enables web3 developers to easily integrate cryptocurrency solutions with hundreds of types of self custody wallets via a single API, rather than integrating with each one individually.
The Beta version of Wallet Onboard only works with Ethereum compatible networks such as Polygon, with plans to expand beyond this. It says it supports 300 different wallets, including Metamask, Coinbase Wallet, Ledger, Trezor and Gnosis Safe.
However, Plaid hasn’t entirely created the code on its own. An existing open source solution WalletConnect already connects to more than 200 wallets and is incorporated in Plaid’s solution.
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