Today leading web browser firm Opera announced it has added in-browser support for Bitcoin (BTC) and TRON (TRX) cryptocurrencies. It will be the first major browser to allow transactions in BTC natively, after being the first to integrate Ethereum and a crypto wallet in late 2018.
One of the crucial boundaries in blockchain-based currency becoming mainstream is accessibility. This is especially true of Bitcoin, the first and most popular cryptocurrency. Buying and storing it can require complicated processes and the need for new software. Opera today has enabled the user to transact in BTC in its Android browser.
As Charles Hamel, Head of Crypto at Opera browsers, put it: “The browser is the ideal candidate for integrating cryptocurrencies as it is the gateway to so many things in the user’s life. Content, shopping, financial transactions, social media – adding the ability to upload & download value for all of these use cases is very powerful. Opera is the only browser with this capability.”
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