Web 3.0 Initiatives Can Drive Crypto Adoption Across the Globe

In October, web browser developer Opera Software AS launched added support for in-browser transactions with Bitcoin and Tron.

Opera, based in Norway, is the first major browser to develop and integrate a native crypto wallet, which also supports direct transactions.

Brave Software Inc., another web browser developer, had first incorporated wallet technology into its browser to allow web users to earn cryptocurrency for performing or permitting certain actions that they already do with traditional browsers without earning anything.

In addition to Bitcoin, Ether and Tron, the Opera crypto wallet also supports ERC-20 and TRC-10 tokens.

The combined size of the gambling market in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa was worth an estimated $37 billion in 2018.When asked on how Opera's latest developments could potentially help onboard new crypto users through gambling, Tron founder and CEO Justin Sun told Cointelegraph that Wink, a decentralized application built on the Tron blockchain is working now with seamless integration.

It's worth noting that Opera's crypto wallet is only available on the "Opera browser with free VPN" application on Android and the "Opera Touch" browser on iOS.There isn't any data to tell what portion of the 350 million users use Opera Mini.

If Opera Mini has the largest user base, then the number of people who can use the Opera crypto wallet could be significantly lower.

Brave was the first to reimagine using browsers as a tool to foster crypto adoption through its privacy-focused Brave browser.

As Opera appears to be targeting the user base that cares about cost-saving for crypto adoption, Brave's target is the privacy-loving customers.

"Our Crypto Wallets feature can be used with hardware wallets for users who would like the added security. Additionally, our Crypto Wallet is based on an extension and the background page for that extension has its own process and address space."