Reborn 3 is the name of the new version of the Opera browser for Windows, macOS and Linux. The integration of a native wallet of cryptocurrencies is one of the main novelties of this version. By giving pride of place to Blockchain's decentralized web applications, Opera also claims the status of the first browser in phase with Web 3.0.
Opera Reborn 3 is available on Windows, macOS and Linux
The publisher had already launched a wallet of cryptocurrency in one of the last updates of its Android version published in December 2018. This feature comes on computers Windows, Linux, but also on macOS. It remains only the iOS version for which it is announced soon. But what is the connection between the new version of Opera and Web 3.0?
Unlike Web 1.0 and Web 2.0, the characteristics of Web 3.0 are not yet defined in a consensual manner. However, each actor uses this term to refer to their own vision of next steps in the development of the Web. For Opera, these steps go through the Blockchain and systems that offer users control of their personal data.
That's the whole purpose of Opera Reborn 3, which allows secure transactions to be made and to interact with the Blockchain's decentralized applications without having to install specific extensions like MetaMask.
Opera wants to snatch market share from Google Chrome
To accompany this new version, Opera launches a communication campaign to highlight its browser by touting its strengths compared to the competition, including Google Chrome continues to dominate this market on both Desktop and mobile platforms. But on Android, things could start to change in the coming months because after the fine imposed on Google last year, the company now allows manufacturers, but also users to choose their browser and their engine preferred research rather than imposing its default solutions.
This is what allows Qwant to conquer the market by seeking partnerships with manufacturers. Opera also wants to take the opportunity to push more users to adopt his browser at the expense of Google Chrome. It prides itself besides willingly to be the most innovative with many features offered on its browser: a free and unlimited VPN, an integrated advertising blocker and now a cryptocurrency wallet.
"Our primary goal is to provide users with a browser with features we believe are needed for a modern Web," said Opera's marketing manager at Venturebeat. "We are now the only major browser to offer these unique features and our goal is to educate users, especially Europeans, about the choices they have to make."
