A software researcher known by the pseudonym Albacore shared an image on Twitter. Microsoft revealed that the company’s Edge browser is working for an unattended crypto wallet. laid.
Newest in the gauntlet of questionable upcoming Microsoft Edge features, a crypto wallet 💸
Not really sure how to feel about this kind of thing being baked into the default browser, what are your thoughts?
More screenshots of the UI in the next tweet ➡️ pic.twitter.com/GAUPiZGLIYNEWS CONTINUES BELOW— Albacore (@thebookisclosed) March 17, 2023
In the screenshots shared by Albacore, a cryptocurrency wallet, a decentralized app explorer, a news feed, and a user interface for purchasing cryptocurrencies via Coinbase and MoonPay. This development Microsoft Edge It is “already included” in recent versions of the browser, but is hidden and inaccessible to users.
Albacore also got the community excited by announcing that the company is developing and testing many things that it hasn’t brought to light. However, according to the software developer, the crypto wallet in question is working and has no problems.
Internet Explorer, Microsoft’s first web browser, was released in 1995, the year the Opera browser was released. But while Microsoft discontinued Internet Explorer in favor of Edge last year, Opera created different iterations of the browser and included a crypto wallet and link for dapps in Opera Crypto Browser.
Albacorebelieves Microsoft’s crypto wallet move may be an attempt to offer products similar to Opera’s closest competitor, Brave Browser, the privacy-focused browser that also provides Web3 functionality.
Brave added support for the Solana blockchain to its desktop browser in May. Earlier this month, Brave expanded the functionality of its self-storage wallet, allowing users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies without having to leave the integrated Brave Wallet.
Microsoft has not confirmed any aspect of its Edge crypto wallet development.
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