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What is the point of having crypto integrated into the browser? Native bitcoin mining malware?
by sk0g 8y ago
What is the point of having crypto integrated into the browser? Native bitcoin mining malware?
- geoah 8y agoI guess identity and paying creators for content is the primary focus. ie brave. their definition of web3 is kinda limited as it revolves heavily around cryptocurrencies instead of the more broad vision of web3 that is basically anything decentralized; ipfs, dat, zeronet, etc.
- ksahin 8y agoI'm not a blockchain specialist, but I guess you can have native identity / wallet / interaction on a blockchain (like Ethereum) without having to rely on browser extension (like Metamask) !
- martin-adams 8y agoI wonder if it's an alternative take on payments, such as Apple Pay being integrated into Safari.
- fabricexpert 8y agoIt's crucial to UX. Otherwise if you want to buy something you need to switch to the crypto wallet, pay for it by copying and pasting addresses and wait for the other side to pick up your transaction and show confirmation in the browser.
- joosters 8y agoIt's so that even more people can lose their crypto coins through insecure/faulty software.
- michaelsbradley 8y agofirst-class ENS resolution would be nice https://ens.domains/ https://ens.domains/