In Layman’s, Web 3.0 can be defined as the web of everything and everywhere, as most things around you are connected online. If you have a smart refrigerator, own a smartphone or connect your smart TV to the internet, you’ve already used IoT technology which is the main feature of web 3.0.

So, in this new decade that crypto is projected to dominate the fintech industry, experts forecast that web 3.0 would improve the usability of crypto where it will be easier to be used on the go. With this ideology in mind, Web 3.0 will likely lead to mass adoption of digital currencies globally.

Mobile Web Browsers to Use Crypto on the Go With Web 3.0

Mobile web browsers are silently developing into highly flexible tools for mobile users, lowering the barriers of entry for beginners to own and use cryptocurrency.

Quietly yet steadily, many software and hardware developers have been adding web 3.0 features to phones.

Mobile browsers are being integrated with crypto-friendly functionality such as wallet, dapp store, and VPN, transforming the simple browser into a powerful toolkit with a range of applications.

For instance, in July 2019, web browser developer, Opera Software AS launched added support for in-browser transactions with BTC and TRX. The latest move has been seen as part of the company’s broader plan to use Web 3.0 to make crypto easier to access for the average mobile phone user.

Opera is the first major browser to develop and integrate a native crypto wallet, which also supports direct transactions. The startup began testing the in-browser payment feature in July last year through a beta version of the Opera for Android browser.

Brave Inc., another web browser developer, had initially incorporated crypto wallet tech into its browser to allow users to earn crypto for carrying out certain actions that they already do with traditional browsers without earning rewards.

Brave has allowed users to earn native Basic Attention Token (BAT) when they view ads on their browser. Even more interestingly, Brave has also recently rolled out Brave Rewards Beta on Android, enabling users to reward content creators using the native BAT token.

Making cryptocurrency wallets easily accessible via efficient web browsers could be a massive step toward crypto adoption by millions of mobile phone users across the globe. It’s still early days, but the progress that has been made in bringing everyday usability to crypto-assets bodes well for broader adoption.

Merging Smartphone Hardware and Software

One of the most significant strides being made towards mainstreaming cryptocurrency has been via merging smartphone hardware and Web 3.0 software to make it easier to store and use digital tokens.

This has been achieved courtesy of HTC and Samsung, working in conjunction with companies such as Opera.

A good example of this is how HTC’s Exodus smartphone includes a hardware wallet that integrates with the Opera browser.

Crypto users benefit from having their digital tokens stored safely on the smartphone’s Zion wallet, while also being able to spend their cryptocurrency easily and on the go within the Opera browser. Users also get access to a variety of dapps through the Opera Dapp Store.

There’s still work to be done in improving the integrated crypto wallets, and the range of cryptocurrencies web browsers support. Nevertheless, significant strides have been made in making it easier to spend and send cryptocurrency on mobile on the emerging web 3.0.