Update (May 13, 1:00 pm UTC): This article has been updated to add third-party commentary from Robert Roose.<\/p>\n
Web3 and privacy-focused web browser Brave Browser has integrated the Cardano blockchain into its native and standalone wallets.<\/p>\n
According to a May 12 announcement<\/a>, the integration stems from a partnership between Brave Browser and Cardano development firm Input Output. Together, the two firms \u201cwill integrate Cardano into the Brave Wallet, enabling Cardano blockchain access and token management.\u201d Brendan Eich, co-founder and CEO of Brave and the Basic Attention Token (BAT), said:<\/p>\n \u201cIntegrating Cardano into Brave Wallet not only expands multi-chain access, but also enhances security, governance participation, and the overall user experience.\u201d<\/p>\n Eich said that Brave focuses on maximizing user choice while providing tools to engage with decentralized ecosystems. With this integration, users of the Web3 browser and standalone wallet will gain direct access to Cardano\u2019s blockchain without leaving the interfaces.<\/p>\n Brave had not responded to Cointelegraph\u2019s request for comment by publication.<\/p>\n Robert Roose, founder of Cardano interoperability protocol Mynth, told Cointelegraph that \u201cthis is a fantastic moment\u201d for the ecosystem. AHe saidBrave Browser support is \u201ca huge step\u201d toward making Cardano \u201cmore widespread and interoperable.<\/p>\n Roose also said that Cardano decentralized applications (DApps) are now \u201cwithin easy reach\u201d through the Brave Browser. He highlighted:<\/p>\n \u201cI really don\u2019t see significant hurdles here. Most of the infrastructure and tooling work has already been done, so Cardano is truly ready for prime time.”<\/p>\n Related: <\/strong><\/em>Charles Hoskinson says he \u2018knew nothing\u2019 of ADA being selected for US reserve<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Brave already supports the Ethereum and Solana blockchains. The announcement explicitly cites Midnight (NIGHT) as an ecosystem that would benefit from the support:<\/p>\n \u201cThe partnership also sets the stage for future innovation around engagement with Cardano\u2019s governance and Midnight, a blockchain developed by Shielded Technologies, an Input | Output spinout focused on confidential smart contracts and data protection.\u201c<\/p>\n Midnight is a privacy-focused Cardano sidechain. Input Output CEO Charles Hoskinson recently suggested<\/a> that the network could also enable free transactions for non-fungible token (NFT) ticket holders.<\/p>\n Hoskinson explained that users would be given NFTs on sign-up, which would then give them the right to a certain number of transactions per day. This, he explained, would allow for use cases resembling those of the Web2 model:<\/p>\n \u201cThen all of a sudden you have the entire Web2 business model: you can have free accounts and free apps for people to use and they\u2019re using crypto infrastructure but they don\u2019t have to have a token.\u201dSource: <\/em>Mintern<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Mynth\u2019s Roose said that Midnight \u201cextends what Cardano can do,\u201d and this was why his firm partnered with the protocol. He explained that \u201cMynth brings privacy-focused, interoperable crosschain swaps to the table, and Midnight brings private smart-contract interaction.\u201d<\/p>\n Together, the two protocols allow Cardano users to enjoy heightened privacy levels. Roose said that more is to come, with projects bringing zero-knowledge proof-based solutions<\/a> to the network as well.<\/p>\n Related: <\/strong><\/em>Is Cardano (ADA) a \u201czombie crypto\u201d?<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n The announcement hints at more developments from the newly formed partnership between Brave Browser and Input Output. The post notes that the collaboration \u201csets the stage for future innovation around engagement with Cardano\u2019s governance and Midnight.\u201d<\/p>\n Eran Barak, the CEO of Midnight, told Cointelegraph in February<\/a> that transparency, one of blockchain\u2019s biggest selling points, also hinders widespread adoption and applications in fields like business and medicine. He said metadata allows individuals to be identified and tracked, hindering blockchain adoption.<\/p>\n The development of Midnight follows the team behind the Cardano ecosystem announcing a software toolkit<\/a> allowing developers to deploy custom-built sidechains in early 2023.<\/p>\nBrave browser keeps expanding<\/h2>\n
The first collaboration in a long-term partnership<\/h2>\n