Brave Wallet: a secure crypto wallet, built natively in a web3 browser

Re:Brave Wallet: a secure crypto wallet, built natively in a... by yumraj on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @03:52PM (#29246213)

WTF is a web3 browser and how does it differ from a web browser?

Serious question from someone who seems to have been living under a rock lately.

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Re:Brave Wallet: a secure crypto wallet, built natively in a... by MisterSandman on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @04:34PM (#29246615)

First google result is on ethereum.org, which says:

"Web3, in the context of Ethereum, refers to decentralized apps that run on the blockchain"

A slightly better, less-biased answer from freeCodeCamp:

"Instead, web3 applications either run on blockchains, decentralized networks of many peer to peer nodes (servers), or a combination of the two that forms a cryptoeconomic protocol. These apps are often referred to as dapps (decentralized apps), and you will see that term used often in the web3 space."

Still screams buzzword to me, even though I think the underlying decentralization sounds interesting.

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Re:Brave Wallet: a secure crypto wallet, built natively in a... by nvdr on Tuesday November 16, 2021 @04:33PM (#29246599)

WEB3 refers to the web on Blockchain. Without extra config, Brave allows you to connect to blockchain DNS which takes you to IPFS websites. It also has a built in blockchain wallet called Metamask, which is used to interact with decentralized apps (Dapps). Some popular dapps are used for decentralized finance (DeFi), NFT's, play-to-earn games.

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