Brave Browser Integrates Cardano Blockchain into Its Native and Standalone Wallets

Web3 and privacy-focused browser Brave Browser has integrated the Cardano blockchain into its native and standalone wallets.

According to a May 12 announcement, the integration stems from a partnership between Brave Browser and Cardano development firm Input Output. Together, the two firms “will integrate Cardano into the Brave Wallet, enabling Cardano blockchain access and token management.” Brendan Eich, co-founder and CEO of Brave and the Basic Attention Token (BAT), said:

“We're always looking for ways to maximize user choice and provide the best tools to fully engage with decentralized ecosystems. As part of this effort, we're thrilled to welcome Cardano to the Brave Wallet.

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's blockchain and tokens without leaving the interface.

Brave had not responded to Cointelegraph's request for comment by press time.

Robert Roose, founder of Cardano interoperability protocol Mynth, told Cointelegraph that "this is a fantastic moment" for the ecosystem. He said Brave Browser support is "a huge step" toward making Cardano "more widespread and interoperable.

Roose also said that Cardano decentralized applications (DApps) are now "within easy reach" through the Brave Browser. He highlighted:

Brave browser keeps expanding

Brave already supports the Ethereum and Solana blockchains. The announcement explicitly cites Midnight (NIGHT) as an ecosystem that would benefit from the support.

Midnight is a privacy-focused Cardano sidechain. Input Output CEO Charles Hoskinson recently suggested that the network could also enable free transactions for non-fungible token (NFT) ticket holders.

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 having the properties of the Web2 model.

Mynth's Roose said that Midnight "extends what Cardano can do," and this was why his firm partnered with the protocol. He explained that "Mynth brings privacy-focused, interoperable crosschain swaps to the table, and Midnight brings private smart-contract interaction."

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 to the network as well.

The first collaboration in a long-term partnership

The announcement hints at more developments from the newly formed partnership between Brave Browser and Input Output. The post notes that the collaboration "sets the stage for future innovation around engagement with Cardano's governance and Midnight."

Eran Barak, the CEO of Midnight, told Cointelegraph in February that transparency, one of blockchain's 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.

The development of Midnight follows the team behind the Cardano ecosystem announcing a software toolkit allowing developers to deploy custom-built sidechains in early 2023.