May 1, 2024

Avalanche Team Introduces Browser Wallet and Bitcoin Blockchain Bridge

Avalanche Team Introduces Browser Wallet and Bitcoin Blockchain Bridge

Ava Labs has introduced the Core browser wallet for working with Web3 applications based on the Avalanche network. Partapplication has become a bridge with the bitcoin blockchain.

According to the press release, Core isnon-custodial wallet. The developers position the extension as an “operating system” that unites all decentralized applications based on Avalanche.

The application offers users a set ofnine core services, including the Avalanche Bridge cross-chain solution. The latter, unlike its web version, allows you to work with bitcoin, and not just with Ethereum.

The company said in a statement that the first cryptocurrency will be tokenized into a wrapped asset, BTC.b, on the Avalanche blockchain. This allows the asset to be used in DeFi ecosystem applications. 

Recall that in April 2022, Bloomberg reported that Ava Labs opened a $350 million funding round at a $5.25 billion valuation.

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