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Opera web browser is now the first of the major browsers to include a cryptocurrency wallet and by doing this, they have removed the need for third party extensions thereby increasing the security of such transactions for users.  This desktop wallet supports major cryptocurrencies like Ethereum and synchronises with the mobile version (Opera for Android) which was announced back in June. In a statement by Opera’s EVP of Browsers, Krystian Kolondra he said “after making crypto payments smooth and easy on mobile, we wanted the find the perfect solution for PCs. We realised the best way is to utilise our new mobile crypto wallet technology and to give our PC users access to it.” The security in the Opera approach is that instead of having to enter some kind of password, you just approve transactions using the biometric provisions like the fingerprint scanner to do it. Cryptographic keys and other resources are put away locally on the user’s telephone, as oppose...

Following Facebook and Google’s footsteps, according Sky News . Twitter is  planning to ban advertisements for cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs). Earlier this year in January, in an effort to combat deceptive marketers,  Facebook prohibited ads for currencies such as Bitcoin and other crypto currency while last week Google followed and announced its intention to ban all cryptocurrency ads on their site. Sky News reportedly (via Engadget ) , that the new Twitter advertising banning policies for ICOs to token sales and cryptocurrency wallets will commence worldwide. The report also added that the site might also ban ads for cryptocurrency exchanges, but with some possible exceptions. The ban could begin in as soon as two weeks. This isn’t the first set of steps that Twitter has taken to stop deceptive cryptocurrency scams: it says that it will start taking down accounts that ask for small amounts of a cryptocurrency while impersonating celebrities ...

Earlier this year, Facebook banned all cryptocurrency adverts with an excuse that a majority of them were not acting in good faith. Similarly, Google has taken a move to crackdown on all crypto-related advert on their platform. The company announced it in a post that the decision will take effect in June 2018: " We don"t have a crystal ball to know where the future is going with cryptocurrencies, but we"ve seen enough consumer harm or potential for consumer harm that it"s an area that we want to approach with extreme caution ." [caption id="attachment_10595" align="aligncenter" width="617"]                       Google to ban all cryptocurrency ads image source: Google Images [/caption] Over the past years, the popularity of bitcoin has grown beyond limit surpassing the value of all fiat currencies. It"s siblings, ether, dogecoin and litecoin have also soured in value, paving the way for other companies to try out a blockchai...