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You don’t need an extension. There are software wallets and hardware wallets that are not extensions.
You need something that's integrated into the browser to use web apps that integrate with cryptocurrencies. Like if you want to use uniswap you need metamask or something else that integrates with the webpage.
Isn't the idea of web3 to also be browser agnostic?
web3 is whatever you want it to be! Also: it's nothing
https://mirror.xyz/theodorachu.eth/TJU1w2Z49KvzcrKnPEwJodTvB...
They just lost me as an user. Used it as primary browser for a couple of years, but adding this NFT scam stuff and crypto has forced me off of it. sigh
The high level points in this blog post do a pretty good job of explaining why web3 is worth paying attention to instead of dismissing as "NFT scam stuff and crypto". https://mirror.xyz/theodorachu.eth/TJU1w2Z49KvzcrKnPEwJodTvB...
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The high level points in this blog post do a pretty good job of explaining why web3 is worth paying attention to instead of dismissing as "NFT scam stuff and crypto". https://mirror.xyz/theodorachu.eth/TJU1w2Z49KvzcrKnPEwJodTvB...
I doubt that's OP's concern. Personally I also removed the browser when I couldn't de-install the wallet. I don't need crypto bloatware that I can't remove in my browser. It's fine if they like it but I don't and I have no idea why I don't get a say in that matter on my own machine. kind of defeats the purpose of promising more control for the user.
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Why? They already provide compiled binaries: https://ungoogled-software.github.io/ungoogled-chromium-bina... Portapps build: https://portapps.io/app/ungoogled-chromium-portable/ If you're not satisfied with them, there are even more options here: https://chromium.woolyss.com/
If they blocked a browser because it has tor built in, I assume they would also block those binaries: "IMPORTANT: These binaries are provided by anyone who are willing to build and submit them. Because these binaries are not necessarily reproducible, authenticity cannot be guaranteed. For your consideration, each download page lists the GitHub user that submitted those binaries."
They just lost me as an user. Used it as primary browser for a couple of years, but adding this NFT scam stuff and crypto has forced me off of it. sigh
Having tight crypto integration has been one of the core features used to distinguish themselves. So this is not really new nor surprising to me.
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I doubt that's OP's concern. Personally I also removed the browser when I couldn't de-install the wallet. I don't need crypto bloatware that I can't remove in my browser. It's fine if they like it but I don't and I have no idea why I don't get a say in that matter on my own machine. kind of defeats the purpose of promising more control for the user.
Disabling the wallet doesn't satisfy your needs there? I can't imagine it sitting idle on a modern machine would give you the same issues as 'bloatware' does. I do agree in principle though.
if it was the only thing maybe. But all crypto related settings are also the only thing the browser does not sync. every time you use it on a new machine, you have all those crypto card spam on the new tab section. You attempt to use the video conference feature, suggestion to turn on Brave Rewards. I am 100% certain that is deliberate and I'm extremely allergic to these dark patterns.
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Agreed. I recently tried to adopt Brave on iOS. There in-app marketing messages are cringe-worthy[1] and there isn't a way to opt-out as far as I have found. This seems unethical, as I consider these messages as unwanted advertisements for MLM crypto projects. Brave removes paid ads from the internet, but subjects me to in-app advertisements for pyramid schemes (Sorry, I mean ground floor crypto investment opportunit…
> there isn't a way to opt-out as far as I have found. Navigate to: brave://settings/wallet Set Default cyrptocurrency wallet to None, and set Show Brave Wallet icon on toolbar to off
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I'm hearing this a lot, but why do you think NFTs are a scam?
Some are and they are overfitting those cases to an entire technology. It's understandable to see that nuance get lost on Twitter, but disappointing to see on a tech forum. It's like discounting email because it enables nigerian prince scams.