Cryptocurrency Wallet Prototype Discovered in Microsoft Edge Browser Code

A Central European software researcher alias Albacore reported that he found code in the Microsoft Edge browser code to integrate a ready-made cryptocurrency wallet.

Screenshots provided by the researcher show cryptocurrency wallet user interface, decentralized app store and news feed service. The wallet interface shows the functions of buying cryptocurrencies through the Coinbase exchange and the MoonPay service. Albacore noted that all the functionality is already built into the latest versions of the Microsoft Edge browser, but so far the cryptocurrency wallet is hidden from users.

The researcher emphasized that Microsoft developers often test various features, but this code does not always make it into release versions:

“The Edge browser team is constantly adding a number of features and monitoring how they are implemented. It can be said that they throw the child into the water and see if he appears. The list of various features they added but ended up removing is quite long.”

At the same time, Albacore wrote that all the functionality of the cryptocurrency wallet is fully functional. That is, Microsoft developers are already ready to launch full-fledged support for cryptocurrencies in their browser. The researcher believes that developers will add functionality similar to the Web3-oriented Brave browser to Edge.

“I think they are considering whether users want features similar to the Brave browser,” Albacore concluded.

Microsoft has not confirmed the availability of cryptocurrency wallet functionality in the Edge browser. The representative of the company stressed that the developers are constantly testing new features and functions.

Keep in mind that Opera is still one of the most popular browsers with a built-in cryptocurrency wallet. At the end of last year, developers added the ability to issue NFTs directly in the browser.